Puzzle cuboid
OwnerMark HUMMinventor
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Abstract
A cubic puzzle assembled from a number of separable component pieces is disclosed. Each of the component pieces can be made of one, two or more cubes linearly arranged. Component patterns are provided on at least some of the six sides of a component piece so that when all component pieces are assembled into a single bigger cube, the component patterns on the sides of the component pieces form at least one combined pattern, but preferably, five or six different combined patterns on five or six faces of the bigger cube. In some embodiments, there are two or more correct combinations for a player to assemble the component pieces into the puzzle. The combined patterns preferably are easily recognizable, such as photographs, images of animals, likeness of a subject or landscape and the like.
Claims21
A puzzle comprising:
- a plurality of component pieces, each separable from another, wherein each of said plurality of component pieces is made up of one or more cubes such that each component piece has six sides, each side bound by only four straight lines, wherein at least two of the sides are square sides, wherein the sides of the component pieces are provided with a plurality of component patterns, such that when all of the component pieces are assembled into one single body with eight vertices, twelve edges and six faces of equal area, the component patterns provided on the sides of the component pieces are arranged to form at least one combined pattern on at least one of the faces.
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