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US 4,229,006 AGranted
Maze puzzle
OwnerHarold Morseinventor
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Abstract
A gameboard, having a recessed playing area, with a series of pivoted shapes, each being a portion of a geometrical shape, secured in spaced relation in the recessed area, and a freely movable, mating piece for each geometrical shape, provides a maze having the object to move randomly placed free pieces to their mating pivoted pieces.
Claims10
A maze puzzle comprising:
- (a) a playing board having a planar recessed playing area with a complete peripheral border, said playing area having a predetermined size and shape;
- (b) a series of spaced, pivoted shapes, each being a portion of a geometrical configuration and mounted in said recessed area to provide a limited passage therearound for free playing pieces;
- (c) a series of free playing pieces, each one of which is a complement of one of said pivoted shapes arranged to mate therewith and form a predetermined geometrical shape, and to pass around each one of said pivoted shapes in predetermined positions;
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- (d) at least one general central pivoted shape of small dimensions mounted on said playing area arranged as a limit to passage of said free playing pieces and being without a mating piece.
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