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US 6,644,665 B1Granted
Octagon cube spacial logical toy
OwnerDavid W. Brooksinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a spacial logical toy having a total of twenty-six toy elements mounted on a spherical internal connecting element. The toy elements are assembled to a spacial body having an octagon cross section on any of the three mutually perpendicular axes. The surfaces of the twenty-six toy elements that make up the geometric solid are provided with one of three colors and are sequentially numbered (1-26) or lettered (A-Z) to provide each surface with a unique designation. The twenty-six toy elements are mixed by rotation of any adjacent nine elements relative to the remainder of the geometric solid. The objective or solution is to return the toy elements to an original sequential orientation.
Claims20
An octagon cube spacial logical toy having a total of twenty-six planar exterior surfaces comprising;
- (a) a spherical core member including six cylindrical connector assemblies oriented along three orthogonal symmetry axes;
- (b) a first set of six identical elements, each element comprising a T-shaped member including a square top portion and perpendicular base portion, the T-shaped member with a hollow bore there through adapted to accept a cylindrical connector assembly from a base portion end thereof, the connector assembly having a retainer means for securing the T-shaped member thereon, and a square cap portion secured over the hollow bore of the T-shaped member opposite the connector assembly;
- (c) a second set of eight identical elements, each element comprising a tetrahedron member with an integrally formed cam element located at one corner of the tetrahedron member opposite a triangular surface thereof, the cam element including a spherical section surface with concavity in opposition to the opposed triangular surface of the tetrahedron member opposite the cam element;
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- (d) a third set of twelve identical elements, each element comprising a solid triangular member with an integrally formed cam element located at a midpoint of one edge of the solid triangular member opposite a square surface thereof, the cam element including a spherical section surface with concavity in opposition to the opposed square surface of the solid triangular member opposite the cam element;
- (e) whereby each T-shaped member of the first set of elements is secured to a cylindrical connector assembly of the spherical core member with the square cap portion on the toy exterior, each solid triangular member of the third set of elements is positioned between two adjacent T-shaped members of the first set of elements with the cam spherical section surface adjacent the spherical core member and opposed square surface on the toy exterior, and each tetrahedron member of the second set of elements is positioned between three adjacent solid triangular members of the third set of elements with the cam spherical section surface adjacent the spherical core member and opposed triangular surface on the toy exterior, thereby forming a spacial toy with twenty-six exterior surfaces.
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An octagon cube spacial logical toy having a total of twenty-six planar exterior surfaces comprising;
- (a) a spherical core member including six cylindrical connector assemblies oriented along three orthogonal symmetry axes, said cylindrical connector assembly including a cylindrical shaft member with a cylindrical biasing spacer member retained thereon by a washer member surrounding the cylindrical shaft member, the washer member secured by a snap ring member fitted in a groove in the cylindrical shaft member at an end opposite the spherical core member;
- (b) a first set of six identical elements, each element comprising a T-shaped member including a square top portion and perpendicular base portion, the T-shaped member with a hollow bore there through adapted to accept a cylindrical connector assembly from a base portion end thereof, the connector assembly having a retainer means for securing the T-shaped member thereon, and a square cap portion secured over the hollow bore of the T-shaped member opposite the connector assembly;
- (c) a second set of eight identical elements, each element comprising a tetrahedron member with an integrally formed solid cubical cam element located at one corner of the tetrahedron member opposite a triangular surface thereof, the solid cubical cam element including a spherical section surface with concavity in opposition to the opposed triangular surface of the tetrahedron member opposite the cam element;
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- (d) a third set of twelve identical elements, each element comprising a solid triangular member with an integrally formed solid rectangular cam element located at a midpoint of one edge of the solid triangular member opposite a square surface thereof, the solid rectangular cam element including a spherical section surface with concavity in opposition to the opposed square surface of the solid triangular member opposite the cam element;
- (e) whereby each T-shaped member of the first of elements is secured to a cylindrical connector assembly of the spherical core member with the square cap portion on the toy exterior, each solid triangular member of the third set of elements is positioned between two adjacent T-shaped members of the first set of elements with the cam spherical section surface adjacent the spherical core member and opposed square surface on the toy exterior, and each tetrahedron member of the second set of elements is positioned between three adjacent solid triangular members of the third set of elements with the cam spherical section surface adjacent the spherical core member and opposed triangular surface on the toy exterior, thereby forming a spacial toy with twenty-six exterior surfaces, each exterior surface of the toy marked sequentially with one of twenty-six different identifiers.
