WO2008044968A2

WO2008044968A2 - Puzzle

Info

Publication number: WO2008044968A2
Application number: PCT/RU2007/000557
Authority: WO
Inventors: Dmitry Lvovich Pevnitskiy
Original assignee: Dmitry Lvovich Pevnitskiy
Priority date: 2006-10-13
Filing date: 2007-10-12
Publication date: 2008-04-17
Also published as: WO2008044968A3; RU2355454C2; RU2006136232A

Abstract

The invention relates to games and can be used for entertainment, for carrying out different contests and competitions and as an original piece of jewelry in the form of a ring or bracelet. The inventive puzzle consists of five or more separate rings which have the same diameter but are different in shape and form a single ring in the assembled state of the puzzle, where the separate rings are linked in the form of an ornament, and an unreleasable connection in the disassembled state thereof. The difficulty of assembly increases along the increase of the number of individual rings and also when the linkage of the ornament is symmetric in relation to the center thereof and when a closed chain having as many as possible links is formed in the disassembled state of the puzzle. When the first bent sections of the linkage of the individual rings directionally alternate on one side, the obtained edge of the ornament is more even. In order to form a closed chain having the number of links equal to the number of individual rings, it is necessary that each lateral ring in the assembled puzzle is linked with the second and third ring from the edge respectively, and the remaining even rings are interlinked therebetween and the odd rings are interlinked therebetween.

Description

Puzzle

Application area

The invention relates to games, in particular puzzles, and can be used for entertainment, during various contests and competitions, as well as an original jewelry in the form of a ring or bracelet.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The puzzle "Flight of Peter the Great" is known from the prior art.

(Hayka and Life magazine 1982, N ° 3 p. 104, www.mapgames.ru/goods- 737915. html), consisting of four rings, different in shape and forming a single ring in the assembled state with the interweaving of individual rings in the form ornament, and in disassembled - one-piece connection in the form of a four-link closed chain.

This puzzle has a relatively simple solution (most puzzle enthusiasts assemble it).

The closest analogues to the problem being solved are modifications of this puzzle of six rings with duplication of the middle or extreme rings (http: //image65.narod.rα/bimgl.ipg, www.sharipg.ru / tkιi / gιisev ripgs.asp, www.amazon .com / gp / product / B0007KI51Y, www.pk-s.ru/p/sterling-silver-weaving-six-band-puzzle-ring-size-6789.htm '). The difficulty of assembling puzzles is increased, however, the weave ornament is left the same (the principle for solving puzzles is the same). The relative simplicity of solving these puzzles is determined by using only four rings in the interweaving.

These modifications are the closest (prototypes) to the proposed invention according to the totality of common features and the achieved technical result. The common essential features of the proposed technical solution and prototypes are rings, different in shape and forming in in the assembled state of the puzzle, a single ring with the interweaving of individual rings in the form of an ornament, and in the disassembled - one-piece connection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem solved by the invention is to create a puzzle with an increased degree of assembly complexity (technical result provided by the invention).

The task is achieved by improving the puzzle, consisting of rings, different in shape and forming in the assembled state a single ring with the interweaving of the individual rings in the form of an ornament, and in the disassembled - one-piece connection.

A distinctive feature of the proposed puzzle is the use of more than four rings in weaving.

The task is also achieved by the fact that one-piece connection is made in the form of a chain.

The task is also achieved by the fact that one-piece connection is made in the form of a closed circuit.

The task is also achieved by the fact that each extreme ring in the assembled puzzle is linked respectively with the second from the edge and the next, having the first bend of the weave in the opposite direction relative to the bend of the second ring, and the remaining rings with unidirectional first bends are linked successively to each other, forming the disassembled state of a closed chain with the number of links equal to the number of rings in the puzzle. The author considers this option of weaving the most difficult to assemble the puzzle.

