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
  • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
  • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
  • A63F9/10—Two-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
  • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
  • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
  • A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
  • A63F9/1044—Display boards therefor
• • 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
  • A63F3/00173—Characteristics of game boards, alone or in relation to supporting structures or playing piece
  • A63F3/0023—Foldable, rollable, collapsible or segmented boards
  • A63F2003/00258—Foldable, rollable, collapsible or segmented boards rollable, flexible or deformable board
• • 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
  • A63F9/1044—Display boards therefor
  • A63F2009/105—Display boards therefor with provisions for storing and transporting an interrupted game

Definitions

• TITLE A KIT FOR A GAME BOARD AND PUZZLE
• the invention relates to jigsaw puzzle and more so particularly a jigsaw board game.
• a jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly shaped, interlocking and tessellating pieces. Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture.
• FIG 1 illustrates a sample piece of jigsaw puzzle
• FIG 2 illustrates hidden objects in the puzzle with magnifying glass
• FIG 3 illustrates puzzle glowing in the dark
• FIG 4 illustrates the play trump cards after finishing puzzle
• FIG 5 illustrates full frame with incomplete puzzle
• FIG 6 illustrates the puzzle with normal pieces and puzzle with cut disappearing pieces
• FIG 7 illustrates the frame with puzzle inside the box
• FIG 8A-8L illustrates all components such as mats, bits, internal surfaces and others
• FIG 9 illustrates the dimensions of the puzzle mat and cylinder
• FIG 10 illustrates the side view of the cylinder with puzzle mat
• FIG 11 illustrates the perspective view of cylinder with puzzle mat
• a puzzle apparatus comprising of plurality of planar puzzle bits, wherein, the planar bits can be assembled together into one or more planar jigsaw puzzle/s.
• Each of these planar bits generally have a first planar surface thereof as a part of an image which is shown as a whole in the assembled planar jigsaw puzzle/s.
• the bits are also generally to be arranged into an interlocking array in the completed planar puzzle.
• the main object of the puzzle is to fit / interlock together a number of planar bits in a predetermined manner so as to form a coherent picture or image.
• Such assembly generally forms a layer or surface on the board of the system.
• Such bits are also not identical / but are compatible with one another for interlocking during the arrangement of puzzle bits on the puzzle board.
• Such bits shall also have suitable interlocking joints / edges for tightly receiving the adjacent bits with predetermined recesses and protrusions on the said bits.
• the edges shall need structural strength of repeat locking and unlocking and should be configured with a concept of minimal material wastage.
• the images to be achieved are thematic and not abstract as it addresses either entertainment, education, skill testing etc.
• Such puzzles generally consist of a flat puzzle body with an image on its surface which is cut into plurality of differently shaped and selectively interlocking puzzle bits.
• the object of the puzzle is to assemble the cut puzzle bits onto a puzzle board which may also contain the same image [as of whole puzzle body] as a guide for arrangement.
• the user as described above has plurality of random puzzle bits provided to them, each bit containing a portion of the whole image.
• the user has to determine where to place each bit on the board, by matching the bits with the image.
• the puzzle bits interlock consecutively if arranged sequentially in correct order and allows progress towards completion of the image coverage on the board with the available bits provided to the user.
• bits when precisely cut and when assembled form a complete clear picture.
• a simple picture is stamped / punched with a steel rule die or using a continuous cutting saw, to create varying numbers of interlocking puzzle bits.
• the puzzle apparatus as per invention comprises of plurality of planar pieces / bits, with each piece having a shape, configuration and may be color corresponding to a particular portion/s of a master board which contains with the master puzzle pattern formed of grids.
• the puzzle application in general is to arrange the said puzzle / bits in conformity with the particular puzzle game so as to form a complete assembly.
• the said puzzle bits may accordingly have same color, configuration but different shape or vice versa in different embodiments.
