Year: 1899

page_text: I, REUBEN JOHN COOPER COLLINS, of 76, Church Street, Clapham Road,
S.W. Surrey, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My said invention consists in a puzzle made in three parts adapted to be
engaged with and disengaged from each other in a puzzling and peculiar manner.
Une part consists of a sheet metal stamping, cut preferably to resemble a
heart, and has a slot with two recesses at each end, pierced through it in or
about its centre, this slot being shaped approximately like two T's placed end to
end. This part is hereinafter termed the heart.
Another part consists of a sheet metal stamping, cut preferably in the form
of a central shaft with four lateral projections at the one end, two of these pro-
jections being on each side of the central shaft and with six lateral projections at
the other end, three of these projections being on each side of the central shatt.
This part is made to resemble an arrow, the former projections forming the
head" and the latter projections the "feathers," and is hereinafter termed the
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arrow.
The other part consists of a sheet metal stamping, cut preferably exactly in
the same form as the arrow, but it is further provided with a straight slot, equal
in length to that in the heart, pierced through its central shaft. This part is
hereinafter termed the slotted arrow.
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These parts are so proportioned that they may be engaged together as follows:
The arrow is passed right through the slot in the heart by a zigzag movement,
except for the last projections or "feathers and it can then be made to lay in
one of the recesses of the slot, the plane of the arrow coinciding with that of
the slot, and thus leave the slot clear for the passage of the slotted arrow, for it
will be found that only immediately in front of the last projections or
"feathers"
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does the width of the central shaft admit of its laying in the recess of the slot.
The slotted arrow is then passed half way through the heart, so that its "head"
is on one side and its "feathers on the other, and is made to lay in the recesses
at the other end of the slot to that in which the arrow is lying, the plane of
the slotted arrow, being at right angles to that of the slot in the heart. The
arrow is then passed back by the zigzag movement so that it is only half way
through the heart, that is, its "head" is on one side and its feathers on the
other, the slot in the slotted arrow allowing the feathers of the arrow room
to pass back. The "head" of the arrow is then slipped through the slot in the
slotted arrow. Disengagement is effected by reversal of the above movements.
Dated this 30th day of May 1899.
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page_text: A New or improved ruzzie.
I, REUBEN JOIN COOPER COLLINS, of No. 76, Church Street, Clapham Road,
in the County of Surrey, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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This invention relates to a new or improved puzzle and apparatus therefor, the
object being to provide a novel apparatus for intellectual amusement.
The puzzle apparatus consists of three separate parts adapted to be engaged
with and disengaged from each other in a puzzling and peculiar manner.
T'wo of
these parts are made in the form of arrows and the third is, for example, a heart
shaped plate which the arrows are to be made to pierce or intersect in such
manner that the arrows themselves are crossed, one intersecting the other, when
the parts are in that position which is the solution to the puzzle.
I will now proceed to describe the invention more fully and with reference to
the accompanying drawings illustrating two modifications of the apparatus con-
sisting of heart and arrows.
Figure 1 is the heart-shaped plate in plan view, showing the double-Ţ or ex-
tended H form of the central slot or aperture therein.
Figure 2 represents in plan and edge view respectively, the plain arrow without
a slot, and the side-wings of the head being four in number.
Figure 3 represents in plan and edge-view respectively, the slotted arrow with
four side wings to the head, being the companion arrow to Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the heart and the plain arrow, the latter
being in the position for commencing its insertion in the heart-shaped plate.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of all the parts shewing the plain arrow resting
in one of the end recesses of the central aperture of the heart and the slotted
arrow pierced through the heart up to the feathers and resting at the other end
of the aperture.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of all the parts assembled as in the complete
solution to the puzzle.
Figure 7 is a plan view of the modification of the plain arrow wherein there
are only two side wings to the head.
Figure 8 is a plan view of the modification of the slotted arrow wherein there
are only two side wings to the head.
Like reference letters denote the same parts throughout. According to my
invention one part of the puzzle apparatus consists of a piece a preferably stamped
out of sheet metal and of the form known as heart-shape. This piece is pierced
through preferably in or near the middle with a double T or extended H-shaped
slot, consisting of a central aperture 6 having at each end at right angles thereto
an aperture and d respectively, said apertures leading into the central one, and
forming each two recesses 61, 62, 63 and 4, as shown in Figure 1. This part is
hereinafter termed the heart.
Another part of the apparatus consists of a piece c, which is also preferably a
sheet metal stamping, having a central shaft with four lateral projections e,
el, e and e3 at one end, two of these projections being, as shown, on each side of
the central shaft d, and with six lateral projections f, f¹, f², f³, f4 and f³ at the
other end, three of these projections being on each side of the central shaft. This
part thus resembles an arrow the former projections forming the head and the
latter projections the feathers, and is hereinafter termed the plain arrow.
The third and last part of the apparatus consists of a piece 9 which is also