The task is also achieved by the fact that each extreme ring in the assembled puzzle is linked with the second and third rings from the edge, respectively, and the rest are even and even, odd and odd also forming a closed chain in the disassembled state with the number of links equal to the number of rings in the puzzle. This option of weaving creates a more even edge of the ornament (which is important with aesthetic point of view) and is a special case of all previous options. By the way, “The Flight of Peter the Great) is a special case of this general scheme, but out of the minimum number of rings - four.

There are other interesting options for interweaving rings (special cases), for example:

The task is also achieved by the fact that the puzzle consists of five rings, with the first ring with the edge in the assembled puzzle interlocked with the third and fourth interlocked, the third and fourth rings interlocked with the fifth, the fifth with the second, the second with the first, forming in a disassembled state, a four-link closed chain with one double link from the third and fourth rings.

The task is also achieved by the fact that the puzzle consists of six rings, with the first ring with the edge in the assembled puzzle interlocked with the second and third interlocked, the second and third rings interlocked with the sixth, the sixth with the fifth, the fifth with the fourth, fourth with the first, forming in a disassembled state a five-link closed chain with one double link from the second and third rings.

The task is also achieved by the fact that the puzzle consists of six rings, with the first ring with an edge in the assembled puzzle interlocked with the second and third interlocked, the second and third rings interlocked with the sixth, the sixth with the fourth and fifth interlocked, the fourth and fifth - with the first, forming in a disassembled state a four-link closed chain with two double links from the second and third, and from the fourth and fifth rings. The task is also achieved by the fact that the puzzle consists of seven rings, with the first ring with an edge in the assembled puzzle linked to the second, third and fourth rings interlocked, which are linked to the seventh ring, the seventh to the sixth, the sixth to the fifth, the fifth - with the first, forming in a disassembled state a five-link closed chain with one triple link from the second, third and fourth rings.

The task is also achieved by the fact that the puzzle consists of five rings, and the first ring with an edge in the assembled puzzle is interlocked with the second and third, the second with the fifth, the fifth with the fourth, forming in a disassembled state a five-link simple chain. This option is interesting from the point of view of the production of souvenirs - in the disassembled state, it is easy to fold the Olympic symbols. The task is also achieved by the fact that the weave in the form of an ornament is made symmetrically with respect to its center. The most interesting variant of interweaving from an artistic point of view.

The task is also achieved by the fact that the puzzle consists of six rings, and the extreme pairs of rings in the assembled puzzle are interconnected both inside each pair and between the pairs, and each pair is linked to the next third ring from its edge, the third rings from each of the edges is also interlinked, forming in the assembled state a weave symmetrical with respect to its center, and in the disassembled state a four-link closed chain with two double links from the extreme pairs of rings. Two problems are simultaneously solved - both the high complexity of the assembly and the symmetrical weave ornament.

The task is also achieved by the fact that each ring is linked to all the others. There may or may not be variants of symmetrical weaves with respect to its center — the simplest to assemble, interesting from the point of view of mass production, for example, jewelry.

The task is also achieved by the fact that each ring is coupled with all the others, except for the clutch between the extreme rings. Somewhat more difficult to build relative to the previous version, but can not be symmetrical.

The task is also achieved by the fact that the extreme rings in the assembled puzzle are duplicated. This is an example of the potential complication of all previous weave options.

There are other, less interesting, special cases of ring weave options, but in the variants with not a fixed number of individual rings, their number is theoretically unlimited. However, on the practical side, puzzles from more than eight to nine rings are very difficult to assemble, and not so much because of the limitation of the number of connections between neurons of gray matter (known methods for their training and development), but because of the limitation of the number of fingers on the hand (the author does not yet know the methods for increasing their number), although ...

