Multidimensional puzzle
AssigneeGFS Creations
InventorsFrank M. Figone, Eric M. Seubert
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Abstract
A multidimensional puzzle. The puzzle includes a plurality of three-dimensional first object pieces having a contoured front surface. The object pieces are each representative of a thing with the contoured front surface having a shape identified with the thing represented by the object piece. A background defines a plurality of recesses each shaped to receive one of the object pieces with the contoured surface projecting from the recess. The background includes a plurality of second pieces. The puzzle also includes identification indicia associated with each of the recesses identifying one of the things represented by the object pieces to thereby indicate which of the object pieces the recess is shaped to receive.
Claims19
A multidimensional puzzle comprising:
- a plurality of three-dimensional object pieces having a front contoured surface, a back surface, and a peripheral edge extending between said contoured surface and said back surface, said object pieces each being representative of a thing with said contoured surface having a shape identified with said thing;
- a background defining a plurality of recesses each individually shaped to receive a selected one of said object pieces with said back surface positioned and said peripheral edge at least partially seated in said recess and said contoured surface projecting from said recess, said background including a plurality of second pieces;
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- each of said recesses having identification indicia separate from the shape of said object pieces identifying said thing represented by said selected one of said object pieces to thereby indicate which of said object pieces said recess is shaped to receive.
A multidimensional puzzle comprising:
- a plurality of three dimensional background pieces forming an image, said background pieces having a contoured background surface with a shape representative of a portion of said image, said contoured background surface of selected ones of said background pieces having a recessed area;
- a plurality of three dimensional object pieces each representative of a thing, said object pieces having a contoured object surface having a shape associated with said thing;
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- a plurality of recesses each defined by said recessed areas of at least two adjacent background pieces, said recesses each being individually shaped to receive a selected one of said object pieces with said contoured object surface projecting from said contoured background surface.
A multidimensional puzzle comprising:
- a plurality of three-dimensional first pieces each representative of a thing and having a contoured surface with a shape associated with said thing, a first back surface spaced from said contoured surface, and a first peripheral edge extending between said contoured surface and said first back surface;
- a plurality of second pieces each having a front surface, a second back surface spaced from said front surface and a second peripheral edge extending between said front surface and said second back surface, each of said second pieces being paired with one of said first pieces;
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- a background having a plurality of first recesses each individually shaped to receive a selected one of said first pieces with said first back surface and at least a portion of said first peripheral edge positioned in said first recess and said contoured surface projecting from said background and a plurality of second recesses each associated with one of said first recesses and individually shaped to receive a selected one of said second pieces with said second back surface and at least a portion of said second peripheral edge positioned in said second recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.