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US 6,802,509 B1Granted
Container with associated puzzle
OwnerKimberly Kellockinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is toy or educational tool comprising a container shaped and decorated to portray a doll or thing being studied and housing puzzle pieces inside that, when assembled, create an image of or thematically related to said container or thing being studied.
Claims8
A toy for learning comprising:
- a container, said container shaped and decorated to portray a character and having an interior cavity, said container having a cover releasibly secured thereto, said container independently functioning as a character;
- said container having a solution suggesting attribute for providing a clue as to how to solve puzzle;
- a means for accessing said interior cavity of said container when said cover is removed;
- and
- jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces defining a puzzle shape and portraying an image when assembled outside of said container, wherein said image resembles a two dimensional depiction of said container, said puzzle shape is unrelated to the shape of said interior cavity of said container, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces unbounded by said container when said pieces are assembled, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces housed in said interior cavity of said container when unassembled.
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A toy for learning comprising:
- a container, said container shaped and decorated to portray a character and having an interior cavity, said container having a cover releasibly secured thereto, said container independently functioning as a character;
- said container having a solution suggesting attribute for providing a clue as to how to solve puzzle;
- a means for accessing said interior cavity of said container when said cover is removed;
- and
- jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces defining a puzzle shape and portraying an image when assembled outside of said container, wherein said image resembles a three dimensional depiction of said container, said puzzle shape is unrelated to the shape of said interior cavity of said container, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces unbounded by said container when said pieces are assembled, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces housed in said interior cavity of said container when unassembled.
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A toy for learning comprising:
- a container, said container shaped and decorated to portray a character and having an interior cavity, said container having a cover releasibly secured thereto, said container independently functioning as a character;
- said container having a solution suggesting association between said image and said container to facilitate solution of said puzzle;
- a means for accessing said interior cavity of said container when said cover is removed;
- and
- jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces defining a puzzle shape and portraying an image when assembled outside of said container, wherein said image resembles a two dimensional depiction of said container, said puzzle shape is unrelated to the shape of said interior cavity of said container, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces unbounded by said container when said pieces are assembled, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces housed in said interior cavity of said container when unassembled.
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A toy for learning comprising:
- a container, said container shaped and decorated to portray a character and having an interior cavity, said container having a cover releasibly secured thereto, said container independently functioning as a character;
- said container having a solution suggesting association between said image and said container to facilitate solution of said puzzle;
- a means for accessing said interior cavity of said container when said cover is removed;
- and
- jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces defining a puzzle shape and portraying an image when assembled outside of said container, wherein said image resembles a three dimensional depiction of said container, said puzzle shape is unrelated to the shape of said interior cavity of said container, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces unbounded by said container when said pieces are assembled, said jigsaw shaped puzzle pieces housed in said interior cavity of said container when unassembled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.