The implementation of the invention

The invention is illustrated by drawings, which depict patterns of interweaving rings in the assembled state of various special cases of puzzle execution. In FIG. Figures 1 to 3 show interlocking puzzles of five, six, and seven rings, respectively, forming, in a disassembled state, five-, six-, and seven-chain, respectively, closed chains (Claim 4) in FIG. Figures 4–7 show the patterns of interweaving puzzles with more even edges of the ornament of five, six, seven, and eight rings, respectively, forming five-, six-, seven, and eight-link closed chains, respectively (Clause 5); in FIG. 8 and 9 - puzzles, respectively, of five and six rings, respectively forming four- and five-link closed chains with one double link (items 6 and 7, respectively); in FIG. 10 - of six rings forming a four-link closed chain with two double links (p. 8); in FIG. 11 - of seven rings forming a five-link closed chain with one triple link (Clause 9); on Fig - from five rings forming a five-link simple chain (p. 10); in FIG. 13 is a diagram of a puzzle of five rings with an interlacing symmetrical with respect to its center (n. 1); in FIG. 14 is a puzzle diagram with an interlacing symmetrical with respect to its center of six rings, which in a disassembled state form a four-link closed chain with two double links (item 12); in FIG. 15 and 16 - puzzles of five and six rings, respectively, each of which is interlinked with all the others (clauses 13 and 1); in FIG. 17 - 19 puzzles with interweaving symmetrical about their center, respectively, of five, six and seven rings, each of which is linked to all the others (clauses 13 and 11); in FIG. 20 and 21 - puzzles of five and six rings, respectively, each of which are coupled with all the others, except for the clutch between the extreme rings (item 14); in FIG. 22 and 23 - puzzles of seven rings, modifications of the puzzles shown respectively in FIG. 1 and 4 by duplicating the extreme rings, i.e. in fact, only five rings are involved in interlacing (paragraph 15). There are other interesting options for interweaving rings that are not classifiable (according to the author’s vision) either by the type of interweaving, or by the type of adhesion of the rings, or by the type of one-piece connection in the disassembled state, for example, in FIG. 24 out of five rings. In FIG. 25 is a photograph of a prototype puzzle in assembled and disassembled state, the weaving scheme of which is shown in FIG. one.

In all special cases of execution, the puzzle consists of five or more separate rings of the same diameter, but different in shape and interlinked in a certain way so that when solving the puzzle, i.e. its assembly into a single ring, individual rings are intertwined on one side of the common ring into a bizarre ornament (forming a ring or bracelet - depending on the size of the rings). Different types of weaves create accordingly different special cases of puzzle execution. The most interesting are the options for interweaving, when the puzzle in the assembled state from the side opposite to the ornament, the individual rings freely move apart from each other. In this case, a single ring literally crumbles into a handful of individual rings in order to return them to their original state, a certain sequence and proper orientation of individual rings are necessary, and the more of them, the more difficult the puzzle assembly. The complexity of solving the puzzle is also affected by the number and type of coupling of the individual rings to each other. So the puzzles in which each ring is linked to all the others are assembled most simply, but the puzzles, which in the disassembled state are a chain with the maximum possible number of links, and even closed one, are the most difficult (the sequence of assembly is not obvious). An additional complication is the symmetry of the weave ornament relative to its center (the orientation of the individual rings during assembly is not obvious). In FIG. 1 shows a five-ring puzzle weave pattern in which the extreme ring 1 is engaged with the second ring from this edge 2 and the third ring 3 having a first bend of the weave in the opposite direction relative to the bend of the second ring 2, the third ring 3 is engaged with the fourth ring 4, as having unidirectional first weave bends, the fourth ring 4, as the second ring from the other edge, is engaged with the fifth, other extreme ring 5, which is still engaged with the second ring 2, having the first weave bend in the opposite direction relative to the bend of the fourth ring 4, forming in a disassembled state of the puzzle a five-link closed chain.

In FIG. 2 shows a six-ring puzzle weave pattern, in which the extreme ring 6 is engaged with the second ring from this edge 7 and the fourth ring 8 having a first weave bend in the opposite direction relative to the bend of the second ring 7, the second ring 7 is engaged with the third ring 9, and the fourth ring 8 is engaged with the fifth ring 10, as having unidirectional first bends of the weave, the fifth ring 10, as the second ring from the other edge, is engaged with the sixth, second end ring 11, which is still engaged with the third ring 9, having the first bending the weave in the opposite direction relative to the bending of the fifth ring 10, forming a six-link closed chain in the disassembled state of the puzzle.

