Puzzle box

Abstract

A puzzle box includes an assemblable puzzle having at least one puzzle piece, and at least one movable element movable between an initial position and a subsequent position. A configuration of the puzzle pieces of the assemblable puzzle provides an inducement for a movement of the movable element into the subsequent position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A puzzle box, comprising:
 an assemblable puzzle, the assemblable puzzle including at least one puzzle piece;   a movable element movable between an initial position and a subsequent position;   wherein a configuration of the puzzle pieces of the assemblable puzzle provides an inducement for a movement of the movable element into the subsequent position.   
     
     
         2 . The puzzle box of  claim 1 , wherein the configuration is a solved configuration of the assemblable puzzle. 
     
     
         3 . The puzzle box of  claim 1 , wherein the subsequent position of the movable element is a final position of the movable element. 
     
     
         4 . The puzzle box of  claim 1 , wherein a goal of the puzzle box is achieved by the movement of the movable element into the subsequent position. 
     
     
         5 . The puzzle box of  claim 1 , wherein the inducement is one or more of a manual inducement and an automatic inducement. 
     
     
         6 . The puzzle box of  claim 1 , wherein the inducement includes one or more of a physical link between the puzzle piece and the movable element and a logical link between the puzzle piece and the movable element. 
     
     
         7 . The puzzle box of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one additional movable element, wherein the movement of the movable element into the subsequent position provides an additional inducement for a movement of the additional movable element into a subsequent position of the additional movable element. 
     
     
         8 . A puzzle box, comprising:
 a frame having a base for puzzle assembly;   a puzzle comprising at least one puzzle piece and assemblable on the base; and   a movable element disposed in movable relation to the frame;   wherein a solved configuration of the puzzle provides an inducement for a movement of the movable element from an initial position to a final position.   
     
     
         9 . The puzzle box of  claim 8 , wherein the inducement is a manual inducement. 
     
     
         10 . The puzzle box of  claim 8 , wherein the inducement is an automatic inducement. 
     
     
         11 . The puzzle box of  claim 8 , wherein, as a result of the inducement, the movement of the movable element is executed by a user. 
     
     
         12 . The puzzle box of  claim 11 , wherein the movement of the movable element is executed due to a movement of an additional movable element from an initial position of the additional movable element. 
     
     
         13 . The puzzle box of  claim 8 , wherein the inducement provides information to a user regarding the movement of the movable element from the initial position. 
     
     
         14 . The puzzle box of  claim 8 , wherein, as a result of the inducement, the movement of the movable element is executed without additional action by a user. 
     
     
         15 . The puzzle box of  claim 14 , wherein the movement of the movable element is carried out due to a physical or magnetic interaction between the movable element and the puzzle piece, or due to a physical or magnetic interaction between the movable element and an additional movable element. 
     
     
         16 . The puzzle box of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the movable element includes one or more of a visible portion and a concealed portion;   the visible portion is disposed in relation to the frame so as to be visible to a user; and   the concealed portion is disposed beneath a surface of the frame so as to not be visible to the user.   
     
     
         17 . The puzzle box of  claim 16 , wherein the visible portion and the concealed portion are connected via an aperture in the frame. 
     
     
         18 . The puzzle box of  claim 16 , wherein:
 in the solved configuration of the puzzle, the puzzle pieces define a window; and   at least a portion of the visible portion of the movable element is visible through the window.   
     
     
         19 . The puzzle box of  claim 18 , wherein:
 said portion of the visible portion is disposed within the window; and   an outer perimeter of said portion is sized and shaped to complement an inner perimeter of the window.   
     
     
         20 . The puzzle box of  claim 8 , wherein the base includes at least two surfaces, a first surface of the surfaces being disposed above a second surface of the surfaces.