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US 4,205,850 AGranted
Partner puzzle game
OwnerTimothy J. Craiginventor
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A game for two people, either adults or children, calculated to teach social and cognitive skills. A playing board is provided which is upright to allow players to play or manipulate from opposite sides. The board may be layers or laminations with corresponding or registering shallow recesses on each side. The shape of each recess may be that of a human figure, such as a cartoon figure or the like. Playing pieces are provided on each side, which are pieces corresponding to the pieces of a jig-saw puzzle, which can be fitted into the recesses to complete the figure on each side. Apertures are provided through the board and securement means are provided on respective playing pieces so that corresponding pieces on each side of the board when properly positioned in recesses can be held together by the securing means, which may be magnets, VELCRO or other means. Cooperative skills on the part of the players is required for complete and correct assembly or positioning of the parts on each side of the board.
As an article of manufacture, a puzzle game including in combination, a playing board, means on each side of the board defining the outline of at least one particular figure or image, the images on opposite sides registering with each other, a group of playing pieces of irregular shapes for use on one side of the board, the pieces being contoured so that they can be fitted to correspond to an image on that side of the board, a set of pieces of corresponding shape for use on the opposite side of the board which can similarly be fitted so as to correspond to the registering image on the other side of the board, and means whereby individual corresponding playing pieces on opposite sides of the board can be secured and held in position when the corresponding respective pieces on opposite sides have been properly positioned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.