EP1144058B1 - Jigsaw puzzle apparatus - Google Patents
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- EP1144058B1 EP1144058B1 EP00909488A EP00909488A EP1144058B1 EP 1144058 B1 EP1144058 B1 EP 1144058B1 EP 00909488 A EP00909488 A EP 00909488A EP 00909488 A EP00909488 A EP 00909488A EP 1144058 B1 EP1144058 B1 EP 1144058B1
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- base board
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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
- A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw 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
- A63F9/10—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
- A63F2009/1061—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles with electric features, e.g. light, wires
- A63F2009/1066—Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles with electric features, e.g. light, wires completing a circuit if solved correctly
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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
- A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
- A63F2009/2448—Output devices
- A63F2009/245—Output devices visual
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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
- A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
- A63F2009/2448—Output devices
- A63F2009/247—Output devices audible, e.g. using a loudspeaker
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- This invention relates to the jigsaw puzzle apparatus.
- jigsaw puzzles comprise a plurality of individual, differently-shaped pieces which, once correctly interlocked, constitute a completed picture.
- the number of pieces to the puzzle and the sizes of the individual pieces can vary to provide differing degrees of difficulty in completing the puzzle.
- the particular interest of the person building up the puzzle may lie in any one or more of a number of aspects of the puzzle, such as the shape of the puzzle, the nature of the picture on the completed puzzle, the time taken to complete the puzzle or the like.
- US-A-4893817 discloses an example of a jigsaw puzzle which generates a sound upon completion.
- the sound emitted by the sound-emitting means is representative of the jigsaw piece creating the signal.
- the sound-emitting means are provided on a printed circuit board positioned on, in or around the base board.
- the sound-emitting means comprises a microchip programmed for generating a selected sound for a predetermined period of time in response to a respective signal from a respective sensor means.
- the sensor means and the sound-emitting means are preferably interconnected by electrical circuitry on or in the base board.
- the apparatus may further include light-emitting means for actuation in response to a signal from the sensor means, which light-emitting means may be incorporated within each piece of jigsaw puzzle including a conductive element.
- the jigsaw puzzle apparatus provides considerable added interest to the user, in that sound can be created during and subsequent to assembly of the puzzle. Ideally the sounds that are created are associated with that section of the overall picture of which the relevant jigsaw piece is part.
- the completed picture may comprise a number of different nursery rhyme characters, and the sound emitted by the correct positioning of a given piece of jigsaw on the base board may be the nursery rhyme associated with the characters of which that piece of jigsaw forms part.
- the illustrated jigsaw puzzle apparatus comprises a base board indicated generally at 2 of sandwich construction, including a lower layer 4 and an upper layer 6 between which is positioned the electrical circuitry of the apparatus.
- the circuitry comprises a plurality of pairs of electrical contacts each of which pairs includes a negative or earth contact 8 and a positive contact 10, 12,14 or 16.
- the negative contacts 8 are interconnected with each other and to contact 18 of a printed circuit board 20, while each of the positive contacts 10 to 16 is connected to an associated contact 22 to 28 respectively of the printed circuit board 20.
- the board 20 is sandwiched between the layers 4, 6 of the base board 2.
- the contacts 8 to 16 project through associated holes in the upper layer 6 of the board 2 as is apparent from Fig. 1, the overall electric circuit being battery powered.
- the jigsaw puzzle apparatus further includes a plurality of interlocking jigsaw pieces 30 some of which are shown in position in Fig 1. Four of the pieces are arranged to seat over the four pairs of electrical contacts 8,10 to 8, 16, one of these pieces 32 being shown in Fig. 2.
- the pieces 32 each comprise a conventional jigsaw piece with tabs 34 and recesses 36 for interlocking with adjacent pieces 30, the bottom of a piece 32 comprising a layer 38 of electrically conductive material.
- the layer 38 thereon engages the associated pair of electrical contacts 8, 10 to 8, 16 thereby to complete an associated electrical circuit between the contact 18 and one of the contacts 22 to 28 on the printed circuit board 20.
- This board 20 has a sounder 40 associated therewith, the arrangement being such that a given sound is created dependent upon which pair of contacts 8, 10 to 8, 16 are completed, the sound being emitted for a given period of time.
