Patent ID: 6116599
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A manipulable puzzle comprising:a housing having a support surface, a first set of opposing walls projecting above said support surface, and a second set of opposing walls projecting above said support surface, each of said walls of said second set having an overhang spaced apart at a select distance from and extending substantially parallel to said support surface, said housing having a select length and a select width,at least two sliding bars contacting said support surface, said sliding bars capable of sliding across said support surface, said sliding bars having peaks and channels, each sliding bar having a select length, a select depth, and a select width where the width corresponds to X, anda plurality of movable pieces capable of communication with a channel of at least one of said sliding bars; and whereinthe select length of said support surface corresponds to a first integer multiple of X and the select width of said support surface corresponds to a second integer multiple of X, each of said overhangs extends over said support surface by a distance corresponding to a third number multiplied with X,each select length of said sliding bars corresponds to a fourth integer multiple of X and each select width of said sliding bars corresponds to X, where the fourth integer is less than a first integer, each peak and channel has dimensions of X by a fifth integer multiple of X, andeach movable piece has a length corresponding to a sixth integer multiple of X and a width of X, where said sixth integer is in a range of 1 to half of the first integer rounded up to the next integer.