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2x2x2 cube puzzle and a cube stand

a cube and puzzle technology, applied in the field of indoor games, can solve the problem of not being able to assemble a small cube using only pieces

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-07-26
LANDO MORDECHAI
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The invention is a cube packing with two separate packing members that can be used in two different modes. One mode is for packing the cubes, while the other mode is for standalone usage. The packing members are triangular pyramids with six truncated vertices. The packing members can be used for aSuma Cube or Rubik's Cube. The packing members block exit out of the cube in the packing mode. The small cubes have different pieces by shape and / or color. The packing members create a unique and challenging problem for players to solve.

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There is no way to assemble a small cube using only pieces of the first group, or using only pieces of the second group.

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[0037]The present invention will now be described in terms of specific example embodiments. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the example embodiments disclosed. It should also be understood that not every feature of puzzle game is necessary to implement the invention as claimed in any particular one of the appended claims. Various elements and features are described to fully enable the invention.

[0038]Before explaining embodiments of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

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Abstract

A cube packing comprises two truncated pyramids configured for a packing mode and a stand mode. In the packing mode, each pyramid touches three faces. In the stand mode, a first pyramid lays on a substantially horizontal surface, a second pyramid rests on the first pyramid and a large cube resides in the second pyramid while having a vertex pointing upwards. The large cube consists of eight small cubes, which in turn consist of a first group of eight pieces and a second group of 16 pieces. Each small cube includes one piece of the first group and two pieces of the second group. The eight pieces of the first group include at least three pieces different from each other at least by color, and may include at least three pieces different from each other at least by shape. In addition, the 16 pieces of the second group include at least three pieces different from each other at least by shape, and may include at least three pieces different from each other at least by color. Each small cube consists 3×3×3 mini-cubes by volume.

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THE FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]The invention is in the field of indoor games, and in particular in the field of puzzles, including three-dimensional combination puzzles or jigsaw games.THE PRIOR ART[0002]Several cube puzzles were invented in the 20th century and gained substantial popularity in the toy market. Three of them are highly relevant to the puzzle of the present disclosure. The first is the Suma Cube, described in Wikipedia as follows: “The Soma Cube is a solid dissection puzzle invented by Piet Hein in 1936 during a lecture on quantum mechanics conducted by Werner Heisenberg. Seven pieces made out of unit cubes must be assembled into a 3×3×3 cube.”[0003]The second cube puzzle is the Hungarian cube or Rubik's cube which is widely considered to be the best selling toy ever.[0004]The third cube puzzle is Lando Cubes game which was invented by the present inventor, and for which an Israeli Patent No. 174729 and a U.S. Pat. No. 9,162,139 to M. Lando had been granted. The game inc...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F9/12
CPCA63F9/12A63F2009/1296A63F2009/0035A63F2009/1236
Inventor LANDO, MORDECHAI
Owner LANDO MORDECHAI