Patent ID: 6241248
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A three-dimensional puzzle capable of being assembled and disassembled, said three-dimensional puzzle comprising:a plurality of substantially polyhedronally shaped subpieces, each subpiece having a plurality of faces;said plurality of subpieces forming a plurality of component puzzle pieces, each of said puzzle pieces comprising one or more subpieces wherein said puzzle pieces with more than one subpiece are comprised of subpieces fixedly attached in face-to-face relation, each puzzle piece having a plurality of puzzle piece surfaces;said plurality of puzzle pieces capable of being assembled in a spatially integrating manner by relative movement thereof to form a three-dimensional assembled configuration wherein at least one of said puzzle pieces is fully interlocked;said plurality of puzzle pieces capable of being disassembled from said assembled configuration by relative movement thereof;said movement including movement of puzzle pieces in parallel relation to at least three planes, each of said at least three planes being angled with respect to each other plane;stud means for blocking certain relative movement of said puzzle pieces during assembly and disassembly, said stud means including first and second projecting studs, said first stud projecting from a first face of a first puzzle piece in a direction along a first axis perpendicular to said first face, said second stud projecting from a second face of one of said puzzle pieces in a direction along a second axis perpendicular to said second face, said first axis disposed in angular relation to said second axis;said three-dimensional puzzle further including a second puzzle piece having a face with an elongate recessed first channel defined by at least one channel wall, said at least one channel wall defining a first channel path, whereby movement of said first puzzle piece relative to said second puzzle piece causes said first stud to be slidably disposed substantially adjacent to said channel wall wherein said movement terminates by engagement of said first stud with one of said puzzle pieces;a second channel defined by at least one channel wall defining a second channel path on the same face as said first channel, said first and second channel paths intersecting at an angle.