• the puzzle bits may be wholly of one color, with all faces in same color but is not limited. Hence the puzzle bits may be different colors from each other and each puzzle bit may be of single color or of multiple colors. None of these selections hinder the novelty element of the invention.
• the games board may have its face marked with the master pattern, whereon the pieces/bits can be arranged on the board to conform with the master pattern.
• the interlocking puzzle bits shall when assembled on the pattern depicted on the boards, create an image identical to the pattern depicted on the board.
• the invention also discloses the puzzle board and bits that can be stored / removed repeatedly from an internal cavity of a container, in dissembled state, partially assembled state and fully assembled state without permanently altering the container, bits or the board.
• the invention in general may reveal broadly the puzzle apparatus.
• the object of the invention is to provide a versatile and flexible puzzle apparatus which may be relevant in usage in different fields for different purposes such as simple board games for entertainment, educational game boards, such as for aptitude test or may be intelligence / knowledge test or may be a teasing mathematical recreation or skilled amusements.
• the object is to create an apparatus which is educational and entertaining either simultaneously or independently.
• the invention is attempted to keep the apparatus as simple as it can be but offering the best solution at the end to the user.
• the invention basically is simple at component levels, comprising of components such as boards and pieces / bits and may be with or without additional accessories.
• the primary object of the invention is to provide the user to fit a plurality of pieces together into a continuous assembly in full accordance with the visible pattern on the board, Hence the first and sole objective is to produce an assembly of bits and a board with a storage option.
• the board has a master pattern on one of its side / surface.
• the board may have a pattern on one of its side/ surface and another pattern on the other side / surface.
• the board may display more than one pattern on its surface, i.e. a specific pattern may be depicted within a portion of the surface of the board.
• the full set of puzzle bits may be associated in the process of producing an assembly on the board.
• only selected set of puzzle bits may be associated in the process of producing an assembly on the board.
• Atleast one of the faces of puzzle bits may be marked with an identity mark to segregate the selective set of puzzle bits, when the apparatus is associated with using selected set of puzzle bits for the process of producing an assembly on the board.
• the invention allows variations by creating multiple patterns on the board and widening the scope even further by using marked puzzle bits.
• the working of the puzzle bits may be such as size, shape, color or any marking etched / imprinted on the bit itself etc.
• the apparatus can be a source of excitement and may provide abundance fun but will always involve certain amount of individual user's ingenuity, knowledge, skill etc.
• the invention involves that the user using the apparatus opens the game kit by opening a cylinder / container which contains the puzzle bits, pulls out a frame means from the container, spreads the frame means which becomes the board for the game and dumps the puzzle bits out on the frame.
• the pattern/s on the board will be visible to the user and the user can then select the associated puzzle bits on the basis of the pattern selected for playing. Then the user commences to use the puzzle bits by placing the puzzle bits on the pattern.
• the invention as described above discloses a generally a board which is a flat frame means.
• the flat frame means is divided into a central area / portion with two side areas on its two sides. Each of those areas have a ridge forming a sidewall along its periphery.
• the frame means is such that it can be rolled into a cylinder. Further the frame means can be rolled even with the disassembled puzzle bits are kept loosely on the two sides and the assembled bits kept on the central area. Further the frame means has the board area restricted to the central area and side areas are for the purpose of keeping the dissembled puzzle bits.
• the frame means also has one open side which enables the folding and rolling of the frame into a cylinder, which the storage means.
• the apparatus includes a roller onto which the frame means is rolled.
• the roller is cylindrical in shape.
• the roller generally has a cylindrical body with side walls at its end surface, thereby preventing the slip of the frame when rolled on the roller.
• the apparatus shall also include a container to store the rolled frame means and so also the puzzle bits, some of which may be within the frame means and some may be dissembled bits.
• the apparatus shall also include a mechanism for locking the frame onto itself after rolling, with or without the jigsaw pieces spread on the frame.
• a mechanism for locking the frame onto itself after rolling with or without the jigsaw pieces spread on the frame.