In FIG. 3 shows a seven-ring puzzle weave pattern, in which the outer ring 12 is engaged with the second ring from this edge 13 and the fourth ring 14 having a first bend of the weave in the opposite direction relative to the bend of the second ring 13, the second ring 13 is engaged with the third ring 15, the fourth the ring 14 is engaged with the fifth ring 16, which is engaged with the sixth ring 17, as having unidirectional first bends of the weave, the sixth ring 17, as the second ring from the other edge is engaged with the seventh, second end ring 18, which is still engaged Leno with a third ring 15 having a first bend of the weave in the opposite direction relative to the bend of the sixth ring 17, forming in a disassembled state of the puzzle seven-chain closed chain.

For the edge of the ornament to be more even (which is important from an aesthetic point of view), it is necessary that the first bends of the interweaving of individual rings from one side alternate in direction. In the following four FIG. (and also in FIGS. 13, 16, 19, 20 and 23) precisely such weave patterns are presented.

In FIG. 4 shows a five-ring puzzle weave pattern in which the extreme ring 19 is engaged with the second ring from this edge 20 and the third ring 21, the second ring 20 is linked with the fourth ring 22 as even rings, the fourth ring 22, as the second ring from the other edge interlocked with the fifth, other extreme ring 23, which is still interlocked with the third (from any edge) ring 21, forming a five-link closed circuit in the disassembled state of the puzzle. In FIG. 5 shows a six-ring puzzle weave pattern in which the extreme ring 24 is engaged with the second ring from this edge 25 and the third ring 26, the second ring 25 is engaged with the fourth ring 27 as even rings, the third ring 26 is engaged with the fifth ring 28, as odd rings, the fourth ring 27, as the third ring from the other edge is linked to the sixth, the other extreme ring 29, which is still linked to the fifth (second from the other edge) ring 28, forming a six-link closed circuit in the disassembled state of the puzzle.

In FIG. 6 shows a seven-ring puzzle weaving pattern in which the extreme ring 30 is engaged with the second ring from this edge 31 and the third ring 32, the second ring 31 is coupled with the fourth ring 33, which is still coupled with the sixth ring 34, like even rings, the third ring 32 is linked to the fifth ring 35, like odd rings, the fifth ring 35, like the third ring from the other edge, is linked to the seventh, other extreme ring 36, which is still linked to the sixth (second from the other edge) ring 34, forming a seven-ring puzzle in the disassembled state closed circuit . In FIG. 7 shows an eight-ring puzzle weave pattern in which the extreme ring 37 is engaged with the second ring from this edge 38 and the third ring 39, the second ring 38 is engaged with the fourth ring 40, which is still engaged with the sixth ring 41, as even rings, the third ring 39, is coupled with the fifth ring 42, which is still coupled with the seventh ring 43 as odd rings, the sixth ring 41, as the third ring from the other edge is interlocked with the eighth, other extreme ring 44, which is still interlocked with the seventh (second from the other edge) ring 43, forming an eight-link closed circuit in the disassembled state of the puzzle.

In FIG. 8 shows a five-ring puzzle weaving pattern, in which the first ring 45 with the edge in the assembled puzzle is linked to the third 46 and fourth 47 rings interlocked, the third 46 and fourth 47 rings are linked to the fifth ring 48, which is coupled to the second ring 49 which is coupled to the first ring 45, forming in a disassembled state a four-link closed chain with one double link from the third 46 and fourth 47 rings. In FIG. 9 shows a six-ring puzzle weaving pattern in which the first ring 50 with an edge in the assembled puzzle is linked to the second 51 and third 52 rings interlocked, the second 51 and third ring 52 are linked to the sixth ring 53, which is linked to the fifth ring 54 which is coupled to the fourth ring 55, which is coupled to the first ring 50, forming in a disassembled state a five-link closed chain with one double link from the second 51 and third 52 rings.

