Bottle puzzle
OwnerHenry E. Solowiejinventor
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Abstract
A bottle puzzle used as a training or learning tool for children and adults with cognitive disabilities has puzzle pieces with uniquely shaped concave and convex walls, with only one wall in one puzzle piece matching another wall in a different puzzle piece. Each puzzle piece is a fully contained compartment capable of holding and dispensing beverages. When puzzles are put together, they form a normal bottle that can be filled with beverages contained in the puzzle pieces. A mixing chamber allows consuming several beverages contained in the puzzle pieces simultaneously.
Claims6
A bottle puzzle comprising a plurality of puzzle pieces and a crown member for detachably assembling the puzzle pieces to one another and to the crown member to form a bottle comprising a substantially cylindrical body with a threaded neck receiving a cap;
- whereas, each puzzle piece comprising
- an exterior wall,
- at least one inner wall, the inner wall comprising a helical twist,
- a bottom wall,
- a top wall,
- an outlet disposed on the top wall,
- thereby forming a compartment capable of holding beverages and dispensing them through the outlet, such that each inner wall coinciding and engaging with only one inner wall of another puzzle piece;
- whereas, the crown member comprising
- a flat circular flange having a top surface, a bottom surface and a circular opening,
- the threaded neck disposed on the top surface over the circular opening and defining a mixing chamber,
- a plurality of inlets disposed on the bottom surface, each inlet comprising an open bottom end and a partially open top end,
- whereas, each bottom end slidably engaging in a fluid sealing manner with one outlet, the top end providing fluid communication between the inlet and the circular opening and preventing fluid communication with the outside of the inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.