Frameless puzzle

Abstract

A frameless puzzle has a fixing structure and a puzzle main body. The fixing structure has an arced surface. The arced surface is formed between a top surface of the fixing structure and a side surface of the fixing structure. The puzzle main body has multiple outer puzzle pieces. Each outer puzzle piece has a top section, at least one bendable body, and at least one side section. The bendable body is connected to the side section and the top section, such that the side section can be tilted via the bendable body. When the bendable body is bended, the bendable body fits the arced surface. In other words, the bendable body is supported by the fixing structure as bended and would not folded.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A frameless puzzle comprising:
 a fixing structure comprising:
 an upper engaged groove concaved on a top surface of the fixing structure; and 
 an arced surface formed between the top surface of the fixing structure and a side surface of the fixing structure; 
   a puzzle main body comprising:
 multiple outer puzzle pieces mounted on the fixing structure; the outer puzzle pieces connected with each other as a loop, thereby enclosing an inner space; each one of the outer puzzle pieces comprising:
 a top section comprising:
 at least one upper mating portion on a verge of the top section; the top sections of each two adjacent ones of the outer puzzle pieces interlocked to each other via the upper mating portions; 
 
 an upper engaging portion protruding from a bottom surface of the top section; the upper engaging portion mounted and interlocked into the upper engaged groove of the fixing structure; and 
 at least one bendable body connected to the verge of the top section; 
 at least one side section connected to a verge of each one of the at least one bendable body, each one of the at least one side section comprising:
 at least one side mating portion on a verge of each one of the at least one side section; each one of the at least one side section of each two adjacent ones of the outer puzzle pieces interlocked to each other via the side mating portions; 
 an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface opposite each other; the at least one side section being tiltable via the at least one bendable body such that the outer wall surface of the at least one side section is parallel to a top surface of the top section or the inner wall surface of the at least one side section abuts the side surface of the fixing structure; and 
 
 
 multiple inner puzzle pieces mounted within the inner space enclosed by the outer puzzle pieces; the inner puzzle pieces interlocked to each other and some of the inner puzzle pieces interlocked to the outer puzzle pieces; 
   wherein when the inner wall surface of the at least one side section abuts the side surface of the fixing structure, the at least one bendable body is bended and fits the arced surface.   
     
     
         2 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the fixing structure comprises:
 a first engaged portion formed on the side surface of the fixing structure; 
   each one of the outer puzzle pieces comprises:
 a second engaged portion protruding on a verge of each one of the at least one side section and being opposite to the top section; and 
   when the inner wall surface of the at least one side section abuts the side surface of the fixing structure, the first engaged portion and the second engaged portion are embedded to each other.   
     
     
         3 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first engaged portion protrudes downwards on the side surface of the fixing structure; and   the second engaged portion protrudes upwards on each one of the at least one side section.   
     
     
         4 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the fixing structure comprises:
 a pressing groove on the side surface of the fixing structure and adjacent to the first engaged portion; the pressing groove concaved above the first engaged portion;   when the first engaged portion and the second engaged portion are embedded to each other, the second engaged portion compresses the pressing groove such that the first engaged portion is tilted upwards.   
     
     
         5 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the upper engaging portion of the top section of each one of the outer puzzle pieces is a tab. 
     
     
         6 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the upper engaging portion of the top section of each one of the outer puzzle pieces is a tab. 
     
     
         7 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the fixing structure comprises:
 a side engaged groove concaved on the side surface of the fixing structure; and 
   each one of the outer puzzle pieces comprises:
 a side engaging portion protruding from the inner wall surface of each one of the at least one side section; 
   when the inner wall surface of the at least one side section abuts the side surface of the fixing structure, the side engaging portion is mounted into the side engaged groove.   
     
     
         8 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein:
 the fixing structure comprises:
 a side engaged groove concaved on the side surface of the fixing structure; and 
   each one of the outer puzzle pieces comprises:
 a side engaging portion protruding from the inner wall surface of each one of the at least one side section; 
   when the inner wall surface of the at least one side section abuts the side surface of the fixing structure, the side engaging portion is mounted into the side engaged groove.   
     
     
         9 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the fixing structure is loop-shaped and thereby the arced surface is loop-shaped. 
     
     
         10 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the fixing structure is loop-shaped and thereby the arced surface is loop-shaped. 
     
     
         11 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the fixing structure comprises:
 multiple linear components, and each one of the linear components including:
 a first arced portion being a part of the arced surface of the fixing structure; 
   multiple connecting components, and each one of the connecting components including:
 a second arced portion being a part of the arced surface of the fixing structure; and 
   the connecting components and the linear components arranged staggered and being loop-shaped, and thereby the first arced portions of the connecting components and the second arced portions of linear components also arranged staggered and being loop-shaped.   
     
     
         12 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the fixing structure comprises:
 multiple linear components, and each one of the linear components including:
 a first arced portion being a part of the arced surface of the fixing structure; 
   multiple connecting components, and each one of the connecting components including:
 a second arced portion being a part of the arced surface of the fixing structure; and 
   the connecting components and the linear components arranged staggered and being loop-shaped, and thereby the first arced portions of the connecting components and the second arced portions of linear components also arranged staggered and being loop-shaped.   
     
     
         13 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein:
 each one of the linear components comprises:
 a connecting groove concaved on a bottom surface of the linear component; 
   each one of the connecting components comprises:
 a pedestal; two adjacent side surfaces of the pedestal each connecting a respective one of the linear components; the second arced portion formed on the pedestal; the pedestal comprising:
 a connecting dent on a bottom surface of the pedestal; 
 
 a corner component fixing one of the pedestals and two of the linear components to each other and comprising:
 a first connecting portion; the first connecting portion mounted into the connecting dent of said one of the pedestals; and 
 two second connecting portions; each one of the second connecting portions mounted into the connecting groove of a respective one of said two of the linear components. 
 
   
     
     
         14 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein:
 each one of the linear components comprises:
 a connecting groove concaved on a bottom surface of the linear component; 
   each one of the connecting components comprises:
 a pedestal; two adjacent side surfaces of the pedestal each connecting a respective one of the linear components; the second arced portion formed on the pedestal; the pedestal comprising:
 a connecting dent on a bottom surface of the pedestal; 
 
 a corner component fixing one of the pedestals and two of the linear components to each other and comprising:
 a first connecting portion; the first connecting portion mounted into the connecting dent of said one of the pedestals; and 
 two second connecting portions; each one of the second connecting portions mounted into the connecting groove of a respective one of said two of the linear components. 
 
   
     
     
         15 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the upper engaging portion is located at a geometric center of the bottom surface of the top section. 
     
     
         16 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the upper engaging portion is located at a geometric center of the bottom surface of the top section. 
     
     
         17 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the second engaged portion is hook-shaped. 
     
     
         18 . The frameless puzzle as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the second engaged portion is hook-shaped.