Space maze puzzle with reconfigurable paths
OwnerYang Caoinventor
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Abstract
A space puzzle including a plurality of outer face panels, at least two of the plurality of outer face panels each defining at least one path segment. Each of the outer face panels is rotatable, and the rotation of any one of the outer face panels is independent of and not altering any path segment defined in another of the outer face panels. The path segments on the at least two of the outer face panels of the puzzle are configured such that at least one sequence of rotations of at least one of the at least two of the outer face panels exists that permits a position indicator to travel along a continuous pathway between a preset starting point and a preset finish point along the at least one path segment of the at least two of the plurality of outer face panels.
Claims12
A space puzzle, comprising:
- a plurality of outer face panels, at least two of the plurality of outer face panels each defining at least one path segment;
- a position indicator configured to be coupled to and movable along the at least one path segment of each of the at least two of the plurality of outer face panels;
- wherein each of the outer face panels has a periphery that takes the shape of a convex regular polygon, wherein each of the outer face panels is rotatable along a rotation axis normal to the respective outer face panels, and the rotation axes of any two adjacent outer face panels are not parallel, and the rotation of any one of the outer face panels is independent of and not altering any path segment defined in any other of the outer face panels or the orientation of any other of the outer face panels;
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- wherein the path segments on the at least two of the outer face panels of the puzzle are configured such that at least one sequence of rotations of at least one of the at least two of the outer face panels exists that permits the position indicator to travel along a continuous pathway between a preset starting point and a preset finish point along the at least one path segment of the at least two of the plurality of outer face panels.
A space puzzle, comprising:
- a plurality of outer face panels, at least two of the plurality of outer face panels each defining at least one path segment;
- wherein each of the outer face panels has a periphery that takes the shape of a convex regular polygon, wherein each of the outer face panels is rotatable along a rotation axis normal to the respective outer face panels, and the rotation axes of any two adjacent outer face panels are not parallel, and the rotation of any one of the outer face panels is independent of and not altering any path segment defined in any other of the outer face panels or the orientation of any other of the outer face panels:
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- wherein the path segments on the at least two of the outer face panels of the puzzle are configured such that at least one sequence of rotations of at least one of the at least two of the outer face panels exists that permits a position indicator to travel along a continuous pathway between a preset starting point and a preset finish point along the at least one path segment of the at least two of the plurality of outer face panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.