EP0998338A1 - Geschicklichkeitsspiel - Google Patents
GeschicklichkeitsspielInfo
- Publication number
- EP0998338A1 EP0998338A1 EP98931890A EP98931890A EP0998338A1 EP 0998338 A1 EP0998338 A1 EP 0998338A1 EP 98931890 A EP98931890 A EP 98931890A EP 98931890 A EP98931890 A EP 98931890A EP 0998338 A1 EP0998338 A1 EP 0998338A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- elements
- flat
- flat elements
- orbital
- central
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
- A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
- A63F9/0826—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube
- A63F9/0838—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
- A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
- A63F9/0826—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube
- A63F9/0861—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with elements slidably connected to neighbouring elements, e.g. with hollow interior
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
- A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
- A63F9/0876—Bent wire or cord puzzles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
- A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
- A63F9/0826—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube
- A63F9/0838—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point
- A63F2009/0846—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point characterised by the shape of the puzzle
Definitions
- This invention relates to a brain-twister consisting of flat elements movable to each other and arranged as an envelope on a ball-shaped inner construction.
- These brain-twisters are constructed as a group of movable elements and on basis of the possibility to change their mutual position. These elements are usual painted with various colours or their surfaces or segments of a picture are printed on them and the task of the player is to create a geometrical shape or put together a picture by displacement of these elements. These elements can be displaced either individually or in raws or groups.
- a typical example of a brain-twister of this art is a flat toy created by a frame in which square flat elements are placed but in the frame there is a free square place to enable displacement of one of those elements or of a whole raw of elements. But this is only a simple toy for small children which can not attract the older ones or even adults.
- a more complicated brain-twister is the so called CarbonRubic's cube" which was extremely popular in the early eightees. It was a brain-twister of a new generation.
- 27 colour small cubes is arranged in 3 walls made of 3 x 3 cubes. Each of these three walls represent a group of 9 cubes and this group can by twisted in two perpendicular planes.
- the Rubic's cube has a disadvatageous angular shape and the construction of it is relatively complicated.
- the aim of the invention is to present a brain-twister with an agreeable spaced shape without sharp edges sufficiently complicated to attract elderly children and adults with the possibility to create pictures or images what can not be achieved in an embodiment with the cube.
- a brain-twister according to the invention the subject matter of which is that the movable elements are arranged into the groups of at least four mutually separated and mutually movable flat elements in the scope of 360°, wherein one element of each group creates a central flat element and at least three orbital flat elements are arranged symetrically around this central flast element, wherein at least one of these orbital flat elements is a part of the same number of orbital flat elements of an adjacent group of flat elements again with a central flat element, wherein all the groups of flat elements create an infinite and closed chain in all directions and the chains are arranged into a shape of a ball.
- there are five orbital flat elements in one group wherein the central flat element has a shape of a regular pentagon and the orbital flat elements have a shape of a regular hexagon.
- the central flat element is firmly mounted on the ball-shaped inner construction and the orbital flat elements are arranged movable around them and also movable to each other.
- the central flat elements have smaller real or imaginary diameter than the orbital flat elements.
- Figure 1 illustrates a view on the planary spread ball-shaped envelope created by circular flat elements according to one embodiment of the brain-twister according to the invention
- Figure 2 shows another embodiment of the brain-twister according to the invention but the flat elements are of pentagonal respective hexagonal shape in an arrangement typical for a soccer ball.
- the brain-twister 1 in the prefered embodiment has a ball-shape but due to the better possibility of illustration of the principle
- Figure 1 illustrates a view on the planary spread ball-shaped envelope created by circular flat elements 3,4.
- the envelope is covering a ball-shaped inner construction, which is not illustrated, and it is created by groups 2 of flat elements 3,4.
- These groups 2 consist always of six mutually separated and to each other in the scope of 360° movable flat elements 3,4, wherein one of the elements 3,4 in the group 2 is considered as a central flat element 3 and five orbital flat elements 4 are arranged symetrically around this central flat element 3. How many and what elements 3,4 belong to one group 2 of elements 3,4 is indicated by the closed intermitent loop.
- the central flat element 3 has in this embodiment a smaller diameter of about 20% than the orbital flat elements 4.
- the surfaces of all flat elements 3,4 are partly covering each other so the group 2 of the orbital flat elements 4 creates a compact loop around and with the central flat element 3.
- all the elements are of the same size and then every flat element 3,4 can represent in a certain moment a central or an orbital one.
- the central flat elements 3 are of a regular pentagonal shape and the orbital flat elements 4 of a regular hexagonal shape.
- the central pentagonal flat element 3 has also in this embodiment a smaller imaginary diameter of about 20% than the orbital hexagonal flat elements 4.