In FIG. 10 shows a six-ring puzzle weaving pattern in which the first ring 56 with the edge in the assembled puzzle is linked to the second 57 and third 58 rings interlocked, which are interlocked with the sixth ring 59, which is interlocked with the fourth 60 and fifth 61 rings, interlocked between themselves, which are coupled to the first ring 56, forming in a disassembled state a four-link closed chain with two double links from the second 57 and third 58 rings, and from the fourth 60 and fifth 61 rings. In FIG. 11 shows a seven-ring puzzle weaving pattern in which the first ring 62 with the edge in the assembled puzzle is linked to the second 63, third 64 and fourth 65 rings interlocked, which coupled to the seventh ring 66, which is coupled to the sixth ring 67, which is coupled to the fifth ring 68, which is coupled to the first ring 62, forming in a disassembled state a five-link closed chain with one triple link from the second 63, third 64 and fourth 65 rings. In FIG. 12 shows a five-ring puzzle weaving pattern in which the first ring 69 with an edge in the assembled puzzle is linked to the second 70 and third 71 rings, the second ring 70 is linked to the fifth ring 72, which is linked to the fourth ring 73, forming a five-link simple chain. In FIG. 13 shows a weaving pattern (symmetrical about its center) of a five-ring puzzle, in which the first ring 74 with the edge in the assembled puzzle is linked to the second 75, third 76 and fifth 77 rings, the second ring 75 is linked to the fourth ring 78, which is still connected with the fifth ring 77, which is coupled with the third ring76. In FIG. 14 shows a weaving pattern (symmetrical about its center) of a six-ring puzzle, in which the extreme (in the assembled puzzle) pair of rings 79 and 80 is interlocked with each other and with the other extreme pair of rings 81 and 82, also interlocked, which are interlocked with the next (from its edge) third ring 83, which is linked to the third ring 84 from the other edge, which is linked to the first extreme pair of rings 79 and 80, forming in a disassembled state a four-link closed chain with two double links from the extreme pairs of rings 79.80 and 81.82.

In FIG. Figure 15 shows a five-ring puzzle weave pattern in which each ring is linked to all the others. In FIG. Figure 16 shows a six-ring puzzle weave pattern in which each ring is linked to all the others.

In FIG. 17 shows a weaving pattern (symmetrical about its center) of a five-ring puzzle in which each ring is linked to all the others. In FIG. Figure 18 shows a weaving pattern (symmetrical about its center) of a six-ring puzzle in which each ring is linked to all the others. In FIG. 19 shows a weaving pattern (symmetrical about its center) of a puzzle of seven rings, in which each ring is linked to all the others.

In FIG. 20 shows a five-ring puzzle weave pattern in which each ring is engaged with all the others, except for the coupling between the end rings 85 and 86.

In FIG. 21 shows a six-ring puzzle weave pattern in which each ring is engaged with all the others, except for the coupling between the end rings 87 and 88. FIG. 22 shows a weaving puzzle of a seven-ring puzzle, a modification of the puzzle of FIG. 1 by duplicating the extreme rings, i.e. instead of the first extreme ring 1 there are two rings 89 and 90, and instead of the other extreme ring 5 there are rings 91 and 92.

In FIG. 23 shows a seven-ring puzzle weave pattern, a modification of the puzzle of FIG. 4 by duplicating the extreme rings, i.e. instead of the first extreme ring 19 there are two rings 93 and 94, and instead of the other extreme ring 23 there are rings 95 and 96.

In FIG. 24 shows a five-ring puzzle weave pattern in which the outer ring 97 is engaged with the second ring from this edge 98, the third ring 99 and the fourth ring 100, the second ring 98 is coupled with the fourth ring 100, which is coupled with the fifth ring 101, which , in turn, coupled to the third ring 99.

