Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
  • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
  • A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
  • A63F9/0803—Two-dimensional puzzles with slideable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged
  • A63F9/0811—Two-dimensional puzzles with slideable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged with rotatable concentric rings or discs
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
  • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
  • A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
  • A63F9/0826—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube
  • A63F9/0838—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
  • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
  • A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
  • A63F9/0803—Two-dimensional puzzles with slideable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged
  • A63F9/0811—Two-dimensional puzzles with slideable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged with rotatable concentric rings or discs
  • A63F2009/0815—Two-dimensional puzzles with slideable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged with rotatable concentric rings or discs with rotary, stacked elements, e.g. elements with a puzzle image on a curved or cylindrical outer surface

Definitions

• the invention relates to a toy enabling the variations of symbols, which can be played within a vide range of intelligence-level, with which by the individual or collective displacement, rotation or turning-off of the symbol carriers having been arranged on a plain or any other path deviating therefrom, expediently on a spherical path, several re arrangeable trains or symbols, the combination thereof or any other pattern can be produced by means of leters and/or numbers and/or colours and/or any other symbols and/or reliefs, on easier or more difficult levels.
• puzzle toys which contain nine to twelve fields and eight to eleven symbol carrying plates, with which by displacing the plates the field having been left unoccupied enables the arrangement of the plates into a predetermined order of sequence.
• the Hungarian patent HU-PS 170062 describes a solution, where the sides of a big cube comprising 3 X 3 or 2 X 2 small cubes are to be brought to identical colour by rotating the small cubes around three axles lying perpendicularly to each other.
• the aim set has been realized by the application of a solution, with which the basic body may be either plain, or unidirectionally curved (cylinder) or bidirectionally curved (sphere) and with which the paths of displacement can be connected to each other in a most diversified manner, whereby possibilities are widened by the variations of displacement, turning-off and rotation.
• the group of symbols having been t ⁇ rned-off on the disc or the spherical surface can be rotated by 90°, 180°, 270° and 360°, respectively, in relation to the stationary group of symbols. In such a manner the play can be further complicated, in so far as one symbol carrier may carry more than one symbol , while the symbols are to be matched to the symbols of the adjacent symbol carriers or to the symbols of the fields lying beside the displacing path or inbetween.
• the toy according to the invention is expediently made of a synthetic material, in such a manner that the problem of colouring is solved already in course of production, separate colouring becomes superfluous.
• the symbols can be formed in concave or in convex, yielding an enjoyable play also for blind people or those of defective eyesight.
• the enclosing shape of the toy may be a flat plate, a disc, a cylinder, a body consisting of polygons or a sphere; on this body the displacing paths can be arranged in several ways; the carriers may be provided with letters and/or colours and/or numbers and/or any other markings, the confining and intermediate surfaces, respectively, may be also formed with symbols. It is possible to form so-called "parking fields" not forming a part of the playfield, in such a manner difficultly of the play may be diminished. From what has been said, it becomes obvious that a toy-group with several embodiments within a wide range of intelligence-level may be realized.
• Fig. 1 is showing the axial section of the cylindrical resp. annular resp. dodecadon embodiment provided with three rotating rings,
• Fig. 2 is showing the section lying perpendicularly to the axis of the embodiments according to Fig. 1,
• Fig. 3 the frontal view of said embodiment with three symbols
• Fig. 4 the longitudinal and cross-section, as well as the frontal view of the cylindrical embodiment provided with letters, as symbols.
• Fig. 5 is showing the embodiment with a single disc having been arranged in a quadratic plane with the symbol carriers on the left and without the symbol carriers on the right side, showing the frontal and sectional views, as well as the displacing element thereof
• Fig. 6 is showing the version according to Fig. 5 with the paths for rotation and displacement.
• Fig. 7 gives the views and sections of one of the embodiments having been arranged on ⁇ discshaped basic body with an inner ring and a disc, the ring enclosing said disc, where a part of the displacing paths are running radially,
• Fig, 8 is showing the paths of rotation and displacement formed on the embodiment according to Fig, 7,
• Fig. 9 is whowing a further embodiment according to the invention with a spherical basic body, with the symbol carriers having been arranged on three annular displacing paths lying perpendicularly to each other.
• Fig. 10 is showing the frontal view of the previous version with the duly arranged symbol carriers, indicating the colours with letters.
• Fig. 11 gives the view of the spherical basic body with the displacing paths (in the present case rotating paths), Fig. 12 is whowing the direction of rotation of the spherical embodiment formed with three rotating paths.
