EP1156860A4 - Animated puzzle having interlocking elements - Google Patents

Animated puzzle having interlocking elements

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Publication number
EP1156860A4
EP1156860A4 EP99958929A EP99958929A EP1156860A4 EP 1156860 A4 EP1156860 A4 EP 1156860A4 EP 99958929 A EP99958929 A EP 99958929A EP 99958929 A EP99958929 A EP 99958929A EP 1156860 A4 EP1156860 A4 EP 1156860A4
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Prior art keywords
interlocking elements
puzzle
animated
animated puzzle
interlocking
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EP99958929A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1156860A1 (en
EP1156860B1 (en
Inventor
Iver Peter J Mac
Brett M Bogar
Peter L Millman
Matt Murray
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Mattel Inc
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Mattel Inc
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Publication of EP1156860A1 publication Critical patent/EP1156860A1/en
Publication of EP1156860A4 publication Critical patent/EP1156860A4/en
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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
    • A63F9/0819—Two-dimensional puzzles with slideable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged with rotatable non-concentric discs, e.g. gear games

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
EP99958929A 1999-02-05 1999-11-10 Animated puzzle having interlocking elements Expired - Lifetime EP1156860B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US24598599A 1999-02-05 1999-02-05
US245985 1999-02-05
PCT/US1999/026810 WO2000045913A1 (en) 1999-02-05 1999-11-10 Animated puzzle having interlocking elements

Publications (3)

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EP1156860A1 EP1156860A1 (en) 2001-11-28
EP1156860A4 true EP1156860A4 (en) 2003-07-02
EP1156860B1 EP1156860B1 (en) 2005-08-03

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EP99958929A Expired - Lifetime EP1156860B1 (en) 1999-02-05 1999-11-10 Animated puzzle having interlocking elements

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP1156860B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2345060A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69926546T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2247844T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2000045913A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9987551B2 (en) * 2016-06-03 2018-06-05 Stuart Patrick Alexander Reece Gear-based mechanical puzzle
GB2624289A (en) * 2022-09-18 2024-05-15 N Litwin Bradley Animated puzzle

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3417996A (en) * 1966-02-23 1968-12-24 Marvin Glass & Associates Jigsaw puzzle with rotatable pieces
US4508348A (en) * 1984-03-08 1985-04-02 Wildy Lapointe Animated puzzle block game
US5098102A (en) * 1989-04-03 1992-03-24 Cooper John S Mechanically driven moveable jigsaw puzzle pieces having a magnetic coupling
US5100142A (en) * 1990-06-29 1992-03-31 Antonio Cannata Puzzle having simultaneously rotating geared elements

Family Cites Families (1)

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US2585419A (en) * 1949-10-01 1952-02-12 Dominic A Zarlengo Animated jigsaw puzzle

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3417996A (en) * 1966-02-23 1968-12-24 Marvin Glass & Associates Jigsaw puzzle with rotatable pieces
US4508348A (en) * 1984-03-08 1985-04-02 Wildy Lapointe Animated puzzle block game
US5098102A (en) * 1989-04-03 1992-03-24 Cooper John S Mechanically driven moveable jigsaw puzzle pieces having a magnetic coupling
US5100142A (en) * 1990-06-29 1992-03-31 Antonio Cannata Puzzle having simultaneously rotating geared elements

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO0045913A1 *

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Publication number Publication date
WO2000045913A1 (en) 2000-08-10
ES2247844T3 (en) 2006-03-01
EP1156860A1 (en) 2001-11-28
CA2345060A1 (en) 2000-08-10
DE69926546D1 (en) 2005-09-08
EP1156860B1 (en) 2005-08-03
DE69926546T2 (en) 2006-03-30

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