Puzzle apparatus
OwnerJames E. Morrisinventor
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Abstract
A puzzle apparatus includes an assembly panel and a plurality of puzzle pieces adapted to be assembled in edge-to-edge contact with one another on the panel. At least one holding panel is also provided. The holding panel is connected to the assembly panel and is movable between a closed storage position overlying the assembly panel and an open assembly position exposing the assembly panel. Suitable structure is provided for retaining the pieces on the assembly and holding panels while permitting detachment of the pieces therefrom by manual manipulation of the pieces. Thus, the puzzle pieces remain in contact with the assembly and holding panels until manually repositioned so that if the puzzle is not completed during one sitting it can be stored for future attention.
Claims13
A puzzle apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of puzzle pieces adapted to be assembled in edge-to-edge contact with one another to form a single puzzle;
- a central assembly panel on which the pieces may be assembled;
- at least two holding panels each including a front surface on which unassembled pieces may be positioned, the holding panels each being connected to the assembly panel and being movable between a closed storage position overlying the assembly panel and an open assembly position exposing the assembly panel, the holding panels each including a back surface provided with an illustration representative of the assembled puzzle such that, during assembly of the puzzle, either of the holding panels may be folded over the assembly panel to display the illustration so that a user may refer to the back surface of either holding panel while assembling the puzzle;
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- retention means for retaining the pieces on the assembly and holding panels while permitting detachment of the pieces therefrom by manual manipulation of the pieces.
A puzzle apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of puzzle pieces adapted to be assembled in edge-to-edge contact with one another to form a single puzzle;
- an assembly panel on which the pieces may be assembled;
- a pair of holding panels each including a front surface on which unassembled pieces may be positioned, the assembly holding panels being formed of a single sheet of fibrous material provided with a plurality of lines of bweakness separating the assembly panel from the holding panels and permitting the holding panels to be moved between a closed storage position overlying the assembly panel and an open assembly position exposing the assembly panel, the holding panels each including a back surface provided with an illustration representative of the assembled puzzle such that, during assembly of the puzzle, either of the holding panels may be folded over the assembly panel to display the illustration so that a user may refer to the back surface of either holding panel while assembling the puzzle;
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- retention means for retaining the pieces on the assembly and holding panels while permitting detachment of the pieces therefrom by manual manipulation of the pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.