Polytopes: A Family of Three Dimensional Logical Toys

Abstract

Polytopes are a three-dimensional logical toy having a family of naturally formed or inherent symmetrically shaped planetary bodies creating an amorphous composite member unit. Said three-dimensional planetary symbol-bearing bodies inherit a symmetric form based on the number of “solution wells” per symmetric configuration. Each planetary body is allocated to be user rotated about its axis of symmetry which is collinear to an axis traversing the geometrical centerpoint of the composite member unit. A “solution well” is an alignment of adjacent symbol-bearing faces contributed by an array of planetary bodies when rotated and aligned creates a sensory symbol-bearing logical solution within the well-like features. The composite body is formed by arranging at least 2 planetary bodies with contributing surfaces equally divided to access each adjacent solution well. Well symmetry is preferred and occurs when there is an even number of planetary bodies. This invention describes the 4-, 5-, 6-, and 8-planetary body configurations with emphasis on the preferred embodiment of the 6-planetary body configuration.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention discloses polytopes, a family of three-dimensional logical toys. More specifically, the invention discloses a family of logical toys comprising a multitude of configurations.

BACKGROUND

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional logical toy comprising a body made up of at least two symbol-bearing planetary bodies forming a unit and comprised of inherently formed three-dimensional amorphous symmetric bodies. The planetary bodies are located to form a symmetric series of well-like features; in which the symbol-bearing surfaces reside. These features are well-like because the adjacent faces are not coplanar; and are also used as solution wells. Each of these well-like features are identical regardless of their constructional configuration; in addition, the planetary bodies are set into motion about both the axes which traverses the geometrical center of the unit and the symmetric axes of the planetary body. Uncommonly, this invention rotates only the configured faces of a single planetary body at a time about its symmetric axis instead of that of a composite body.

The polar faces or surfaces of the present three-dimensional logical toy are used as additional symbol-bearing surfaces or, by design, to esthetically enhance the toy's presence and physical user interaction experience. Experiences of physical user interaction are significantly altered by the selection of magnetic, mechanical detent, or sliding fit of the amorphous symmetrical bodies.

Included in the background of this invention are the references to prior art of the following existing US patent Specifications U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,199,711A, 4,378,116A, 4,378,117A, 4,586,713A, 6,644,665B1 and many others. Numerous variations of three-dimensional logical toys are known which have as their objective the rearrangement of the components that make up the toy along predetermined axes of the coordinates by means of rotation. The previously mentioned patent describes one such best-known Hungarian toy referenced in the Hungarian Patent Specification HU-PS180385 where the components of the toy are rotated in such a way that the positions of the components are altered by such action. The famous Rubik's cube and many other three-dimensional logical toys are no different. The additional complexity of the required solution skill-set for such toys is a disadvantage to an ever-changing society that demands instant gratification.

The objective of the present invention is slightly similar to the above toy described in the US patent Specification U.S. Pat. No. 5,199,711A, which is to develop a three-dimensional logical toy that not only avoids the disadvantageous features of the known toys but also to simplify spatial geometric and complexity while transforming the skill-set to include a knowledge base as well. The objective attained by the present invention is achieved with the aid of a three-dimensional logical toy whose enclosing body is made up symmetric planetary rotating bodies that maintains their location with respect to each other. This invention rotates only the faces a single planetary body about its symmetric axis instead of a predetermined group composite bodies whose faces need to be tracked. Depending on the configuration, for example, a 6-well solution unit has only 9 parts, 8 planetary bodies and 1 central core; with each planetary body having 3 faces. And an 8-well solution unit has only 7 parts, 6 planetary bodies and 1 central core; with each planetary body having 4 faces. This invention better achieves its objectives by the inherent nature of not having to truly solve one hundred percent of the solution wells available; and this is more instant gratification that other three-dimensional games. For example, only 2 or 3 solution wells need to be solved in a 6-well solution unit or 4 wells in an 8-well solution unit, for the units to be completely solved. The transformation to knowledge base is where this invention increases the skill level and difficulty; which is achieved by transforming or customizing the symbol-bearing surfaces from grouped colors or segmented images to numbers and then to related but distinct images or simultaneous combination thereof. This invention also incorporates both the capacity and capability for the entire unit of composite bodies to be mounted/assembled and dismounted/disassembled at will. The exercise or act of assembly is an inherent standalone game, feature or puzzle by itself. The exercise of constructing a customized challenge and solution is also another standalone game, feature or puzzle by itself.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In an advantageous embodiment of a family of three-dimensional logical toys according to this invention, the center core of the composite body unit is an additional three-dimensional body of a configuration that may also be intended for convenience of assembly and disassembly. One configuration of the central body and the planetary bodies are formed and allocated into two groups which are provided with self-locking projections and recesses that are formed on all the available central surfaces and the adjoining planetary bodies. The first group of planetary bodies is provided with self-locking male projections. And the second group of planetary bodies is provided with self-locking female recesses. Otherwise, the presence of an additional central body would require all the planetary bodies be of either self-locking male projections or female recesses, provided that the central body is formed to retain the opposite self-locking feature to receive the planetary bodies. The planetary bodies immediately adjacent to each other are provided with alternating male projections and female grooves to self-lock the adjoining bodies into the composite unit.

