JP2587796B2 - Puzzle toys - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a novel puzzle toy having unprecedented interest.

[0002]

According to the present invention, a sand-like fine-grained material and a plurality of pieces having a diameter larger than the maximum diameter of the fine-grained material are sealed in a container having at least a transparent upper surface, and the amount of the fine-grained material is reduced. A puzzle toy characterized in that the piece can be completely buried and a space that can be vibrated in the container remains, and the piece floats by moving the container to vibrate the fine-grained substance. It is.

[0003]

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, the fine-grained material is vibrated up and down and left and right, so that the fine-grained material goes under the piece and consequently the piece floats on the sand. ,
Various kinds of play can be performed, such as making a predetermined figure with the floated pieces, or giving the pieces different colors to make only the pieces of the predetermined color float.

Since pieces move slightly differently depending on the direction, amplitude, speed of vibration, etc. of the container, moving all the pieces at will requires considerable experience and thought. The invention has the fun of a puzzle.

As the fine-grained substance, various materials such as silica sand, so-called sand, glass and plastic can be used. The pieces can also be made of various materials such as glass and plastic. The size of the piece is preferably larger than the maximum particle size of the fine-grained substance, and preferably 5 times or more, so that it can be clearly distinguished from the fine-grained substance. Also, the color of the fine-grained substance and the piece can be freely determined.

[0006] The higher the specific gravity of a piece, the more difficult it is to float. Therefore, mixing pieces having different specific gravities makes each piece more individual and more interesting. The shape of the piece can be various shapes other than a spherical shape. If the shape of the piece is not a sphere but a distorted shape such as a rugby ball, the movement differs depending on the direction of the piece at that time, and contingency is created.

When the container is a glass bottle having an opening at a lower portion, and a lid is screwed into the opening and hermetically sealed, the container can be easily manufactured by a glass bottle manufacturing technique.

[0008] Further, the container can be used as an interior decoration by making the bottom shape conform to the top surface shape and making it stackable. You can stack them up and decorate them, and play with puzzles whenever you like.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a puzzle toy 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a top view of an example of a completed puzzle.

[0010] The puzzle toy 1 comprises a container and fine-grained substance 5,
It consists of seven pieces 6. The container is a transparent glass bottle 2,
It comprises a metal lid 3 and a plastic base 4.
The glass bottle 2 and the lid 3 have substantially the same shape as a commercially available bottle with a lid in which jam is wrapped, and this is used upside down. The base 4 is fitted to the lid 3 from below, and does not easily fall off due to the action of the ridge 7. In addition, when the base 4 is rotated, the base 3 idles with respect to the lid 3, and there is no fear that the lid 3 comes off the bottle. The bottom surface 8 of the base 4 has a shape corresponding to the upper part of the glass bottle 2, and when the containers are stacked, the upper part of the glass bottle 2 just fits into the bottom surface 8 of the base 4, and the container Can also be stacked.

The fine-grained substance 5 is No. 5 silica sand and contains about 7 minutes of the capacity of the container so that the container can be freely vibrated by moving the container. The piece 6 is a glass ball having a diameter of about 1 cm and is formed in a spherical shape or a slightly distorted spherical shape. One is colored red and the other six are colored blue. The specific gravity of the piece is slightly larger than the bulk specific gravity of the fine-grained substance, so that it does not come up so easily.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a completed drawing of the puzzle. In this example, the blue piece 6 is raised around the red piece 6a. In addition to this, for example, only the red pieces are raised, or only the blue pieces are raised as a completed drawing, or the player can freely arrange and play.

[0013]

The puzzle toy of the present invention makes it possible to obtain a completely new pleasure by making full use of thinking power, experience, feeling and patience. Since it can be given a variety of colors and designs, it can also be used as an interior and displayed in a private room or a coffee shop, and enjoy puzzle games when you like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a puzzle toy 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of an example of a completed state of the puzzle toy 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Puzzle toy 2 Glass bottle 3 Lid 4 Base 5 Fine material 6 Piece 7 Ridge 8 Bottom

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container having a transparent top surface and at least a sand-like fine substance and a plurality of pieces having a diameter larger than the maximum diameter of the fine substance are sealed. A puzzle toy characterized by a space that can be completely buried and has a space that can be vibrated in the container, and a piece floats by moving the container to vibrate the fine-grained substance. 2. The puzzle toy according to claim 1, wherein the fine-grained substance is quartz sand and the piece is a glass ball. 3. The puzzle toy according to claim 1, wherein the container is sealed by screwing a lid into a glass bottle having an opening at a lower part. 4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the lower shape matches the upper shape.
4. The puzzle toy according to claim 1, wherein the puzzle toy is stackable.