EP0388562A1 - Dispositif d'amusement - Google Patents

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EP0388562A1
EP0388562A1 EP89400816A EP89400816A EP0388562A1 EP 0388562 A1 EP0388562 A1 EP 0388562A1 EP 89400816 A EP89400816 A EP 89400816A EP 89400816 A EP89400816 A EP 89400816A EP 0388562 A1 EP0388562 A1 EP 0388562A1
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Hélène Siaou née Marzouk
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    • 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
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00173—Characteristics of game boards, alone or in relation to supporting structures or playing piece
    • A63F3/00574—Connections between board and playing pieces
    • A63F3/00634—Sliding connections, e.g. playing pieces sliding in a groove
    • 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
    • A63F9/0807—Two-dimensional puzzles with slideable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged requiring vacant positions or gap migration, e.g. two-dimensional sliding puzzles
    • 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
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00173—Characteristics of game boards, alone or in relation to supporting structures or playing piece
    • A63F3/00574—Connections between board and playing pieces
    • A63F3/00634—Sliding connections, e.g. playing pieces sliding in a groove
    • A63F2003/00637—Sliding connections, e.g. playing pieces sliding in a groove with non-intersecting, e.g. parallel, grooves

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  • the present invention relates to an amusement and recreation device, or toy, of the type comprising a plu­rality of displaceable playing-pieces which are to be arranged in a certain order, requiring patience and skill on the part of the player (generally comparable to the famous "Hungarian Cube").
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a toy of attractive and handy construction.
  • an amusement device comprising a rigid, double-sided surface, a series of elongated slots, each closed at one end, and a bridging slot which interconnects the other ends of the slots, forming a common passage thereamong, a plurality of playing-pieces each freely slidable along and manipulable from any elongated slot to any other elongated slot via the bridging slot, the playing-pieces constituting a number of groups, distinctive by features such as color or shape, corresponding to the number of the elongated slots.
  • the number of playing-pieces of each group is preferably such that when piled up in its respective elongated slot, such slot become filled with the playing-pieces, from its closed end to the bridging slot, allowing, however, the passage of a playing-piece across the junction between the respective elongated slot and the bridging slot.
  • the number of playing-pieces of one group exceeds the number of such pieces of each of the other groups, so that the passage of a playing-piece of any of the other groups, across the junction of the respective slot of the first mentioned group, is blocked.
  • the slots formed in the base surface of the device may extend parallel one to the other, with the bridging slot extending in a cross-direction, or, according to another embodiment of the invention, the slots extend in directions radiating from a central location of the surface.
  • the playing-pieces may be formed as a pair of headed, spherical portions, connected by a stem which passes through the respective slots.
  • the amusement device according to the invention is essentially comprised of a board A, which is formed with a series of parallel elongated slots S1, S2, S3, . . . ,S7.
  • the slots S are closed or discontinued at their lower ends, while their upper ends are interconnected by a bridging slot designated BS, thereby forming a plurality of junctions J1, J2, J3, . . . ,J7.
  • a plurality of playing-pieces, generally desi­gnated P, are mounted within the slots S (and BS --see below) on the board so as to be slidably displaceable therealong.
  • the playing-pieces are of double-head construction, namely having oppositely mounted spherical portions Pa and Pb, connected by a stem T. The connection is made by press-fit snap action, cementing, and the like, after the stem is passed through the slot. Heads Pa and Pb of every piece P bear distinctive features thereon such as color, shape or indicia applied thereto, being of different character relative one to the other.
  • the playing-pieces can be arranged as shown in Fig. 2, namely in an orderly pattern where all the Pa heads are arranged, bearing an identical color, along each one of the slots S1 through S7 at one side of the board A.
  • This arran­gement represents the goal or the achievement to be accom­plished by the player at upon completion of every playing cycle, as will be explained further below.
  • one of the slots --S6 in the described example -- comprise seven playing pieces -- rather than six in each of the other slots. Therefore, the respective junction J6 is blocked against the crossing therethrough of any other playing-piece in either direction, such as from slot S6 to slot S5, or vice versa.
  • This is an optional feature can be used for rendering the arrangement more challenging, i.e. for devices suitable for more advanced and experienced players.
  • Playing the toy is performed by systematically displacing the playing-pieces from one slot to another, via the respective junctions, from a random arrangement (Fig .3) to the ultimate, ordered pattern showed in Fig. 2. It is the mission of the player to discover the systematic step-by-step progress, which must be strictly maintained, throughout the whole game ; any error or deviation from the correct sequence will require the player to move back into a previous starting position, before making further progress.
  • a new game can be immediately started by just turning the board A to its other side.
  • board A′ having two sides Aa′ and Ab′, is provided with a plurality of slots S1′, S2′, . . . S8′.
  • the slots radiate from the center of the board A′, forming at the center a bridging slot or zone designated BS′.
  • the construction and arrangement of playing-­pieces A′ are analogous to those of the preceeding embodiment.
  • eight groups of playing pieces, with head portions Pa1′, Pa2′ , ... Pa3′ appear at one side Aa′ of the board A′, and the associated, differently-featured series of heads Pb′ appear at the other side thereof.
  • the numbers of the pieces alternate regarding every pair of adjacent slots (four and five, respectively).
  • the board Once the first side of the board has been pro­perly arranged, it can be turned upside down and the play re-commenced without the nuisance of rearranging the playing-­pieces, at random.
  • Legs L are provided for conveniently placing the board race-up or face-down, at will.
  • the invention thus provides a novel skill and patience game, which can take many forms and different levels of difficulty, to suit various age-levels, beginning at kin­dergarten level and upwards, by simple and low-cost means.
  • Trial-runs with the new toy have shown that, with respect to the first embodiment hereinabove described, it would take and adult player, about twenty minutes, on the average, to complete one playing cycle.

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DE29502792U1 (de) * 1995-02-20 1995-04-27 Dusyma Kindergartenbedarf GmbH, 73614 Schorndorf Mosaikspiel
US5497997A (en) * 1995-04-13 1996-03-12 Nikas; Dimitrios Captive-track game apparatus

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FR1141151A (fr) * 1956-01-17 1957-08-27 Vanotti & Perinetti Ets Jeu éducatif à combinaisons de caractères
FR2431311A1 (fr) * 1978-07-17 1980-02-15 Baudin Anne Jeu de patience
US4434982A (en) * 1982-09-13 1984-03-06 Bearint Beryl I Puzzle-game utilizing movable discs to attain specified arrangement
US4482154A (en) * 1982-05-07 1984-11-13 Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc. Game apparatus with moving objects

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1141151A (fr) * 1956-01-17 1957-08-27 Vanotti & Perinetti Ets Jeu éducatif à combinaisons de caractères
FR2431311A1 (fr) * 1978-07-17 1980-02-15 Baudin Anne Jeu de patience
US4482154A (en) * 1982-05-07 1984-11-13 Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc. Game apparatus with moving objects
US4434982A (en) * 1982-09-13 1984-03-06 Bearint Beryl I Puzzle-game utilizing movable discs to attain specified arrangement

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE29502792U1 (de) * 1995-02-20 1995-04-27 Dusyma Kindergartenbedarf GmbH, 73614 Schorndorf Mosaikspiel
US5497997A (en) * 1995-04-13 1996-03-12 Nikas; Dimitrios Captive-track game apparatus

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