• Fig. 13 is showing the spherical embodiment with the ball-form symbol carriers
• Fig. 14 is showing the version with the spherical basic body with balls.
• Fig. 15 gives the view with the version with the spherical basic body with the displacing paths and at last Fig. 16 is showing an embodiment being similar to the spherical base body but being confined with planes on its surface, with disarranged letter- symbols. Best Made of Carrying out the Invention
• the essential functional characteristic of the toy according to the invention lies in that on a disc 2 or ring or on a displacing path of this shape being rotatable around the axle 1 there are the individually or collectively movable quadratic symbol carriers 3; or of the form of a truncated pyramid in case of a spherical basic body, which are connected to the displacing paths having been processed on the disc or ring and/or on the basic body 5 by means of the holding elements, a groove and/or a rib.
• Fig. 1 to 3 an embodiment is to be seen, with which 12 + 12 + 11 symbol carriers are arranged on three rings 2 rotating around the axle 1, where the ribs 4 may protrude outwards or inwards.
• the rings 2 are installed by means of the ball-and-spring arresting means 6 fitted into the grooves of the mantle of the basic body 5 or into the recesses of the side face thereof.
• the basic body 5 consists of two parts having been snapped into each other, while the symbol carriers 3 are carrying three kinds of symbols and can be arranged in several ways.
• the toy is made expediently of a synthetic material.
• Fig. 4 an enlarged octagonal version is to be seen provided with the rings 2 and the protruding ribs 4.
• the symbol carriers are carrying letters.
• a version having been arranged on the quadratic basic body 5 is to be seen being provided with the disc 2; on the basic body 5 there are twentyfour fields, on the disc the number of the fields amounts to nine, accordingly there is a place for thirtytwo symbol carriers and one field is left free for the displacement. Supports being concealed on the frontal plate and protruding on the backside facilitate seizing and manipulation.
• Fig. 6 the paths of the combinations of the displacing direction of the symbol carriers 3 and the direction of rotation of the disc 2 recurring at every 90o are to be seen.
• Fig. 7 a more complicated version has been illustrated; here - in addition to the disc 2 - there is a ring arranged, which may be rotated around the common axle 1 resulting in a peculiar radial arrangement of the fields. Also in this case a vacant field is required; the symbol carriers are individually moved in the displacing and turning directions according to Fig. 8.
• a version may be seen with a spherical basic body, i.e. with a spherical surface, not requiring a vacant field, being able to turn simultaneously all the symbol carriers 3 of a complete ring, with three displacing paths lying perpendicularly to each other and with six fields thereon crossing eacfi other.
• the solution can be characterized by eight spherical triangles being enclosed by the symbol carriers 3.
• the symbol carriers can be arranged on any of the fields, turning at every 90° becomes possible; accordingly, they may be provided with two, three or even with four symbols, when the aim set for the game is the arrangement of the turned-off positions; the spherical triangles may be also provided with a symbol each, while the task lies in to arrange the spherical triangle and the symbol carriers 3 having been provided with identical symbols, which can be placed around said spherical triangle, thus rendering the game considerably difficult.
• Fig. 11 the displacing paths having been arranged in the spherical surface are to be seen but without the symbol carriers 3, while Fig. 12 is. showing the directions of turning and the crossing fields.
• Fig. 13 to 15 the version with the ball-shaped symbol carriers 3 is to be seen;
• Fig. 13 is showing the characteristic circular section of the basic body 5 and the symbol carriers 3 having been arranged around it, the number of which amounts in our case to min. 8 pieces;
• Fig. 14 the total view of the toy may be seen, while
• Fig. 15 is showing the view of the basic body 5. It may be seen that the basic body 5 is confined by a spherical shell consisting of eight spherical triangles which serve for holding and guiding the symbol carriers 3. In addition to the solutions described, shperical shells covering the crossed fields may be also formed, in this case the displacing paths will be slightly shortened. The number of the symbol carriers 3 can be increased always by twelve, starting from eighteen, as shown here, so eighteen, thirty, fortytwo, etc. elements may be applied.
• Fig. 16 a version is shown, the inner arrangement of which is similar to that shown in Fig. 9 to 11, however, its surface is confined with planes.
• This version may be seized and manipulated easier, simultaneously the symbols may be arranged in an easier way compared to the symbol carriers 3 having been cut from the spherical surface, at the same time these latter ones - due to their curvaturecan be coloured or covered with tapestry only with difficulties.
• the number of the discs, rings, symbol carriers and the symbols carried thereon may be varied.
• the shape of the displacing paths in particular in case of balls — may be optional on the path between the fields crossing each other; so e.g. one may prepare circular displacing paths perpendicularly intersecting each other, as e.g. the Olympic circles; the same may be prepared on a spherical surface with four circular paths, out of which two each have common axes lying perpendicul ⁇ rly to each other, as a consequence, totally eight fields crossing each other may be formed, etc. It may be well seen that toys with optional complexity may be prepared within the widest range of intelligencelevels, beginning from the simplest solution for children up to 10! - 20! factorials.

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