Logic puzzle

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Description

This design application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 12/214,127 filed Jun. 16, 2008.

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing my new design for a logic puzzle with its twelve pieces separated, and wherein the five distinct colored regions within each pentagonal face are displayed;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the design with its pieces separated, showing the pyramidal configuration and uniform dark coloring of the portions behind the pentagonal faces;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an alternate configuration of the design wherein eleven pieces are fit together and the twelfth is separated therefrom;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second alternate configuration of the design wherein two groups of six pieces are fit together;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the design in a third alternate configuration, wherein a group of eight and a group of four pieces are fit together;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the design in a fourth alternate configuration wherein a group of nine and a group of three pieces are fit together;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the design in a fifth alternate configuration wherein all twelve pieces are fit together to form a twelve-sided dodecahedron;

FIG. 8 is a top view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a top view showing a sixth alternate configuration wherein the twelve pieces are fit together in a different order than shown in FIG. 9.

The word “DODEK” which is visible in FIG. 3 as a part of the claimed design, is a registered trademark of the applicant, Jerry Langin-Hooper.

Claims

The ornamental design for a logic puzzle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D617850
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 18, 2009
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 2010
Assignee: Dodek Puzzle, LLC (Colorado Springs, CO)
Inventor: Jerry Joe Langin-Hooper (Colorado Springs, CO)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: Linda Flewellen Gould
Application Number: 29/313,868