Attachable and Releasable Puzzle Pieces for Attaching to a Baseplate
OwnerMargo Sheryl Chazeninventor
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Abstract
The disclosed puzzle piece is attachable to, and releasable from, a baseplate where the baseplate includes forwardly extending male studs. The puzzle piece has at least one rear-facing engaging mechanism that is attachable to at least one of the forward-facing male studs carried by the baseplate. The puzzle piece has a particular outer shape defined by the outer shaped wall. The provided baseplate-piece(s) unit may be stored with the puzzle pieces engaged to the baseplate, but the puzzle pieces may be later detached for repeat use.
Claims20
A puzzle piece for connecting to a baseplate with multiple male projections, comprising:
- a front member forming the front portion of said puzzle piece;
- an outer shaped wall designating the outer shape of the puzzle piece which corresponds to a particular shape;
- wherein said outer shaped wall comprises a side wall and a side wall bottom edge;
- and wherein said side wall extends a side wall height downwardly from said top surface to said side wall bottom edge;
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- at least one rear-facing engaging mechanism comprising a cell wall and a cell wall edge;
- said cell wall extending a cell wall height downwardly from said front member to said cell wall bottom edge;
- wherein said cell wall height is greater than said side wall height;
- wherein said rear-facing engaging mechanism is configured to frictionally engage with at least one of said multiple baseplate male studs.
A puzzle piece for connecting to a baseplate with multiple male projections, comprising:
- a front member;
- an outer shaped wall designating the outer shape of the puzzle piece which corresponds to a particular shape;
- wherein said outer shaped wall comprises a side wall and a side wall bottom edge;
- wherein said side wall extends a side wall height downwardly from said top surface to said side wall bottom edge;
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- at least one rear-facing engaging mechanism comprising a cell wall and a cell wall edge;
- said cell wall extending a cell wall height downwardly from said front member to said cell wall bottom edge;
- wherein said rear-facing engaging mechanism is configured to frictionally engage with at least one of said multiple baseplate male studs;
- wherein said front member comprises a planar portion, a through-hole side wall, and a through-hole side wall edge that define a through-hole;
- and wherein said through-hole side wall extends from said front member downwardly to said through-hole side wall edge.
A baseplate-piece(s) unit, comprising:
- a baseplate comprising a flat baseplate front section and multiple baseplate male studs extending upwardly from said baseplate front member;
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- at least one puzzle piece comprising:
- a front member forming the front portion of said puzzle piece;
- an outer shaped wall designating the outer shape of the puzzle piece which corresponds to a particular shape;
- wherein said outer shaped wall comprises a side wall and a side wall bottom edge;
- and wherein said side wall extends a side wall height downwardly from said top surface to said side wall bottom edge;
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- at least one rear-facing engaging mechanism comprising a cell wall and a cell wall edge;
- said cell wall extending a cell wall height downwardly from said front member to said cell wall bottom edge;
- wherein said cell wall height is greater than said side wall height;
- and wherein said rear-facing engaging mechanism is configured to frictionally engage with at least one of said multiple baseplate male studs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.