In a further advantageous embodiments of a family of three-dimensional logical toys according to this invention, the flexibility of quickly assembling, disassembling and reconfiguring this invention may be achieved by the use of magnets, other quick snap self-locking mechanisms and/or mechanical detents. When magnets are used the male and female self-locking mechanisms may be omitted. The use of magnets requires that the same principle of self-locking mechanisms be applied by using the magnetic north and south poles of the magnet. The magnets' north and south poles must be systematically positioned and arranged in order for it to function. The arrangement of the magnets also adds more functionality to this invention; which is to maintain perfect alignment of all the planetary bodies at all times and improve the physical interaction with this three-dimensional logical toy. The application of magnets will allow this invention to function like new for a very, very, long time, given that there will be little or no wear on the adjacent surfaces when compared to that of the application with the self-locking feature mechanisms.

In further advantageous embodiments of a family of three-dimensional logical toys according to the invention, the shaped members constituting the center core and planetary bodies strictly depends on the configuration. For example, the 8-planetary body configuration may consist of an octahedral shaped core and 8 three-faced carved shaped planetary bodies. And similarly, the preferred, the 6-planetary body configuration may consist of a cube shaped core and 6 cube shaped planetary bodies. The family of configurations generally will dictate the form of the core and the planetary bodies based on the desired solution wells for said configuration. In other words, the rules for the family of configurations are open but some configurations may be undesired.

In further advantageous embodiments of a family of three-dimensional logical toys according to the invention, a series two-dimensional configuration are also possible given that it belongs to the family; which is a series of two-dimensional tabs pivoting about a common center. In this configuration embodiment, the symbol-bearing surfaces are the recto and verso sides on the series of configured tabs. The symbol-bearing surfaces will inherently develop into a series of visually triangular or teardrop shaped display areas, since the series of said configured tabs shares a common center. In according to the family of two-dimensional configurations, having a common center and said shaped configured tabs are stacked by layers for convenience. Each layer of symbol-bearing surface both recto and verso are stacked out of order with that of the solution arrangement. A solution arrangement of said configuration is achieved by fanning out the predetermined tabs radially to display a logical series of symbol-bearing surfaces per visual face. The increased skill level and difficulty is achieved by transforming the symbol-bearing surfaces from grouped colors or segmented images to numbers and then to related but distinct logical images.

In all the advantageous embodiments of this family of symbol-bearing logical toy according to the invention, the distinguishing symbols applied to said inherently shaped solution surfaces may be differentiated by means of colors or digits and/or characters and/or other means of identification, which may be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, permanent, temporary, digital or any series or combinations simultaneously.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The drawings illustrate some exemplary embodiment configurations; consisting of the three-dimensional logical toy according to the invention: Only the preferred embodiment of the 6-planetary body configuration shown. The illustrated drawings are shown with emphasis on clarity and therefore the preferred embodiment of the 6-planetary body configuration is orientated orthogonally to the principal axes. Any configuration variation can be presented similarly with minimal effect of this description. The material and construction descriptions used are merely an economic reflection of the material and construction used for the final production configuration; however, other suitable materials and constructions are available. The configurations shown may demonstrate a flexible, rigid or virtual construction, however, in some cases either both or one may be depicted. In the case where only one is depicted for simplicity the other is automatically implied.

An embodiment of the preferred three-dimensional logical toy according to the invention, which is intended to serve as an example, is explained below in greater detail with the aid of the appended drawings. Thus:

FIG. 1 shows the top view of the three-dimensional logical toy according to the invention while at the same time depicting the rotational position of a solution-well with three blank symbol bearing faces;

FIG. 2 shows the side view of the three-dimensional logical toy while at the same time depicting the rotational position of two adjacent solution wells according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows the top view of one of the center core body as can be partially seen in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows the isometric view of one of the center core body as can be partially seen in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 shows the side view of one of the planetary body as can be partially seen in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 shows the side view of the three-dimensional logical toy while at the same time depicting the rotational position of two adjacent solution wells according to FIG. 1; There are four such distinct views in this preferred configuration.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It is contemplated that any optional feature of the inventive variations described may be set forth and claimed independently, or in combination with any one or more of the features described herein. Reference to a singular item, includes the possibility that there is a plurality of the same items present.

