WO2008071963B1 - Apparatus comprising three dimensional shapes rotatably supported in on another - Google Patents

Apparatus comprising three dimensional shapes rotatably supported in on another

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Publication number
WO2008071963B1
WO2008071963B1 PCT/GB2007/004770 GB2007004770W WO2008071963B1 WO 2008071963 B1 WO2008071963 B1 WO 2008071963B1 GB 2007004770 W GB2007004770 W GB 2007004770W WO 2008071963 B1 WO2008071963 B1 WO 2008071963B1
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Prior art keywords
shapes
shape
dimensional
another
opening
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PCT/GB2007/004770
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French (fr)
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Inventor
Shaun Hume
Original Assignee
Fillaball Holdings Ltd
Shaun Hume
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Application filed by Fillaball Holdings Ltd, Shaun Hume filed Critical Fillaball Holdings Ltd
Priority to AT07848514T priority Critical patent/ATE498440T1/en
Priority to DE602007012586T priority patent/DE602007012586D1/en
Priority to EP07848514A priority patent/EP2104540B1/en
Priority to US12/312,956 priority patent/US20100068967A1/en
Publication of WO2008071963A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008071963A2/en
Publication of WO2008071963A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008071963A3/en
Publication of WO2008071963B1 publication Critical patent/WO2008071963B1/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
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/04—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks using balls to be shaken or rolled in small boxes, e.g. comprising labyrinths
    • A63F7/042—Three-dimensional labyrinths
    • 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
    • A63F9/0826—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube
    • A63F9/0873—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube a sphere rotatable with respect to an inner sphere

Abstract

Apparatus comprising at least three 3 dimensional shapes (2, 4, 6, 8,10) a first one (2) of said three dimensional shapes being rotatably supported within a second one (4) of said three dimensional shapes/ said second one of the three dimensional shapes being rotatably supported within a third one (6) of said three dimensional shapes, at least one of said three dimensional shapes comprising an opening (22-30) capable of connecting at least one. of said shapes to another.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 11 August 2008 (11.08.08) original claims 1 amended, claims 5 and 21 deleted, claims 6-20 and 22-30 renumbered.
1. Apparatus comprising:
at least three 3 dimensional shapes, a first one of said three dimensional 5 shapes being rotatably supported within a second one of said three dimensional shapes, said second one of the three dimensional shapes being rotatably supported within a third one of said three dimensional shapes, at least one of said three dimensional shapes comprising an opening capable of connecting at least one of said shapes to another,
10 a ball, said at least one opening permitting movement of said ball from one shape to another.
and wherein at least one of said three dimensional shapes is supported in another of the three dimensional shapes by,a gimbal.
2. -Apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 wherein means are provided for
15 rotatably supporting one shape in another, said means comprising one of a projection and a cradle on an outer surface of said one shape and the other of a projection and a cradle on an inner surface of said another shape.
3. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 or 2 wherein said rotatably supported shape is supported by means arranged on diametrically opposed sides of
20 said shape.
4. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 3 wherein an imaginary line connecting the means arranged on the opposed sides of said shape passes through a centre of said shape.
5. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein said first and 25 second shapes are supported by means contained in a common plane.
6. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 5 wherein said common plane is arranged to extend through the middle of the apparatus.
7. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 5 or 6 wherein said at three shapes are arranged such that one shape is supported within another with respective supporting means being angularly spaced a*part on said plane.
8. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 7 wherein said supporting means have an angularly regular spacing.
9. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein said three dimensional shapes are the same three dimensional shape.
10. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein at least one of said shapes comprises a sphere.
11. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein at least one of the said shapes comprises a surface comprising a plurality of planar facets.
12. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein said apparatus comprises between three and five three dimensional shapes.
13. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein at least one of said shapes is substantially transparent.
14. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein at least one of said shapes comprises a plurality of openings.
15. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding. Claim wherein each one of said shapes comprises an opening.
16. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 15 wh'erein said openings are arranged to be aligned in one orientation of said apparatus.
17. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 16 wherein said one orientation, is such that said openings are aligned such that the openings are on the uppermost surface of the apparatus relative to ground.
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18. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein at least one opening is provided with a projecting portion extending from an outer surface of said shape.
19. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 18 wherein said projecting portion has a height which is substantially the same as a distance from the shape on which said projecting portion is provided and the shape containing said shape on which said projecting portion is provided.
20. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding Claim wherein said ball has a diameter substantially equal to or smaller than the diameter of the opening.
21. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said apparatus comprises a game or a toy.
22. Apparatus as claimed in any preceding. Claim comprising a mechanism, which can be operated to limit the rotation of any one or more of the shapes.
23. Apparatus according to Claim 22 wherein said mechanism can be operated to prevent the rotation of at least one of the shapes.
24. Apparatus as claimed jn any preceding Claim wherein the apparatus is arranged so that the one or more balls move to the innermost shape, under the influence of gravity, when the apparatus is shaken or otherwise agitated.
25. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 14 or 15 wherein at least one opening is an opening to an enclosure, which can hold 'a single ball.
26. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 14 wherein at least one of the shapes comprises a plurality of enclosures.
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27, Apparatus as claimed in Claim 26 wherein the total number of enclosures is equal to the total number of balls and each of the enclosures is coded to match a respective one of said balls.
28. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 26 or 27 wherein a mechanism is provided, which can be operated to retain in their respective enclosures all balls captured in an enclosure.
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PCT/GB2007/004770 2006-12-15 2007-12-12 Apparatus comprising three dimensional shapes rotatably supported in on another WO2008071963A2 (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT07848514T ATE498440T1 (en) 2006-12-15 2007-12-12 DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPES
DE602007012586T DE602007012586D1 (en) 2006-12-15 2007-12-12 DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE SUPPORTED THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMS
EP07848514A EP2104540B1 (en) 2006-12-15 2007-12-12 Apparatus comprising three dimensional shapes rotatably supported in one another
US12/312,956 US20100068967A1 (en) 2006-12-15 2007-12-12 Apparatus comprising three dimensional shapes rotatably supported in one another

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0625075.7 2006-12-15
GBGB0625075.7A GB0625075D0 (en) 2006-12-15 2006-12-15 Apparatus

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WO2008071963A2 WO2008071963A2 (en) 2008-06-19
WO2008071963A3 WO2008071963A3 (en) 2008-07-31
WO2008071963B1 true WO2008071963B1 (en) 2008-10-02

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CN (1) CN101534911A (en)
AT (1) ATE498440T1 (en)
DE (1) DE602007012586D1 (en)
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DE602007012586D1 (en) 2011-03-31
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US20100068967A1 (en) 2010-03-18
GB0625075D0 (en) 2007-01-24
EP2104540B1 (en) 2011-02-16
WO2008071963A2 (en) 2008-06-19
EP2104540A2 (en) 2009-09-30
ATE498440T1 (en) 2011-03-15

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