- the relationship between the jigsaw pieces 32 and the contact 8, 10 to 8, 16, is such that, subsequent to initial emission of the sound on making of the contacts, the sound can be reproduced as and when required by pressing the jigsaw piece 32 down on the associated contacts.
- the sound may be musical or verbal, for example in accordance with the portion of the puzzle of which the particular pieces 32 forms part, or by way of instruction.
- the printed circuit board 20 incorporates a microchip adapted to create the selection of sounds, which board 20 may be located between the upper and lower layers 4, 6 of the board 2 as in Figs, 1 and 3, or as an extension of the board 2 as in Fig 4.
- Fig 4 indicates a finger 42 applying downward pressure on a jigsaw piece 32 to recreate an associated sound.
- the apparatus may further include light emitting means which are activated whenever a circuit is completed by a jigsaw piece 32 to supplement the associated sound that is created.
- light emitting means for example an LED, may be incorporated in some at least of the pieces 32 whereby a piece 32 itself is illuminated when depressed to complete the associated circuit.
- the various components of the jigsaw puzzle apparatus in particular layers 4, 6 of the board 2 and the pieces 30,32, may be made of any suitable material such as wood, cardboard, plastic, metal and the like, while the layer 38 may comprise any suitably conducting material such as copper.
- the electrical circuitry of the apparatus may be other than as illustrated, while the number and disposition of the contact pairs 8, 10 and 8, 16, and the corresponding number of conductive jigsaw pieces 32, can be varied to suit particular requirements.
- the base board is of sandwich construction and comprises an upper component the undersurface of which comprises a layer of conductive material, and a lower component on which are formed a plurality of electrically conductive tracks one associated with each of a plurality of jigsaw pieces adapted to create sounds.
- the layer of conductive material and the tracks are interconnected with an associated printed circuit board on, in and around the base board and including a microchip and sounder.
- the upper and lower components are separated by a thin layer of electrically insulating material such as paper or card in which are formed, immediately below each activating jigsaw piece and immediately above part of the associated track, an aperture.
- the insulating material separates the conductive material on the upper board component from the tracks on the lower board component.
- the conductive material on the upper board component contacts the associated track on the lower board component through the associated aperture in the insulating layer to complete an electrical circuit and to create the associated sounds.
- the jigsaw pieces 30, 32 may be shaped to interlock with one another or to fit against one another to complete a picture, which may be any one of a variety of final shapes, such as rectangular or circular, and any one of a variety of patterns or a combination of sub-patterns.
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Claims (7)
- Jigsaw puzzle apparatus, comprises a plurality of individual pieces (30,32) capable of being fitted together to constitute a completed design, and a base board (2) onto which said individual pieces (30, 32) are positioned, the base board (2) includes one or more sensor means (8,10 to 8,16) and sounds emitting means (40) interconnected with the sensor means (8,10 to 8,16) to emit sounds in response to a signal from the sensor means (8,10 to 8,16) characterised, in that, either,a) The sensor means each comprises a pair of electrical contacts (8,10 to 8,16), the pieces (32) of the jigsaw puzzle each including a conductive element (38) for completing an electrical circuit when piece (32) is correctly positioned on, and pressed against the base board (2) to create said signal,
orb) The base board includes an upper layer, and a lower layer, the sensor means comprising electrically conductive material on the under-surface of the upper layer, and a plurality of electrically conductive tracks, one associated with each of said plurality of pieces of jigsaw puzzle on the lower layer, and normally spaced from the conductive material on the upper layer, the arrangement being such that on correct positioning of an associated piece of jigsaw puzzle on the upper layer, and on pressing down of that piece an electrical circuit is completed between the electrically conductive material on the upper layer and the associated track on the lower layer to create said signal. - Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which the sound emitted by the sound emitting means (40) being representative of the jigsaw piece creating the signal.
- Apparatus as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 2 in which the sound emitting means (40) provided on a printed circuit board (20) positioned on, in or around the base board (2)
- Apparatus as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3 in which the sound emitting means comprises a microchip program for generating a selected sound for a predetermined period of time in response to a respective signal from a respective sensor means (8,10 to 8, 16)
- Apparatus as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 4 in which the sensor means (8, 10 to 8, 16) and the sound emitting means (40) are interconnected by electrical circuitry on or in the base board (2).
