System for storage of puzzle pieces, sales unit of a puzzle and a method for manufacturing a puzzle
AssigneepuzzleYOU GmbH
InventorNorbert Weig
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Abstract
A sales unit of a puzzle with a puzzle which comprises a plurality of puzzle pieces which together form a picture with one or more motifs, as well as a storage container for the puzzle pieces, wherein the puzzle pieces of one picture are assembled into at least two or more groups with two or more puzzle pieces respectively, irrespective of the motif or motifs, wherein the groups of puzzle pieces are arranged separately from one another in the storage container. A method for manufacturing the puzzle as well as a system for storage of a puzzle with a storage container and two or more dimensionally stable smaller storage containers can include each smaller storage container receiving a group of puzzle pieces with two or more puzzle pieces.
Claims23
A sales unit comprising:
- a puzzle consisting of a plurality of puzzle pieces all of which together form a picture by assembling said puzzle pieces to each other wherein said puzzle pieces have protrusions and recesses wherein at least one protrusion matches a recess, so that the corresponding puzzle pieces can be assembled;
- a storage container for the puzzle pieces;
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- two or more smaller storage containers which are arranged in the storage container for the puzzle pieces;
- wherein the puzzle pieces of the picture are assembled into two or more groups with two or more of the puzzle pieces respectively;
- wherein the groups of puzzle pieces are arranged in the storage container separately from one another;
- wherein each of the smaller storage containers receives a group of the puzzle pieces;
- wherein each of the smaller storage containers is designed in such a manner that through the design of the smaller storage containers and the puzzle pieces the completeness of the puzzle pieces of each group of puzzle pieces can be ascertained through the interaction of the puzzle pieces and of the smaller storage containers;
- wherein the puzzle pieces are sorted into a group according to at least one characteristic of the puzzle pieces selected from a number of characteristics comprising the relation to one or more rows of the puzzle, the relation to a part of one or more rows of the puzzle, the relation to one or more columns of the puzzle, the relation to a part of one or more columns of the puzzle, the relation to any local area of the puzzle, one or more basic colors or color elements of the puzzle pieces, boundary pieces of the puzzle, number of recesses or protrusions of the puzzle pieces, and combinations thereof;
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- wherein the smaller storage container is designed in such a manner that the smaller storage container defines a storage space which has the exact dimensions so that a stack of a certain number of puzzle pieces are wedged in the storage space or closes flush with an upper edge of the storage space.
A system for storage of a puzzle consisting of a plurality of puzzle pieces all of which together form a picture by assembling the puzzle pieces to each other, the system comprising:
- a storage container;
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- two or more smaller storage containers;
- wherein each smaller storage container receives a group of puzzle pieces with two or more puzzle pieces;
- wherein each smaller storage container has a measure so that the completeness of the puzzle pieces of each group of puzzle pieces in the smaller storage containers can be ascertained by using the measure when they are arranged in the smaller storage container;
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- wherein the smaller storage containers are designed in such a manner that exactly one stack of puzzle pieces can be received in a stack in the smaller storage container.
A system for storage of a puzzle consisting of a plurality of puzzle pieces all of which together form a picture by assembling the puzzle pieces to each other, the system comprising:
- a storage container;
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- two or more smaller storage containers;
- wherein each smaller storage container receives a group of puzzle pieces with two or more puzzle pieces;
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- wherein each smaller storage container has a measure so that the completeness of the puzzle pieces of each group of puzzle pieces in the smaller storage containers can be ascertained by using the measure when they are arranged in the smaller storage container;
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- wherein the smaller storage container is designed as a closable tube or tub and has a circular cross-section whose diameter is selected in such a manner that the puzzle piece with the largest dimension, among the puzzle pieces to be received, can be received with some gap.
A sales unit comprising:
- a puzzle consisting of a plurality of puzzle pieces all of which together form a picture by assembling said puzzle pieces to each other wherein said puzzle pieces have protrusions and recesses wherein at least one protrusion matches a recess, so that the corresponding puzzle pieces can be assembled;
- a storage container for the puzzle pieces;
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- two or more smaller storage containers which are arranged in the storage container for the puzzle pieces;
- wherein the puzzle pieces of the picture are assembled into two or more groups with two or more of the puzzle pieces respectively;
- wherein the groups of puzzle pieces are arranged in the storage container separately from one another;
- wherein each of the smaller storage containers receives a group of the puzzle pieces;
- wherein each of the smaller storage containers is designed in such a manner that through the design of the smaller storage containers and the puzzle pieces the completeness of the puzzle pieces of each group of puzzle pieces can be ascertained through the interaction of the puzzle pieces and of the smaller storage containers;
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- wherein the puzzle pieces are stacked within the smaller storage containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.