page_text: preferably a sheet metal stamping of exactly the same outward form as the plain
arrow above described, consisting of a central shaft d', with four lateral projec-
tions e, e¹, e, and eat one end and six others f, f', f, f³, f and f³ constituting
the feathers at the other end, but it is further provided with a straight slot h
equal in length to that in the heart, but of a width only slightly greater than
the thickness of the plain arrow, said slot being pierced longitudinally through
its central shaft d. This part is hereinafter termed the slotted arrow.
It will be observed that the head of the plain arrow is of such dimensions, in
the modifications shown in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, as to prevent it being passed
through the slot in the heart head first, thus it has to be passed through by a
zig-zag movement commenced by inserting the last feather of the arrow on one
side of the shaft through the said slot at one of its ends, as shown in Figure 4;
the feathers on either side of the shaft thereby becoming alternately inserted
through the slot until the under surface of the first feathers (those nearest the
head) is reached, the arrow is then turned and placed in one of the recesses at
the end of the slot, the plane of the arrow being at right-angles to the slot, and
with one of the flat sides of the arrow resting in the recess, close against that
side of the recess which is parallel to the middle part of the slot, and thus
leave the slot clear for the passage of the second or slotted arrow, for it will be
found that only immediately behind the first projections or feathers does the
width of the central shaft of the arrow admit of its laying in the recess of the slot.
The second or slotted arrow is then passed through the heart up to the feathers
so that its head is on one side and its feathers on the other and is made to lay
in one of the recesses at the reverse end of the slot to that in which the plain
arrow is lying, the plane of the slotted arrow being at right angles to that of
the slot in the heart, so that the flat side of the arrow lies closely against the
end edge of the slot, as shown in Figure 5; the plain arrow is now brought out
of its recess, turned at right angles to the slotted arrow and passed back in the
zig-zag movements for about half its length, that is to say, until half of it is on
one side of the heart and half on the other, the slot in the slotted arrow allowing
the feathers of the plain arrow to be inserted through it and so afford room for
the plain arrow to pass back, while making the zig-zag movements. The head
of the plain arrow is now easily slipped through the slot in the slotted arrow and
placed in the position shown in Figure 5, which completes the solution of the
puzzle. Disengagement is effected by reversal of the above movements.
In the modification of arrows shown in Figures 7 and 8 the head of the plain
arrow, Figure 7, is like that of Figure 2, too large to be passed through the slot
in the heart, but, unlike Figure 2, it has only one lateral wing or projection on
each side at the head end. This arrow can therefore only be inserted through
the slot feathers first, and consequently with a zig-zag movement.
The slotted arrow, Figure 8, has, like Figure 7, but two lateral wings at the head,
but its head is made small enough to be inserted through the slot in the
heart head first, whilst its feathers are made sufficiently long to prevent the
arrow being inserted feathers first, so that this modification of these arrows
renders the solution of the puzzle possible if performed in the following
manner: --
The slotted arrow is first inserted through the slot in the heart, head first, and
the head brought to rest against the surface of the heart, it is then given a
quarter-turn, which is rendered possible only at this part, by the part of the
central shaft adjacent to the head being made narrower than the remainder of
the shaft, and placed close against the end edge of one of the recesses at the ends
of the slot in the heart, so that the plane of the arrow is at right angles to the
axis of the central aperture 6 of the said slot. The second or plain arrow is now
inserted feathers first through the slot in the heart, with a zig-zag movement.
This may be effected by first placing all the feathers on one side of the plain
arrow in the slot in the slotted arrow, then introduce the last one of the feathers
on the opposite side through the slot in the heart, and continue a zig-zag move-

page_text: ment until all the feathers have passed through. These movements in this case
have the effect of inserting the plain arrow through the heart, and at the same
time carrying up or further through the slotted arrow by reason of the feathers
on one side of the plain arrow never leaving the slot in the slotted arrow, during
the zig-zag movements. The heads of the arrows will now be found pointing in
reverse directions, and it only remains to pass the head of the plain arrow
through the slot in the slotted one, a move which is easy and obvious, and the
solution is again complete as shown in Figure 6.
I do not confine myself to any particular shape for the three parts constituting
the apparatus, the heart shaped plate here shown may be of any other form to
resemble any other plane or solid object, and similarly the arrows may be replaced
by any other instruments appropriate to the third or complimentary part.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A puzzle apparatus consisting of three separate pieces, one of said. pieces
being a heart-shaped plate having a piercing or slot through it in the form of an
extended the other two pieces being in the form of an arrow with four lateral
projections at the head and lateral projections representing feathers on each side
of the tail end, one of said arrows having a longitudinal slot or piercing in its
shaft all adapted to be engaged together as described and set forth.
2. A puzzle apparatus consisting of three separate pieces, one of said pieces
being a heart-shaped plate having a piercing or slot through it in the form of an
extended H, the other two pieces being in the form of an arrow with two lateral
projections at the head, and lateral projections representing feathers on each side
of the tail end, one of said arrows having a longitudinal slot or piercing in its
shaft, all adapted to be engaged together as described and set forth.
3. A puzzle apparatus consisting of three separate pieces, one of said pieces
being in the form of some plane or solid object and having a piercing or slot
through it in the form of an extended H, the other two pieces consisting of a
central shaft having two lateral projections on each side at one end, and three
lateral projections on each side at the other end of the shaft, one of said piercing
pieces having a longitudinal slot in its shaft, all adapted to be engaged together
as described and set forth.
4. A puzzle apparatus consisting of three separate pieces one of said pieces
being in the form of some plane or solid object, and having a piercing or slot
through it in the form of an extended H, the other two pieces consisting of a
central shaft having one lateral projection on each side at one end and three
lateral projections on each side of the other end, all adapted to be engaged
together as described and set forth.
Dated this 5th day of January 1900
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.