Two-sided puzzle and box assembly
AssigneePigment & Hue, Inc.
InventorHoward Kurtz
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Abstract
The unassembled puzzle pieces of a two-sided puzzle are stored in a right-triangular box to form a two-sided puzzle and box assembly. A representation of the image on one side of the two-sided puzzle when assembled is on one triangle-leg first side wall. And a representation of the image on the other side of the puzzle is on the triangle-leg second side wall. Thus, the person assembling the puzzle opens the box, dumps the puzzle pieces out and sets the box up generally with the right angle of the box facing her. She can easily then see both image representations by only moving her head slightly as she puts the puzzle together. She may then figure out which up-or-down way to flip the pieces, as she puts the puzzle together. The puzzle assembly method is also disclosed.
Claims22
An assembly comprising:
- a plurality of puzzle pieces which can be assembled together as an assembled puzzle having a first side and an opposite second side with a first image thereby formed on the first side and a different second image thereby formed on the second side;
- a box adapted to store the puzzle pieces when in an at least substantially unassembled condition;
- the box being shaped as a triangle with a first side wall of the box defining a first leg of the triangle, a second side wall of the box defining a second leg of the triangle and a third side wall of the box defining a hypotenuse of the triangle;
- a representation of the first image but not the second image on the first side wall;
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- a representation of the second image but not the fist image on the second side wall.
A puzzle assembling method, comprising:
- removing puzzle pieces from a box;
- the puzzle pieces being adapted to be assembled together when removed from the box in an assembled puzzle having a first side with a first image thereon formed by the puzzle pieces and an opposite second side with a different second image thereon formed by the puzzle pieces;
- the box being configured generally as a right triangle having a first leg, a second leg, and a hypotenuse;
- the first and second legs joining at a right angle edge;
- the box having a first leg side wall, a second leg side wall and a hypotenuse side wall;
- the first leg side wall having thereon a representation of the first image but not the second image and the second leg side wall having thereon a representation of the second image but not the first;
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- assembling the puzzle pieces from the box into the assembled puzzle with the first image being upwardly disposed;
- the assembling including with the puzzle pieces being in an at least partially disassembled state and the right angle edge being forward facing, looking at the representations of the first and second images to help decide which side of at least some of the pieces should be facing up and which side should be facing down and so orienting at least some of the pieces;
- the assembling including manipulating at least some of the pieces to abut other of the pieces to form the assembled puzzle;
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- the manipulating including looking at the representation of the first image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.