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Image Puzzle

a three-dimensional, picture technology, applied in the field of three-dimensional (3d) picture display, can solve the problem of limiting the number of pictures allowed to be displayed

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-05-06
WHITEHEAD DAVE
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"The patent describes a cylindrical puzzle for 3-D images that has two sections that can be rotated to align two image parts. The image is created by aligning the two parts and then rotating them to create a 3-D image. The first section has a central aperture to align it with the second section. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a simple and effective way to create 3-D images by aligning and rotating two image parts."

Problems solved by technology

Although having certain advantages for their particular applications, the above-discussed picture puzzle devices use only external surfaces of a resulting structure, thereby limiting a number of pictures allowed to be displayed.

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[0024]FIG. 1 illustrates a 3-D picture (image) puzzle 105 which may include a composite 3-D image 103 which may be formed from individual 3-D images 101. The 3-D image 103 or the 3-D image 101 may include geometric solid images, geometric images, pictures, people, animals or other images. The 3-D picture puzzle 105 may be shaped as a cylinder, rectangle, triangle or other polygon. The 3-D picture puzzle 105 is illustrated as a cylinder and may include a plurality of cylinder sections 107, and the cylinder section 107 may include an image portion 109 of image 101. By stacking the cylinder sections 107 in the correct order and orientation, and by rotating the cylindrical section 107 to the correct position, the composite 3-D image 103 can be achieved. The cylinder sections 107 may be formed from metal, plastic, wood or other appropriate material. The image may be formed from color pigment or other appropriate material. The image 103 may include carved or raised patterns of the image i...

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Abstract

A cylindrical puzzle for 3-D images may include a first cylinder section including a first image portion of an image and a second cylinder section including a second image portion of the image. The first cylinder section and the second cylinder section may be positioned adjacent to each other and rotated to align the first image portion with the second image portion to form the image. The image may be a three-dimensional image, and the first cylinder section may include a central aperture to align the first cylinder section with the second cylinder section.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates generally to a three-dimensional (3-D) picture display, and more particularly, to a 3-D picture display comprising a picture puzzle suitable for being used by people of different levels of intellectual capacity.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Over the years, a variety of types of puzzles has been developed, serving as amusement devices, as teaching tools, and for educational purposes. These puzzles provide enjoyment and entertainment, and also facilitate in developing of children's perception of certain knowledge.[0003]For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 2,886,325 discloses a three-dimensional crossword puzzle, comprising 125 cubical blocks having a letter or blank on each face thereof and adapted to be arranged in a cube consisting of five layers of blocks, each layer constituting an independent puzzle of twenty-five cubes. Each face of the cubical blocks bears a surface designation (color), and the surfaces with identical surface designa...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F9/12
CPCA63F9/12A63F2009/0815A63F2009/1077A63F2009/1292A63F9/1288
Inventor WHITEHEAD, DAVE
Owner WHITEHEAD DAVE