3D jigsaw puzzle

A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising a self-supporting sphere formed by a plurality of interfitting puzzle pieces, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having (a) a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of cutouts formed in a periphery thereof, and (b) an uppersurface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface of each of said puzzle pieces having an arcuate contour defining a spherical surface portion, said lower surface of each of said puzzle pieces having a complementary contour to said arcuate contour of a corresponding upper surface, said upper and lower surfaces being concentric to define a uniform thickness for each piece, wherein each of said plurality of puzzle pieces has a non-regular geometric shape and a periphery defined by variable radius curves in the shape of a broad shouldered human, the broad shouldered human shape periphery of said plurality of puzzle pieces allowing as many as six of the plurality of puzzle pieces to meet at a common point.

A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising a self-supporting sphere formed by a plurality of interfitting puzzle pieces, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having (a) a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of cutouts formed in a periphery thereof, and (b) an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface of each of said puzzle pieces having an arcuate contour defining a spherical surface portion, said lower surface of each of said puzzle pieces having a complementary contour to said arcuate contour of a corresponding upper surface, said upper and lower surfaces being concentric to define a uniform or unitary thickness for each piece, wherein each of said plurality of puzzle pieces has a non-regular geometric shape and a periphery defined by variable radius curves in the shape of a broad shouldered human, the broad shouldered human shape periphery of said plurality of puzzle pieces allowing as many as six of the plurality of puzzle pieces to meet at a common point at several locations on the sphere.

A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising a self-supporting sphere formed by a plurality of interfitting puzzle pieces, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having (a) a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of cutouts formed in a periphery thereof, and (b) an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface of each of said puzzle pieces having an arcuate contour defining a spherical surface portion, said lower surface of each of said puzzle pieces having a complementary contour to said arcuate contour of a corresponding upper surface, said upper and lower surfaces being concentric to define a uniform or unitary thickness for each piece, wherein each of said plurality of puzzle pieces has a periphery which allows as many as six of the plurality of puzzle pieces to meet at a common point.

A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising a self-supporting sphere formed by a plurality of interfitting puzzle pieces, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having (a) a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of cutouts formed in a periphery thereof, and (b) an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface of each of said puzzle pieces having an arcuate contour defining a spherical surface portion, said lower surface of each of said puzzle pieces having a complementary contour to said arcuate contour of a corresponding upper surface, said upper and lower surfaces being concentric to define a uniform or unitary thickness for each piece, wherein each of said plurality of puzzle pieces has a periphery which allows as many as six of the plurality of puzzle pieces to meet at a common point at several locations on the sphere.

A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising a self-supporting sphere formed by a plurality of interfitting puzzle pieces, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having (a) a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of cutouts formed in a periphery thereof, and (b) an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface of each of said puzzle pieces having an arcuate contour defining a spherical surface portion, said lower surface of each of said puzzle pieces having a complementary contour to said arcuate contour of a corresponding upper surface, said upper and lower surfaces being concentric to define a uniform or unitary thickness for each piece, wherein each of said plurality of puzzle pieces has a non-regular geometric shape which allows as many as six of the plurality of puzzle pieces to meet at a common point.

A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising a self-supporting sphere formed by a plurality of interfitting puzzle pieces, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of cutouts formed in a periphery thereof, and an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface of each of said puzzle pieces having an arcuate contour defining a spherical surface portion, said lower surface of each of said puzzle pieces having a complementary contour to said arcuate contour of a corresponding upper surface, said upper and lower surfaces being concentric to define a uniform thickness for each piece, wherein each of said plurality of puzzle pieces has a non-regular geometric shape and a periphery defined by variable radius curves, wherein the non-regular geometric shape of said plurality of puzzle pieces allows as many as six of the plurality of puzzle pieces to meet at a common point at several locations on the sphere.

A three dimensional jigsaw puzzle comprising a self-supporting sphere formed by a plurality of interfitting puzzle pieces, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having (a) a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of cutouts formed in a periphery thereof, and (b) an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, said upper surface of each of said puzzle pieces having an arcuate contour defining a spherical surface portion, said lower surface of each of said puzzle pieces having a complementary contour to said arcuate contour of a corresponding upper surface, said upper and lower surfaces being concentric to define a unitary thickness for each piece, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having a periphery defined by variable radius curves, each of said plurality of puzzle pieces having a broad shouldered human shape periphery to allow as many as six of the plurality of puzzle pieces to meet at a common point at several locations on the sphere.