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US 2023/0079345 A1Published application
Ring puzzle games
OwnerYang CAOinventor
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Abstract
Novel ring puzzles containing a plurality of rings supported on at least one elongated loop are provided, where at least one ring of the plurality of rings is connected to more than one adjacent ring in its front, at least one of the plurality of the rings has a diameter different than that of the other of the plurality of rings, or the elongated loop includes at least two elongated loops arranged in parallel.
Claims8
A ring puzzle game comprising:
- a plurality of circular rings,
- a plurality of posts, each having an eyelet on its upper end to encircle a ring of the plurality of rings and a lower end connected to a blocking element,
- at least one elongated closed loop,
- a base member having a plurality of holes, each passed by one of the plurality of posts at its lower end, the size of the holes is smaller than the blocking element;
- wherein each of the plurality of rings is held in place by being enclosed within the eyelet of a corresponding post of the plurality of posts, wherein each of the plurality of rings, except the frontmost ring, is connected to at least one adjacent ring through a post holding the at least one adjacent ring, and wherein the at least one elongated loop being insertable and removable from an interlocking position with the rings and pots by a series of prescribed manipulations of the rings, posts, and the at least one elongated loop;
- and wherein at least one of the following conditions is true:
- (a) at least one ring of the plurality of rings is connected to more than one adjacent ring in its front;
- (b) at least one of the plurality of the rings has a diameter different than that of the other of the plurality of rings;
- (c) the at least one elongated loop includes at least two elongated loops arranged in parallel.
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