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An octagon cube spacial logical toy having a total of forty-two planar exterior surfaces comprising;
- (a) a spherical core member including six cylindrical connector assemblies oriented along three orthogonal symmetry axes;
- (b) a first set of six identical elements, each element comprising a T-shaped member including a square top portion and perpendicular base portion, the T-shaped member with a hollow bore there through adapted to accept a cylindrical connector assembly from a base portion end thereof, the connector assembly having a retainer means for securing the T-shaped member thereon, and a square cap portion secured over the hollow bore of the T-shaped member opposite the connector assembly;
- (c) a second set of eight identical elements, each element comprising a double tetrahedron member with an integrally formed cam element located at one end of the double tetrahedron member opposite three triangular surfaces thereof, the cam element including a spherical section surface with concavity in opposition to the opposed three triangular surfaces of the double tetrahedron member opposite the cam element;
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- (d) a third set of twelve identical elements, each element comprising a solid triangular member with an integrally formed cam element located at a midpoint of one edge of the solid triangular member opposite a square surface thereof, the cam element including a spherical section surface with concavity in opposition to the opposed square surface of the solid triangular member opposite the cam element;
- (e) whereby each T-shaped member of the first set of elements is secured to a cylindrical connector assembly of the spherical core member with the square cap portion on the toy exterior, each solid triangular member of the third set of elements is positioned between two adjacent T-shaped members of the first set of elements with the cam spherical section surface adjacent the spherical core member and opposed square surface on the toy exterior, and each double tetrahedron member of the second set of elements is positioned between three adjacent solid triangular members of the third set of elements with the cam spherical section surface adjacent the spherical core member and opposed three triangular surfaces on the toy exterior, thereby forming a spacial toy with forty-two exterior surfaces.
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An octagon cube spacial logical toy having a total of forty-two planar exterior surfaces comprising;
- (a) a spherical core member including six cylindrical connector assemblies oriented along three orthogonal symmetry axes, said cylindrical connector assembly including a cylindrical shaft member with a cylindrical biasing spacer member retained thereon by a washer member surrounding the cylindrical shaft member, the washer member secured by a snap ring member fitted in a groove in the cylindrical shaft member at an end opposite the spherical core member;
- (b) a first set of six identical elements, each element comprising a T-shaped member including a square top portion and perpendicular base portion, the T-shaped member with a hollow bore there through adapted to accept a cylindrical connector assembly from a base portion end thereof, the connector assembly having a retainer means for securing the T-shaped member thereon, and a square cap portion secured over the hollow bore of the T-shaped member opposite the connector assembly;
- (c) a second set of eight identical elements, each element comprising a double tetrahedron member with an integrally formed solid cubical cam element located at one end of the double tetrahedron member opposite three triangular surfaces thereof, the cam element including a spherical section surface with concavity in opposition to the opposed three triangular surfaces of the double tetrahedron member opposite the cam element;
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- (d) a third set of twelve identical elements, each element comprising a solid triangular member with an integrally formed solid rectangular cam element located at a midpoint of one edge of the solid triangular member opposite a square surface thereof, the cam element including a spherical section surface with concavity in opposition to the opposed square surface of the solid triangular member opposite the cam element;
- (e) whereby each T-shaped member of the first set of elements is secured to a cylindrical connector assembly of the spherical core member with the square cap portion on the toy exterior, each solid triangular member of the third set of elements is positioned between two adjacent T-shaped members of the first set of elements with the cam spherical section surface adjacent the spherical core member and opposed square surface on the toy exterior, and each double tetrahedron member of the second set of elements is positioned between three adjacent solid triangular members of the third set of elements with the cam spherical section surface adjacent the spherical core member and opposed three triangular surfaces on the toy exterior, thereby forming a spacial toy with forty-two exterior surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.