- the central flat element 3 can be mounted firmly on the ball- shaped inner construction and the orbital flat elements 4 are arranged movable around them. But it is possible to use the embodiment without any firmly fastened central flat element 3.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Toys (AREA)
- Steroid Compounds (AREA)
- Medicines Containing Antibodies Or Antigens For Use As Internal Diagnostic Agents (AREA)
- Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
- Medicines Containing Material From Animals Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
- Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
- Braiding, Manufacturing Of Bobbin-Net Or Lace, And Manufacturing Of Nets By Knotting (AREA)
- Magnetic Heads (AREA)
- Pinball Game Machines (AREA)
- Saccharide Compounds (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CZ972311A CZ285394B6 (cs) | 1997-07-21 | 1997-07-21 | Hlavolam |
CZ2311 | 1997-07-21 | ||
PCT/CZ1998/000031 WO1999004874A1 (en) | 1997-07-21 | 1998-07-14 | Brain-twister |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0998338A1 true EP0998338A1 (de) | 2000-05-10 |
EP0998338B1 EP0998338B1 (de) | 2004-09-29 |
EP0998338B8 EP0998338B8 (de) | 2005-01-05 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP98931890A Revoked EP0998338B8 (de) | 1997-07-21 | 1998-07-14 | Geschicklichkeitsspiel |
Country Status (15)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0998338B8 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2001510719A (de) |
KR (1) | KR100494686B1 (de) |
CN (1) | CN1125662C (de) |
AT (1) | ATE277675T1 (de) |
AU (1) | AU8205198A (de) |
BR (1) | BR9810606A (de) |
CZ (1) | CZ285394B6 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69826669T2 (de) |
DK (1) | DK0998338T3 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2230704T3 (de) |
PL (1) | PL189448B1 (de) |
PT (1) | PT998338E (de) |
SK (1) | SK281957B6 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1999004874A1 (de) |
Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3204033A1 (de) | 1982-02-05 | 1983-08-25 | Gilbert Dr. 4650 Lambach Obermair | Raeumliches schiebespielzeug |
Family Cites Families (10)
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FR908305A (fr) * | 1944-12-19 | 1946-04-05 | Chaînes accouplées à anneaux mouvants sous forme de jeu de société | |
DE3127757A1 (de) * | 1981-07-14 | 1983-02-03 | Max J. Prof. Dr. 4400 Münster Kobbert | Kugelpuzzle |
AU8708582A (en) * | 1981-08-07 | 1983-02-03 | Walton, C.J. | Regular dodecahedral interlocking puzzle |
GB2107595B (en) * | 1981-10-14 | 1985-07-17 | Chit Leong Cheng | Puzzle |
US4674750A (en) * | 1982-07-02 | 1987-06-23 | Abu Shumays Ibrahim K | Dodecahedron class cubic puzzles |
FR2570799A1 (fr) * | 1984-09-21 | 1986-03-28 | Berberian Vartan | Structure deformable, notamment destinee a servir de jeu educatif ou d'ossature a des objets tels que des presentoirs, abat-jour ou analogues |
US5104125A (en) * | 1990-01-16 | 1992-04-14 | John Wilson | Three-dimensional polyhedral jigsaw-type puzzle |
US5114377A (en) * | 1990-04-02 | 1992-05-19 | Cove Mercuri Leslie M | Flexible toy and therapeutic device |
JP3144098B2 (ja) * | 1992-08-17 | 2001-03-07 | 株式会社セガ | パズル |
DE29511122U1 (de) * | 1995-07-08 | 1995-12-21 | Rohrmüller, Hermann, 93449 Waldmünchen | Kugelförmiges Geschicklichkeitsspiel |
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1997
- 1997-07-21 CZ CZ972311A patent/CZ285394B6/cs not_active IP Right Cessation
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1998
- 1998-07-14 DK DK98931890T patent/DK0998338T3/da active
- 1998-07-14 JP JP2000503912A patent/JP2001510719A/ja active Pending
- 1998-07-14 PT PT98931890T patent/PT998338E/pt unknown
- 1998-07-14 ES ES98931890T patent/ES2230704T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-07-14 CN CN98807455A patent/CN1125662C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-07-14 DE DE69826669T patent/DE69826669T2/de not_active Revoked
- 1998-07-14 KR KR10-2000-7000624A patent/KR100494686B1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-07-14 PL PL98338426A patent/PL189448B1/pl not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-07-14 AU AU82051/98A patent/AU8205198A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-07-14 SK SK69-2000A patent/SK281957B6/sk unknown
- 1998-07-14 WO PCT/CZ1998/000031 patent/WO1999004874A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1998-07-14 EP EP98931890A patent/EP0998338B8/de not_active Revoked
- 1998-07-14 BR BR9810606-6A patent/BR9810606A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-07-14 AT AT98931890T patent/ATE277675T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
Patent Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3204033A1 (de) | 1982-02-05 | 1983-08-25 | Gilbert Dr. 4650 Lambach Obermair | Raeumliches schiebespielzeug |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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KR100494686B1 (ko) | 2005-06-17 |
DE69826669T2 (de) | 2005-09-22 |
EP0998338B1 (de) | 2004-09-29 |
CZ285394B6 (cs) | 1999-07-14 |
ES2230704T3 (es) | 2005-05-01 |
PL189448B1 (pl) | 2005-08-31 |
CN1265044A (zh) | 2000-08-30 |
AU8205198A (en) | 1999-02-16 |
BR9810606A (pt) | 2000-07-11 |
DE69826669D1 (de) | 2004-11-04 |
SK692000A3 (en) | 2001-09-11 |
ATE277675T1 (de) | 2004-10-15 |
DK0998338T3 (da) | 2005-01-24 |
JP2001510719A (ja) | 2001-08-07 |
CZ231197A3 (cs) | 1999-05-12 |
EP0998338B8 (de) | 2005-01-05 |
KR20010022055A (ko) | 2001-03-15 |
PL338426A1 (en) | 2000-11-06 |
SK281957B6 (sk) | 2001-09-11 |
WO1999004874A1 (en) | 1999-02-04 |
PT998338E (pt) | 2005-02-28 |
CN1125662C (zh) | 2003-10-29 |
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