Patent ID: 8387984
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A manipulative three-dimensional puzzle comprising: a shell member formed with a plurality of tracks comprising a first set of tracks and a second set of tracks, the first and second sets of tracks intersecting each other at a plurality of crossroads, the first and second sets of tracks together extending at least partially over a height, length and width of said shell member; and a plurality of puzzle pieces and a plurality of spacers movably positioned in said first and second sets of tracks, wherein for each track at least one spacer is between two puzzle pieces, and wherein moving one of the puzzle pieces in one of the tracks causes all the puzzle pieces and spacers in that track to move together along that track, and wherein said spacers are shaped differently than said puzzle pieces; wherein said shell member comprises a plurality of guide elements extending outwards therefrom, wherein gaps separate said guide elements from one another, said gaps forming the tracks in which said puzzle pieces and said spacers move; wherein said each guide element comprises a top portion extending from a base portion which extends outwards from said shell member, said top portion being larger in area than said base portion; and wherein each of said puzzle pieces comprises an external top portion that extends from a pillar portion, wherein the pillar portion travels in the tracks, and wherein the external top portion extends over adjacent top portions of each guide element, and wherein each spacer is disposed below the top portions of each guide element between adjacent base portions.