Cube puzzle game
OwnerMosen Agamawiinventor
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Abstract
A puzzle unit for an amusement device comprises a first puzzle unit assembly, a second puzzle unit assembly, a third removable unit face, and a fourth removable unit face. The first puzzle unit assembly includes a first support member and a second support member projecting from a first inner surface of the first unit assembly, and a first triangular unit face on an outer surface of the first unit assembly. A space between the first support member and the second support member define a first linear slot. The second puzzle unit assembly is geometrically identical to the first unit assembly, including a third support member and a fourth support member projecting from a second inner surface of the second unit assembly, and a second triangular unit face on an outer surface of the second unit assembly.
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A first puzzle unit comprising:
- a first puzzle unit assembly including a first support member and a second support member projecting from a first inner surface of the first unit assembly, and a first triangular unit face on an outer surface of the first unit assembly, with a space between the first support member and the second support member defining a first linear slot;
- a second puzzle unit assembly geometrically identical to the first unit assembly, including a third support member and a fourth support member projecting from a second inner surface of the second unit assembly, and a second triangular unit face on an outer surface of the second unit assembly, with a space between the third support member and the fourth support member defining a second linear slot, the second unit assembly, rotated relative to the first unit assembly such that the second linear slot aligns with the first linear slot, a portion of the first support member overlaps with a portion of the fourth support member, a portion of the second support member overlaps with a portion of the third support member, and a common edge defines an angle of about 60° between the first unit face and the second unit face;
- a third removable unit face engaged with the first support member or the fourth support member such that the third unit face occupies a plane substantially parallel to planes occupied by overlapping first and fourth support members;
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- a fourth removable unit face engaged with the second support member or the third support member such that the fourth unit face occupies a plane substantially parallel to planes occupied by overlapping second and third support members.
A puzzle unit pair comprising:
- a first tetrahedral puzzle unit with faces marked in a first color progression according to a predetermined color code;
- a second tetrahedral puzzle unit with faces marked in a second color progression according to the predetermined color code, the second puzzle unit being a geometric mirror image of the first puzzle unit;
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- a connector having a first linkage attached to a first surface on an interior volume of the first puzzle unit, and a second linkage attached to a second surface on an interior volume of the second puzzle unit, the connector being repositionable between a first corner and a second corner of the respective puzzle units without detaching or disassembling the connector;
- wherein the connector also includes a flexible filament section disposed between the first linkage and the second linkage.
A tetrahedral puzzle unit comprising:
- a first triangular unit face having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a second triangular unit face having an inner surface and an outer surface, the second triangular unit face geometrically identical to the first triangular unit face, the first and second triangular unit faces arranged along a common edge to define an angle of about 60° therebetween;
- a first support member projecting away from the inner surface of at least one of the first triangular unit face and the second triangular unit face;
- a second support member projecting away from the inner surface of the other of the first triangular unit face and the second triangular unit face, the first and second support members aligned such that a space between the first support member and the second support member defines a first linear slot;
- a third removable triangular unit face engaged with one of the first support member and the second support member such that the third triangular unit face occupies a plane substantially parallel to a plane occupied by the one of the first and second support members;
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- a fourth removable triangular unit face engaged with the other of the first support member and the second support member such that the fourth triangular unit face occupies a plane substantially parallel to a plane occupied by the other of the first and second support members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.