WO2012160395A3 - Spatial logic puzzle - Google Patents

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WO2012160395A3
WO2012160395A3 PCT/GB2012/051342 GB2012051342W WO2012160395A3 WO 2012160395 A3 WO2012160395 A3 WO 2012160395A3 GB 2012051342 W GB2012051342 W GB 2012051342W WO 2012160395 A3 WO2012160395 A3 WO 2012160395A3
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cubes
core
face centre
cube
retainer
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PCT/GB2012/051342
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Steven James Perrin
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Seven Towns Limited
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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
    • A63F9/08—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
    • A63F9/0838—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point
    • A63F9/0842—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point each group consisting of again a central element and a plurality of additional elements rotatable about three orthogonal axes at both ends, the additional elements being rotatable about at least two axes, e.g. Rubik's cube
    • 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
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/18—Use of resilient or deformable elements
    • A63F2250/186—Spring

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Abstract

A manipulative puzzle comprises a two-part hollow core, face centre cubes pivotally attached to the core and edge and corner cubes held in the puzzle by the face centre cubes. Axles are carried by the face centre cubes and each part of the core has bushings that support axles of three of the face centre cubes. Springs within the core and carried by the axles urge the face centre cubes inwardly for tensioning the puzzle. Clips fasten the parts of the core together. Each half-core may be generally hemispherical, may have three bushings, one of which is in a polar location and two of which are in equatorial locations, and may have two equatorially located recesses for receiving bushings of the other half-core. Fastening of the parts of the core may be by clips arising from the equatorial bushings of one part that are snap fits within sockets of the other part. The axles may carry coil springs or leaf springs in compression. In a further embodiment there is provided a manipulative puzzle comprising a core, face centre cubes pivotally attached to the core and edge and corner cubes entrapped and retained by the face centre cube. The face centre cubes comprise a surface region providing a visible face, four blind faces and a retainer located at the inner ends of the blind faces, said retainer surrounding and projecting outwardly from said faces. The edge cubes each have side faces each formed with a lateral retainer projection for entrapment beneath a portion of an adjacent corner cube and an extension spaced inwardly from its visible faces for entrapment beneath adjacent face centre cubes, said extension being spaced from the remainder of the edge cube to permit the retainer of the a face centre cube to pass as a face of the puzzle is relatively rotated The corner cubes have a concave surface at a diagonally inner corner for slideable reception of the retainer of a face centre cube and of the lateral retainer projection of an edge cube, a retention plate positioned so that regions thereof are trapped beneath the face centre cube, and a spacer maintaining the retention plate at a spacing inwardly of the concave surface to permit passage of the retainer of a face centre cube and of the lateral
PCT/GB2012/051342 2012-06-12 2012-06-13 Spatial logic puzzle WO2012160395A2 (en)

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GB1210318.0A GB2489619B (en) 2012-06-12 2012-06-12 Spatial logic puzzle
GB1210318.0 2012-06-12

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BG60045B2 (en) * 1991-01-09 1993-08-30 Mitev Space game
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