• magnetic strips on front of the frame and metal strips at the back are used for locking.
• the positioning of these strips is critical as they have been put such that if rolling is incorrect i.e., too tight or too loose, locking will not occur (magnet and metal strips will not match when rolled incorrectly). This is critical to preserving the puzzle properly, such that the puzzle comes out in the same way on unrolling as it was when rolled.
• the flat frame typically is a flat board which has a configured area such as square or rectangle but is not limited to these configurations.
• the surface of the puzzle bits shall have specific printed indentifying indicia to match the jigsaw puzzle patterned on the board.
• the invention also provides a method to facilitate a precision fabrication of a plurality of interlocking bits with those bits when assembled combining to form an image.
• the novelty of the invention is to have the puzzle bits being punched from the rear side, instead of conventional front side punch as known and practiced in prior art.
• the die enters from the rear side and thereby the invention is able disclose printed side puzzle bits with zero deflection, entirely unknown in prior art.
• the invention also discloses to optimize the resource management for aesthetic purposes and discloses the condition for designing the puzzle bits.
• the puzzle bits are shaped such that the maximum angle [x] subtended between two adjoining interlocking puzzle bits is less than 140 degrees.
• puzzle bits have an average side length [a] wherein
• the puzzle bits have generally protrusions on rolling direction smaller than protrusions on other side. This will aid in rolling an assembled [partially or fully] board / frame into a cylinder for storage.
• Eva Foam is used as substrate frame means but other materials have also been envisaged for following reasons
• the invention allows very convenient and easy conversion of the abstract concepts into a tangible medium of education, entertainment and development of cognitive and motor skills of human, more specifically children.
• Magnifying Lenses The objects are drawn in a very small size, almost indiscernible to the naked eye. Magnifying lenses are provided with the game kit to aid in finding these 'micro-objects'. (Fig 2)
• the arrangement allows the product to be moveable without distortion such it can be lifted or moved away to clean the surface in which it is placed.
• the invention relates to various aspects of jigsaw puzzle, such as a. Rolling b. Dye Design and c. Cut disappearing puzzle.
• Fig 9 shows the important dimensions involved.
• n 2 *r*tan(180/n); where n is the number of sides of the polygon, and
• a 2*r*tan(90 -(x/2)) .
• Empirical testing shows that x should be lesser than 140 (degrees), for the current set of materials and the current application. Values of a and r have been chosen accordingly by the invention
• Mat and puzzle piece thickness increases the inradius (apothem) and circumradius respectively thus deviating from assumptions.
• roller has some thickness which is neglected in approximations.
• Puzzle pieces are not rigid and as assumed thus they may bend and break after a certain force.
• Mat surface should be smooth so that edges of puzzle pieces do not tangle with mat surface.
• Dye design Delicate balance between locking and unlocking between puzzle pieces.
• Weight of inner cylinder empty and when full: weight of cylinder as it put force on pieces below it.
• Cardboard Puzzles are manufactured either by color printed sheets pasted to card board or by printing directly on board and then die cut using specially designed die tool to get the distinctive shaped pieces.
• World over puzzles are manufactured with this technique. While using this technique we have noticed at the edges /cut line of every puzzle pieces, there is a depression or a downward curve. Due to this phenomenon, after the completion of a puzzle the surface becomes uneven and due to the deflection at the cutting area which breaks and misaligns the continuity of the design, do not remain faithful to the original design/picture of the puzzle.
• This special feature is achieved by employing a special technique at the cutting/punching of the puzzles.
• a special technique at the cutting/punching of the puzzles.
• the invention employs a method in cutting that is just opposite to known prior art.
• the invention ensures that, while cutting the jigsaw, the die enters from behind the cardboard and reaches the other side of the board that is pasted with the jigsaw design. As the printed design is at the end point of the cut there is zero deflection and hence almost continues in nature. With this the invention has changed the way a jigsaw puzzle looked and felt and hence Zero gap between each puzzle bits.

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