US2005230910A1PendingUtilityA1

Pieces and method for producing multiple forms of a three-dimensional construction game

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 29, 2002Filed: Dec 11, 2003Published: Oct 20, 2005
Est. expiryMay 29, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ana Urriza
A63H 33/084A63F 2003/00794A63F 9/12
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Abstract

An invention and method for producing ttetragonal prism shaped puzzle pieces that may have on their rectangular faces cubic projections. The pieces are grouped according to the volume of the tetragonal prism, which can have a stack of five, four, three, two or one cubic projection(s). The pieces are further differentiated according to the number of rectangular faces with cubic projections and their arrangement. A production method for making a wide variety of geometric or irregular objects consists of selecting pieces, repeated if necessary, and assembling the pieces into the form of a desired object. Then the pieces forming the periphery of the desired object are cut from the assembly of pieces. This provides the base pattern for the pieces necessary to make the desired object. Thereafter, mechanisation of the pieces allows for mass production of a wide variety of three-dimensional puzzles with interior pieces and detailed exterior form.

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       27 . A three-dimensional construction game comprising 27 pieces that are tetragonal prisms of one to thirteen equal cubes.  
   
   
       28 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  1  is a tetragonal prism ( 31 ) comprising a stack of five equal cubes.  
   
   
       29 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  2  is a tetragonal prism ( 32 ) comprising a stack of five equal cubes with equal cubes placed on one of the rectangular faces of the said stack at the height of the second cube of the said stack ( 34 ) and at the height of the fourth cube ( 33 ) of the said stack.  
   
   
       30 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  3  is a tetragonal prism ( 35 ) comprising a stack of five equal cubes with equal cubes placed on two of the adjacent rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 37  and  39 ) and the fourth cube in said stack ( 36  and  38 ).  
   
   
       31 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  4  is a tetragonal prism ( 40 ) comprising a stack of five equal cubes with three pairs of equal cubes placed on three of rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 42 ,  44  and  46 ) and the fourth cube in said stack ( 41 ,  43  and  45 ).  
   
   
       32 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  5  is a tetragonal prism ( 47 ) comprising a stack of five equal cubes with two pairs of equal cubes placed on two of the non-adjacent rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 49  and  51 ) and the fourth cube in said stack ( 48  and  50 ).  
   
   
       33 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  6  is a tetragonal prism ( 52 ) comprising a stack of five equal cubes with four pairs of equal cubes on four rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 54 ,  56 ,  58  and  60 ) and the fourth cube in said stack ( 53 ,  55 ,  57  and  59 ).  
   
   
       34 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  7  is a tetragonal prism comprising a stack of four equal cubes ( 61 ).  
   
   
       35 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  8  is a tetragonal prism ( 62 ) comprising a stack of four equal cubes with two equal cubes on one of the rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack ( 64 ) and the third cube in said stack ( 63 ).  
   
   
       36 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  9  is a tetragonal prism ( 65 ) comprising a stack of four equal cubes with two pairs of equal cubes on two adjacent rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack ( 67  and  69 ) and the third cube in said stack ( 66  and  68 ).  
   
   
       37 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  10  is a tetragonal prism ( 70 ) comprising a stack of four equal cubes with two pairs of equal cubes placed on two non-adjacent rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack ( 72  and  74 ) and the third cube in said stack ( 71  and  73 ).  
   
   
       38 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  11  is a tetragonal prism ( 75 ) comprising a stack of four equal cubes with three pairs of equal cubes placed on three of the rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube of said stack ( 77 ,  79  and  81 ) and the third cube of said stack ( 76 ,  78  and  80 ).  
   
   
       39 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  12  is a tetragonal prism ( 82 ) comprising a stack of four equal cubes with four pairs of equal cubes placed on the four rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack ( 84 ,  86 ,  88  and  90 ) and the third cube of said stack ( 83 ,  85 ,  87  and  89 ).  
   
   
       40 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  13  is a tetragonal prism ( 91 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes.  
   
   
       41 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  14  is a tetragonal prism ( 92 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with two equal cubes placed on one of the rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack ( 94 ) and the third cube in said stack ( 93 ).  
   
   
       42 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  15  is a tetragonal prism ( 95 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with two pairs of equal cubes placed on two of the adjacent rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack ( 97  and  99 ) and the third cube in said stack ( 96  and  98 ).  
   
   
       43 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  16  is a tetragonal prism ( 100 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with two pairs of equal cubes placed on two of the non-adjacent rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack ( 102  and  104 ) and the third cube of said stack ( 101  and  103 ).  
   
   
       44 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  17  is a tetragonal prism ( 105 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with three pairs of equal cubes placed on three of the rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in the said stack ( 107 ,  109  and  111 ) and the third cube in the said stack ( 106 ,  108  and  110 ).  
   
   
       45 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  18  is a tetragonal prism ( 112 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with four pairs of equal cubes placed on the four rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in the said stack ( 114 ,  116 ,  118  and  120 ) and the third cube in said stack ( 113 ,  115 ,  117  and  119 ).  
   
   
       46 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  19  is a tetragonal prism ( 121 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with four equal cubes placed on the four rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 122 ,  123 ,  124  and  125 ).  
   
   
       47 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  20  is a tetragonal prism ( 126 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with three equal cubes placed on three of the rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 127 ,  128  and  129 ).  
   