In FIG. 25 shows a photograph (corrected digital photograph) of a prototype puzzle in an assembled and disassembled state, the interlocking scheme of which is shown in FIG. 1 (after the start of mass production, it will be necessary to replace it with a photograph of a more accurate product, but for now there are only working samples that you can try to collect - for example, at an expert meeting or elsewhere). The puzzle can be made of plastic, metal, wood or even grass (a bracelet made of dry bamboo with an internal diameter of 60 - 65 mm looks very original on a female hand). Prototypes bent out aluminum wire. Serial production is supposed to be established on the basis of molding from plastic and metal or printed on a three-dimensional printer. Bamboo bracelets are handmade.

Claims

Claim

1. A puzzle consisting of rings of various shapes and forming a single ring in the assembled state with the interweaving of the individual rings in the form of an ornament, and in the disassembled, one-piece connection, characterized in that more than four rings are used in the interlocking.

2. The puzzle according to claim 1, characterized in that the one-piece connection is made in the form of a chain.

3. The puzzle according to claim 2, characterized in that the circuit is closed.

4. The puzzle according to claim 3, characterized in that each extreme ring in the assembled puzzle is linked respectively to the second from the edge and the next, having a first bend of the weave in the opposite direction relative to the bend of the second ring, and the remaining rings with unidirectional first bends are connected successively to each other with a friend, forming in a disassembled state a closed chain with the number of links equal to the number of rings in the puzzle.

5. The puzzle according to claim 4, characterized in that each extreme ring in the assembled puzzle is linked, respectively, with the second and third rings from the edge, and the rest are even with even, odd with odd.

6. The puzzle according to claim 3, characterized in that it consists of five rings, the first ring with the edge in the assembled puzzle linked to the third and fourth, interlinked, the third and fourth rings linked to the fifth, fifth - to the second, second - with the first, forming in a disassembled state a four-link closed chain with one double link from the third and fourth rings.

7. The puzzle according to claim 3, characterized in that it consists of six rings, the first ring with an edge in the assembled puzzle linked to the second and third interlocked, the second and third rings interlocked to the sixth, sixth to fifth, fifth fourth, fourth s first, forming in a disassembled state a five-link closed chain with one double link from the second and third rings.

8. The puzzle according to claim 3, characterized in that it consists of six rings, the first ring with the edge in the assembled puzzle linked to the second and third, interlinked, the second and third rings linked to the sixth, sixth to the fourth and fifth, interconnected, the fourth and fifth - with the first, forming in a disassembled state a four-link closed chain with two double links from the second and third, and from the fourth and fifth rings.

9. The puzzle according to claim 3, characterized in that it consists of seven rings, the first ring with an edge in the assembled puzzle linked to the second, third and fourth rings interlocked, interlocked with the seventh ring, the seventh with the sixth, sixth - with the fifth, fifth - with the first, forming in a disassembled state a five-link closed chain with one triple link from the second, third and fourth rings.

10. The puzzle according to claim 2, characterized in that it consists of five rings, the first ring with an edge in the assembled puzzle linked to the second and third, the second to the fifth, the fifth to the fourth, forming a five-link simple chain in the disassembled state.

11. The puzzle according to claim 1, characterized in that the interlacing in the form of an ornament is made symmetrically with respect to its center.

12. The puzzle according to claim 11, characterized in that it consists of six rings, and the extreme pairs of rings in the assembled puzzle are interconnected both within each pair and between the pairs, and each pair is linked to the next third ring from its edge , the third rings from each of the edges are also linked together, forming in a disassembled state a four-link closed chain with two double links from the extreme pairs of rings.

13. The puzzle according to claim 1 or 1, characterized in that each ring is linked to all the others.

14. The puzzle according to claim 1, characterized in that each ring is interlocked with all the others, except for the clutch between the extreme rings.

15. The puzzle according to claim 1, or claim 2, or claim 3, or claim 4, or claim 5, or claim 6, or claim 7, or claim 8, or claim 9, or .10, or p.l 1, or p.12, or p.14, characterized in that the extreme rings in the assembled puzzle are duplicated.