GB2139512A - Three-dimensional jig-saw type puzzle - Google Patents

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GB2139512A
GB2139512A GB08412030A GB8412030A GB2139512A GB 2139512 A GB2139512 A GB 2139512A GB 08412030 A GB08412030 A GB 08412030A GB 8412030 A GB8412030 A GB 8412030A GB 2139512 A GB2139512 A GB 2139512A
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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
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
    • A63F9/12—Three-dimensional jig-saw 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
    • A63F3/04—Geographical or like games ; Educational games
    • A63F3/0434—Geographical games
    • A63F2003/0439—Geographical games using geographical maps
    • A63F2003/0444—Globe
    • 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
    • A63F9/001—Games or toys connected to, or combined with, other objects; Objects with a second use as a toy or game
    • A63F2009/0033—Display or decorative devices
    • A63F2009/0035—Display or decorative devices on a pedestal or stand
    • 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
    • A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • A63F2009/1016—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles the pieces having additional connections, i.e. in addition to the connection by the jig-saw shapes
    • A63F2009/1022—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles the pieces having additional connections, i.e. in addition to the connection by the jig-saw shapes to the display board
    • A63F2009/1038—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles the pieces having additional connections, i.e. in addition to the connection by the jig-saw shapes to the display board with hook and loop-type fastener
    • 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
    • A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • A63F2009/1094—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles non-planar
    • 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
    • A63F9/12—Three-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • A63F2009/124—Three-dimensional jig-saw puzzles with a final configuration being a sphere