   
       48 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  21  is a tetragonal prism ( 130 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with two equal cubes placed on two of the adjacent rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 131  and  132 ).  
   
   
       49 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  22  is a tetragonal prism ( 133 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with two equal cubes placed on two of the non-adjacent rectangular faces at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 134  and  135 ).  
   
   
       50 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  23  is a tetragonal prism ( 136 ) comprising a stack of three equal cubes with one equal cube placed on one of the rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the second cube in said stack ( 137 ).  
   
   
       51 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  24  is a tetragonal prism ( 138 ) comprising a stack of two equal cubes.  
   
   
       52 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  25  is a tetragonal prism ( 142 ) comprising a stack of two equal cubes with one equal cube ( 143 ) placed on one of the rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack.  
   
   
       53 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  26  is a tetragonal prism ( 139 ) comprising a stack of two equal cubes with two equal cubes ( 140  and  141 ) placed on two of the adjacent rectangular faces of said stack at the height of the first cube in said stack.  
   
   
       54 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein piece  27  is a tetragonal prism ( 144 ) with a volume of one equal cube.  
   
   
       55 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein the puzzle pieces are made from plastic.  
   
   
       56 . The three-dimensional construction game according to  claim 27  wherein the puzzle pieces are made from wood.  
   
   
       57 . The three-dimensional construction game of  claim 27  wherein each of the tetragonal prisms has a backbone of one or more equal cubes, hereinafter called a “cubeoid.” 
   
   
       58 . The tetragonal prism of  claim 57  wherein the cubeoid comprises one of the subsets of five equal cubes, those subsets being: 
 a) a stack of five equal cubes ( 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5  and  6 );    b) a stack of four equal cubes ( 7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10 ,  11  and  12 );    c) a stack of three equal cubes ( 13 ,  14 ,  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18 ,  19 ,  20 ,  21 ,  22  and  23 );    d) a stack of two equal cubes ( 24 ,  25  and  26 ) and;    e) one ( 27 ) cube.    
   
   
       59 . The tetragonal prism of  claim 58  wherein the tetragonal prism is comprised from one of six possible sub-groups defined by the possible arrangement of cubes on four faces of the cubeoid: 
 a) all four sides have additional cubes ( 6 ,  12 ,  18 ,  19 ),    b) three sides have additional cubes ( 4 ,  11 ,  17 ,  20 ),    c) two adjacent sides have additional cubes ( 3 ,  9 ,  15 ,  21 ,  26 ),    d) two non-adjacent sides have additional cubes ( 5 ,  10 ,  16 ,  22 ),    e) one side has additional cubes ( 2 ,  8 ,  14 ,  23 ,  25 ),    f) or no side has additional cubes ( 1 ,  7 ,  13 ,  24 ,  27 ).    
   
   
       60 . The tetragonal prism of  claim 59  wherein said tetragonal prism has two cubes on any of the rectangular sides of the cubeoid with space equal to the volume of a single cube between the two cubes; and therefore, a tetragonal prism with two cubes on any one side of the cubeoid can have the two cubes at the height of the second and fourth cubes of the cubeoid ( 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5  and  6 ); or at the height of the first and third cube in the cubeoid ( 7 ,  8 ,  9 ,  10 ,  11 ,  12 ,  14 ,  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18 );  
   
   
       61 . The tetragonal prism of  claim 59  wherein said tetragonal prism has one cube on a side of the cubeoid, said cube is placed at the height of the second cube in the cubeoid ( 19 ,  20 ,  21 ,  22 , and  23 ).  
   
   
       62 . The tetragonal prism of  claim 59  wherein the tetragonal prism has one cube on a side of the cubeoid at the height of the first cube ( 25  and  26 ).  
   
   
       63 . A process of manufacture for producing the three-dimensional construction game of  claim 27 , so that the resulting puzzle has both a desired form and interior three-dimensional puzzle pieces, comprising the steps of: 
 a) selecting groups of pieces limited to those described in claims  60 ,  61 , or  62 , with repetition of pieces if necessary,    b) assembling said pieces to obtain a desired form, for example, cube-shaped, staggered pyramid shaped, star shaped, or tetragonal prism shaped ( FIG. 28 );    c) if necessary, cut the pieces of the resulting form into the precise outline of the desired three-dimensional object or figure so that cutting the periphery of the pieces of the object or figure reproduces a concrete area inside the surface of the shape and a concrete volume integrated in the total volume of the shape (depending on the place the piece takes up in the assembly). For example, to form a three-dimensional triangle one would cut the cube along the diagonal plane which intersects the cube's base and the cube's opposite top vertical edge ( FIG. 30 ).    
   
   
       64 . The process of manufacture as described in  claim 63  wherein the pieces that result from the process of cutting the object or figure are then used as the basis for producing copies of the resulting cut pieces ( FIG. 29 ).  
   
   
       65 . The process of manufacture as described in  claim 64  wherein the copies of the resulting cut puzzle pieces are made using machine tools.  
   
   
       66 . The process of manufacture as described in  claim 64  wherein the copies of the resulting cut puzzle pieces are made using carpentry machinery.  
   
   
       67 . The process of manufacture as described in  claim 64  wherein the copies of the resulting cut puzzle pieces are made using moulds

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