More specifically, as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” “said,” and “the” include plural referents unless specifically stated otherwise. In other words, use of the articles allow for “at least one” of the subject item in the description above as well as the claims made herein. It is further noted that the claims may be drafted to exclude any optional element. As such, this statement is intended to serve as antecedent basis for use of such exclusive terminology as “merely,” “solely,” “only” and the like in connection with the recitation of claim elements, or use of a “negative” limitation.

Without the use of such exclusive terminology, the term “comprising” or “comprised” in the claims shall allow for the inclusion of any additional element irrespective of whether a given number of elements are enumerated in the claim, or the addition of a feature could be regarded as transforming the nature of an element set forth in the claims. Except as specifically defined herein, all technical and scientific terms used herein are to be given as broad a commonly understood meaning as possible while maintaining claim validity. The breadth of the present invention is not to be limited to the examples provided and/or the subject specification, but rather only by the scope of the claim language.

Use of the term “invention” herein is not intended to limit the scope of the claims in any manner. Rather it should be recognized that the “invention” includes the many variations explicitly or implicitly described herein, including those variations that would be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the present specification.

Further, it is not intended that any section of this specification (e.g., the Summary, Detailed Description, Abstract, Field of the Invention, etc.) be accorded special significance in describing the invention relative to another or the claims. All references cited are incorporated by reference in their entirety. Although the foregoing invention has been described in detail for purposes of clarity of understanding, it is contemplated that certain modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.

FIG. 1 depicts top view of the three-dimensional logical toy of the invention. As shown, the three dimensional logical toy 100 includes six planetary bodies 101-106 and a central body 107 connected together to form an amorphous composite unit 108. The planetary bodies as well as the central body are three-dimensionally constructed and are placed in a fixed position with respect to each other around the central body 107. The planetary bodies are rotatable individually along individual axes which allows only the faces of the planetary bodies to be rotated. In another embodiment, a group of planetary bodies may be rotated together along a central axis passing through the geometric center of the amorphous composite unit 108. The central body 107 may be present for the convenience of assembly and disassembly of the planetary bodies 101-106 of the logical toy 100 by a user.

As shown, the planetary bodies 101-106 may be arranged in a spherical configuration around the central body 107. The six planetary bodies 101-106 may be connected to form any other symmetrical shape as would be understood by a person skilled in the art.

Each of the six planetary bodies 101-106 is rotatable individually around the central body 107 about its axis of symmetry by a user. This axis of symmetry is collinear to a central axis traversing the geometrical center point of the central body 107 of the amorphous composite member 108. In an embodiment, the axis of symmetry may be along any of the three dimensional rectangular Cartesian coordinate system axes, which may be passing through the center of the three-dimensional logical toy 100.

The planetary bodies 101-106 may further include permanent symbol bearing identification. For example, the three-dimensionally shaped six planetary bodies 101-106 may be marked with letters, diagrams, numbers and/or symbols with/without colors. Alternatively, the planetary bodies 101-106 may include capability of receiving removable symbol bearing identification. Further the planetary bodies 101-106 may include means of digital symbol bearing identification. In some embodiments, the planetary bodies 101-106 may include means of receiving embedded symbol bearing identification with the application of ultra-clear transparent planetary bodies.

In all the advantageous embodiments of the three-dimensional logical toy 100 according to the invention, the distinguishing symbols applied to the said inherently shaped solution surfaces may be differentiated by means of colors or digits and/or characters and/or other means of identification, which may be two-dimensional, three dimensional, permanent, temporary or digital.

As seen in FIG. 2, a side view of the three-dimensional logical toy 200 shows four planetary bodies 201-203 and 206 along with a central body 207. Two more planetary bodies 204 and 205 are present behind the plane of the composite unit 208, and are therefore not seen. As depicted, the planetary bodies may be allocated into two different groups with three identically shaped bodies. Each group may include differently shaped planetary bodies with respect to the other group. As depicted in FIG. 2, planetary bodies 201, 202, and 203 (not seen) are identically shaped composite and planetary bodies 204, 205 (not seen) and 206 are identically shaped composite. Alternatively, the six planetary bodies may be segregated into three groups with two identically shaped members each. In another embodiment, all the six planetary members may be similarly shaped. The shapes of the planetary bodies may be naturally formed or intentionally symmetrical by design.

In some embodiments, the amorphous composite unit 208 may be formed by placing the six planetary bodies 201-206 from different groups alternatively around the central body 207 in a single layer. Alternatively, it might be possible that the planetary bodies 201-206 are placed in two layers above each other around the central body 207. As depicted in FIG. 2, a depiction of the rotational position of a solution-well with three blank symbol bearing faces 202A, 204A and 206A; similar to 601B, 602B and 606B.