Abstract

The puzzle has a three-dimensional base member (3) on which pieces (5) are placed, interlocking with each other and being removably secured to the base member. This may be a sphere or other simple geometrical shape or a complex composite of such shapes forming e.g. a house structure. The pieces are shaped to the contour of the sphere and may have a stud (6) and socket (4) engagement therewith or an interlocking fabric type of engagement. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Improvements relating to puzzles This invention relates to puzzles, and is concerned with the jigsaw type where a number of shaped pieces have a unique mode of combination to complete a picture or diagram.
Generally, completed jigsaws are flat and rectangular, although occasionally there are circular ones.
The aim of this invention is to provide a more interesting shape.
According to the present invention there is provided a puzzle comprising a base member and pieces which can be arranged to fit adjacent each other while covering at least a portion of the surface of the base member, said portion not being a single plane.
Thus, the pieces will be fitted together over a contoured surface, and the pieces themselves will be shaped three dimensionally where necessary to correspond.
The pieces will preferably be adapted to fix removably to the base member, so that they will stay put even on reverse slopes. Conveniently, the pieces will have a stud and socket engagement with the base member, although other means may be used such as the interlocking fabric sold under the Registered Trade Mark VELCRO. With studs and sockets, their distribution will preferably be such that pieces may be wrongly positioned on the base member. Thus the person trying to solve the puzzle will be guided only be the exposed face of the piece and its contour, and not by the stud or socket arrangement on its reverse face.
The base member may take many different forms, but one example is a sphere which can be suspended by or supported on a single point, thus leaving almost the entire surface for covering by the pieces. When correctly fitted together, these may represent a globular map of the world.
However, the invention also encompasses many other different shapes, for example cube, cylinder, hemisphere, pyramid, and cone. Various shapes can be combined, so that the base member could take the form of a house, for example, while the pieces clad it with roof tiles, bricks, doors, windows, climbing plants and other features.
For a better understanding of the invention one embodiment will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a completed global jigsaw.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the base member of that jigsaw.
Figure 3 shows the attachment of the pieces, and Figure 4 shows the reverse side of a piece of the jigsaw.
The base member has a stand 1 with a pin 2 set at an angle corresponding to the tilt of the earth's axis. On to this pin can be set a sphere 3 marked with lines corresponding to the equator and the Greenwich Meridian. As shown in Figure 3, uniformly distributed over the entire surface of the sphere are sockets 4.
Pieces 5 which are to clad this sphere have peripheries of the usual jigsaw kind, each being unique. However, each piece is dished to match the curvature of the sphere 3, and on the concave side there are studs 6 with a distribution corresponding to that of the sockets 4. The size of each piece, the curvature, and the elasticity are such that each piece can be pressed into place at any position on the sphere, and will remain there.
While this is being done, the puzzler may remove the sphere from the stand 1 the more easily to fix southern hemisphere pieces. When completed, the exposed faces of the pieces will combine to show a map of the world, as indicated in Figure 1.
As mentioned, other arrangements are possible, and of course the sockets may be in the reverse side of the pieces, with the studs on the base member. However, this would mean overthick pieces and considerably greater complexity in making the base member.
1. A puzzle comprising a base member and pieces which can be arranged to fit adjacent each other while covering at least a portion of the surface of the base member, said portion not being a single plane.
2. A puzzle as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the pieces are adapted to fix removably to the base member.
3. A puzzle as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the pieces have stud and socket engagement with the base member.
4. A puzzle as claimed in Claim 3, wherein the distribution of studs and sockets is such that pieces may be wrongly positioned on the base member.
5. A puzzle as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the base member is spherical.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Improvements relating to puzzles This invention relates to puzzles, and is concerned with the jigsaw type where a number of shaped pieces have a unique mode of combination to complete a picture or diagram. Generally, completed jigsaws are flat and rectangular, although occasionally there are circular ones. The aim of this invention is to provide a more interesting shape. According to the present invention there is provided a puzzle comprising a base member and pieces which can be arranged to fit adjacent each other while covering at least a portion of the surface of the base member, said portion not being a single plane. Thus, the pieces will be fitted together over a contoured surface, and the pieces themselves will be shaped three dimensionally where necessary to correspond. The pieces will preferably be adapted to fix removably to the base member, so that they will stay put even on reverse slopes. Conveniently, the pieces will have a stud and socket engagement with the base member, although other means may be used such as the interlocking fabric sold under the Registered Trade Mark VELCRO. With studs and sockets, their distribution will preferably be such that pieces may be wrongly positioned on the base member. Thus the person trying to solve the puzzle will be guided only be the exposed face of the piece and its contour, and not by the stud or socket arrangement on its reverse face. The base member may take many different forms, but one example is a sphere which can be suspended by or supported on a single point, thus leaving almost the entire surface for covering by the pieces. When correctly fitted together, these may represent a globular map of the world. However, the invention also encompasses many other different shapes, for example cube, cylinder, hemisphere, pyramid, and cone. Various shapes can be combined, so that the base member could take the form of a house, for example, while the pieces clad it with roof tiles, bricks, doors, windows, climbing plants and other features. For a better understanding of the invention one embodiment will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a completed global jigsaw. Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the base member of that jigsaw. Figure 3 shows the attachment of the pieces, and Figure 4 shows the reverse side of a piece of the jigsaw. The base member has a stand 1 with a pin 2 set at an angle corresponding to the tilt of the earth's axis. On to this pin can be set a sphere 3 marked with lines corresponding to the equator and the Greenwich Meridian. As shown in Figure 3, uniformly distributed over the entire surface of the sphere are sockets 4. Pieces 5 which are to clad this sphere have peripheries of the usual jigsaw kind, each being unique. However, each piece is dished to match the curvature of the sphere 3, and on the concave side there are studs 6 with a distribution corresponding to that of the sockets 4. The size of each piece, the curvature, and the elasticity are such that each piece can be pressed into place at any position on the sphere, and will remain there. While this is being done, the puzzler may remove the sphere from the stand 1 the more easily to fix southern hemisphere pieces. When completed, the exposed faces of the pieces will combine to show a map of the world, as indicated in Figure 1. As mentioned, other arrangements are possible, and of course the sockets may be in the reverse side of the pieces, with the studs on the base member. However, this would mean overthick pieces and considerably greater complexity in making the base member. CLAIMS
1. A puzzle comprising a base member and pieces which can be arranged to fit adjacent each other while covering at least a portion of the surface of the base member, said portion not being a single plane.
2. A puzzle as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the pieces are adapted to fix removably to the base member.
3. A puzzle as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the pieces have stud and socket engagement with the base member.
4. A puzzle as claimed in Claim 3, wherein the distribution of studs and sockets is such that pieces may be wrongly positioned on the base member.
5. A puzzle as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the base member is spherical.
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