- Apparatus as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 5 and further including light emitting means for actuation in response to a signal from the sensor means (8,10 to 8, 16)
- Apparatus as claimed in claim 6 in which the light emitting means are incorporated within each associated piece (32) of jigsaw puzzle.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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GB9905354 | 1999-03-10 | ||
GB9905354A GB2337942B (en) | 1999-03-10 | 1999-03-10 | Jig saw puzzle apparatus |
PCT/GB2000/000902 WO2000053279A1 (en) | 1999-03-10 | 2000-03-10 | Jigsaw puzzle apparatus |
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EP1144058A1 EP1144058A1 (en) | 2001-10-17 |
EP1144058B1 true EP1144058B1 (en) | 2004-09-29 |
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EP00909488A Expired - Lifetime EP1144058B1 (en) | 1999-03-10 | 2000-03-10 | Jigsaw puzzle apparatus |
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EP (1) | EP1144058B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE277676T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU3177000A (en) |
DE (1) | DE60014319D1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK1144058T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2230071T3 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2337942B (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000053279A1 (en) |
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GB2360170A (en) * | 1999-10-21 | 2001-09-12 | Jan Hendrik Scholtz | A tyre tag reader |
DE20001536U1 (en) * | 2000-01-31 | 2000-08-17 | Happy Art & Crafts (Ningbo) Co., Ltd., Ningbo, Beilun | Game arrangement |
IL136408A0 (en) * | 2000-05-28 | 2001-06-14 | Kaufman Yosef | A jigsaw puzzle system |
FR2826588A1 (en) * | 2001-06-29 | 2003-01-03 | Pilou Company Ltd | IMPROVED TOYS OF THE PUZZLE TYPE |
US7422725B2 (en) * | 2003-05-01 | 2008-09-09 | Enplas Corporation | Sample handling unit applicable to microchip, and microfluidic device having microchips |
US7585216B2 (en) * | 2003-08-26 | 2009-09-08 | Hasbro, Inc. | Sound generating puzzle |
GB0328219D0 (en) * | 2003-12-05 | 2004-01-07 | Whiston Simone | A toy for all ages imaginative and educational |
CN111084977B (en) * | 2019-12-16 | 2024-03-05 | 华南理工大学广州学院 | Intelligent jigsaw method |
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US4348191A (en) * | 1980-10-29 | 1982-09-07 | Lipsitz Barry R | Electronic game board |
US4417732A (en) * | 1981-05-08 | 1983-11-29 | Guill Andrew J | Electrical construction game |
US4893817A (en) * | 1988-10-17 | 1990-01-16 | Ronen Shilo | Musical jigsaw-type puzzle |
US5087043A (en) * | 1990-02-09 | 1992-02-11 | Sight And Sound Inc. | Interactive audio-visual puzzle |
AU7948691A (en) * | 1991-07-10 | 1993-01-07 | Morgan Chang | Jigsaw puzzle |
GB2271724B (en) * | 1992-10-09 | 1995-08-30 | Malcolm Baxter | Board game apparatus |
FR2709427B1 (en) * | 1993-08-30 | 1995-11-03 | Erligmann Ariane | Puzzle type game associated with a visual or olfactory sound manifestation. |
GB2284359B (en) * | 1993-12-01 | 1997-10-22 | Peter Thomas John Hart | Jigsaw puzzles |
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- 1999-03-10 GB GB9905354A patent/GB2337942B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2000-03-10 DK DK00909488T patent/DK1144058T3/en active
- 2000-03-10 AT AT00909488T patent/ATE277676T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-03-10 WO PCT/GB2000/000902 patent/WO2000053279A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2000-03-10 ES ES00909488T patent/ES2230071T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-03-10 AU AU31770/00A patent/AU3177000A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-03-10 EP EP00909488A patent/EP1144058B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-03-10 DE DE60014319T patent/DE60014319D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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WO2000053279A1 (en) | 2000-09-14 |
AU3177000A (en) | 2000-09-28 |
ES2230071T3 (en) | 2005-05-01 |
GB9905354D0 (en) | 1999-04-28 |
DE60014319D1 (en) | 2004-11-04 |
DK1144058T3 (en) | 2005-01-24 |
GB2337942B (en) | 2001-08-01 |
ATE277676T1 (en) | 2004-10-15 |
EP1144058A1 (en) | 2001-10-17 |
GB2337942A (en) | 1999-12-08 |
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