Puzzle connector and method of connecting a puzzle
AssigneeBuffalo Games, Inc.
InventorPaul Dedrick
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Abstract
A puzzle connector kit including at least one piece of a flexible material with a coating of adhesive on one side. The side is arranged for placement on a back side of a jigsaw puzzle to fixedly connect the piece and puzzle. In some aspects, the at least one piece is arranged to maintain the puzzle in a planar alignment, or includes a plurality of pieces. In some aspect, at least one piece in the plurality of pieces is arranged to overlap at least one other piece in the plurality of pieces such that the pieces are disposed within the circumference of the puzzle. Also, a method of connecting a jigsaw puzzle, including the steps of adhering at least one piece of a flexible material to a back side of the jigsaw puzzle and maintaining the puzzle in a planar alignment.
Claims32
A puzzle connector kit comprising:
- at least one piece of a first flexible material;
- and,
- a coating of a first adhesive material on a side of said at least one piece, wherein said side is arranged to be placed upon a back side of a jigsaw puzzle to fixedly connect said at least one piece and said puzzle.
A puzzle connector kit comprising:
- a plurality of pieces of a first material;
- and,
- a coating of a first adhesive material on a respective side of each piece in said plurality of pieces, wherein said respective sides are arranged to contact a back side of a jigsaw puzzle to fixedly connect said plurality of pieces and said puzzle.
A puzzle connector kit comprising:
- a first plurality of pieces of a first flexible material with a coating of a first adhesive material on a first respective side of each piece in said first plurality of pieces;
- and,
- a second plurality of pieces of a second flexible material with a coating of a second adhesive material on a second respective side of each piece in said second plurality of pieces, wherein said first respective sides are arranged to be placed upon a back side of a jigsaw puzzle to fixedly connect said first plurality of pieces and said puzzle, wherein at least one piece in said first plurality of pieces is arranged to overlap at least one other piece in said first plurality of pieces when said first plurality of pieces is placed upon said back side, and wherein said second respective sides are arranged to be placed on a front side of said puzzle to removably connect said second plurality of pieces and said front side.
A method of connecting a jigsaw puzzle, comprising the steps of:
- adhering a plurality of pieces of a first material to a back side of said jigsaw puzzle;
- and,
- overlapping at least one piece in said plurality of pieces with another piece in said plurality of pieces.
A method of connecting a jigsaw puzzle, comprising the steps of:
- adhering at least one piece of a first flexible material to a back side of said jigsaw puzzle;
- and,
- maintaining said puzzle in a planar alignment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.