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US 2021/0387083 A1Published application
Process for making a puzzle, the puzzle made thereby, and a packaging sleeve therefor
AssigneeStarz Puzzles LLC
InventorThomas M. Cholewa
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Abstract
A process for making a puzzle includes the step of cutting puzzle pieces from a sheet of material and subsequently printing an image on the cut pieces. The resulting puzzle is far more durable than a conventional jigsaw puzzle and because of the process used to make it also benefits from the ability to replace individual pieces if lost. The puzzle is packaged intact in a packaging sleeve assembly designed to durably and aesthetically package the puzzle.
Claims20
A process for making a puzzle comprising:
- programming a plurality of puzzle shapes to be cut using a software interface of a cutting machine;
- distributing a plurality of thin strips of a strip supporting material across a supporting surface of the cutting machine;
- placing a sheet of puzzle making material on a top surface formed by the plurality of the thin strips of the strip supporting material;
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- cutting the sheet of puzzle making material into a plurality of individual puzzle pieces via the cutting machine.
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A packaging sleeve for a puzzle comprising:
- a top panel having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- a bottom panel having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- a middle panel disposed between the bottom surface of the top panel and the top surface of the bottom panel, the middle panel having an opening extending through a center portion of the middle panel, wherein the opening of the middle panel is configured to receive an assembled puzzle;
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- two or more clamping strips configured to slide over the top surface of the top panel and the bottom surface of the bottom panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.