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US 5,178,391 AGranted
Three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle
OwnerStephen J. Schoeninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle, which, when completed, produces a three-dimensional figure or form encased in a three-dimensional framing volume, such as a cube or other solid figure. The puzzle is cut into a number of horizontal slices, each of which is further broken into irregular jigsaw-like pieces.
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A three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising:
- a plurality of planes, each of said planes provided with a plurality of jigsaw-like pieces, each of said jigsaw-like pieces provided with at least one irregularly-shaped border for interlocking with at least one adjacent jigsaw-like piece provided on a similar plane, allowing the puzzle, when completed, to be easily transportable without disassembly, each of said jigsaw-like pieces being transparent or colored, or partly colored and transparent to create a three-dimensional solid image encased in a framing volume when the three-dimensional puzzle is completely assembled, said three-dimensional image produced by said colored jigsaw-like pieces and the colored portion of said partly colored jigsaw-like pieces and said framing volume produced by said transparent jigsaw-like pieces and said transparent portion of said partly colored jigsaw-like pieces, enabling said three-dimensional image and said framing volume to be viewed at all possible angles and perspectives, each of said jigsaw-like pieces used to create said three-dimensional image functioning as both a clue to complete the three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle as well as a portion of said three-dimensional image or said framing volume.
A three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising:
- a plurality of planes, each of said planes provided with a plurality of jigsaw-like pieces, each of said jigsaw-like pieces provided with at least one irregularly-shaped border for interlocking with at least one adjacent jigsaw-like piece provided on a similar plane, allowing the puzzle, when completed, to be easily transportable without disassembly, each of said jigsaw-like pieces being transparent or colored, or partly colored and transparent to create a three-dimensional solid image encased in a framing volume when the three-dimensional puzzle is completely assembled, said three-dimensional image produced by said transparent jigsaw-like pieces and the transparent portion of said partly transparent jigsaw-like pieces and said framing volume produced by said colored jigsaw-like pieces and said colored portion of said partly colored jigsaw-like pieces, enabling said three-dimensional image and said framing volume to be viewed at all possible angles and perspectives, each of said jigsaw-like pieces used to create said three-dimensional image functioning as both a clue to complete the three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle as well as a portion of said three-dimensional image or said framing volume.
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