FIG. 3 depicts the top view of the central body 307 of the three dimensional logical toy 300. As depicted, the central body 307 may be spherical in shape. Alternatively, the spherical body may be formed of any other shape in accordance with the shape of the planetary bodies. In some embodiments, the central body 307 may include means for attachment and detachment with the planetary bodies 307A. The central body 307 may be formed of any suitable material known in the art, for example plastic, wood, metal, glass etc. In some embodiments, the central body 307 may be formed of a transparent material.

The central body 307 may be formed of any suitable material in any suitable shape with connecting means and/or receiving means 307A to suitably attach with the six planetary bodies in a symmetrical manner. In an embodiment, the central body 307 may be spherically shaped. Alternatively, the central body 307 may be formed of any known symmetrical shape in accordance with the required geometry of the six planetary bodies.

In some embodiments, the central body 307 may include permanent illumination means, which further enables the user to play the game in low and/or no external light scenarios. In some embodiments, the central body 307 may include electronic circuits for illumination, for example, LED. In another embodiment, the central body 307 may be coated with a phosphorescent (glow in the dark) paint, which would illuminate the symbols and enable play in low light scenarios. Any other known illumination means may be used with the central body. Alternatively, the central body 307 may include easily removable illumination means as desired by the user.

FIG. 4 depicts the isometric view of the central body 407 of the three-dimensional logical toy 400 as per the invention. As shown, the central body 407 incorporates connecting features for the six planetary bodies 407A. The central body 407 may include attachment means, which may allow easy assembling as well as disassembling of the logical toy. In some embodiments, the central body 407 may include male projection at 407A while the planetary bodies may include female recesses and vice versa. Alternatively, the central body 407 and the planetary bodies may be connected via magnetic attachment means.

Each of the six planetary 101-106 bodies may include suitable connecting means and/or receiving means to logically inter-connect with the other adjacent planetary bodies. In an embodiment, a configuration of the central body 107 and the planetary bodies 101-106 are formed and allocated into two groups which are provided with self-locking projections 501A and recesses 407A that are formed on all the available central surfaces and the adjoining planetary bodies. The first group of planetary bodies 101-106 are provided with self-locking male projections. And the second group of planetary bodies 101-106 are provided with self-locking female recesses. In another embodiment, the presence of an additional central body 400 would require all the planetary bodies be of either self-locking male projections or female recesses, provided that the central body is formed to retain the opposite self-locking feature to receive the planetary bodies. The planetary bodies 101-106 immediately adjacent to each other are provided with alternating male projections about 501A and female grooves about 501A to self-lock the adjoining bodies into the composite unit 108.

In a further advantageous embodiments of a family of three-dimensional logical toys according to this invention, the flexibility of quickly assembling, disassembling and reconfiguring this invention may be achieved by the use of magnets, other quick snap self-locking mechanisms and/or mechanical detents. When magnets are used the male 501A and female 407A self-locking mechanisms may be omitted. The use of magnets requires that the same principle of self-locking mechanisms be applied by using the magnetic north and south poles of the magnet. The magnets' north and south poles must be systematically positioned and arranged in order for it to function. The arrangement of the magnets also adds more functionality to this invention; which is to maintain perfect alignment of all the planetary bodies at all times and improve the physical interaction with this three-dimensional logical toy 100. The application of magnets will allow this invention to function like new for a very, very, long time, given that there will be little or no wear on the adjacent surfaces when compared to that of the application with the self-locking feature mechanisms.

FIG. 5 depicts a two-dimensional view of a planetary body member 501 of the three dimensional logical toy 500 as per this invention. As depicted, the planetary body 501 may include a flat or rounded upper surface with a cylindrically curved body and a conical rounded bottom edge. The flat surfaces as well as the curved bottom surface may include attachment or connection means for ease of assembling and disassembling the logical toy 100. The attachment means may include snap-fit and/or magnetic connection means. As shown, the planetary body 501 incorporates male connecting features 501A for the central body 400.

In another embodiment, the planetary body 501 may include four, six or eight surfaces and/or faces connected via appropriate number of edges. In some embodiments, the planetary body 501 may include six square shaped flat faces connected via eight edges as present for example, in a cube. In another embodiment, the planetary body 500 may include eight triangular faces connected together shaped like an octahedron. Alternatively, the planetary body 500 may include circular faces. Alternatively, the planetary body 500 may be formed by combination of known shapes, such as, circle, triangle, square etc. as would be evident and obvious to a person skilled in the art.

In further advantageous embodiments of a family of three-dimensional logical toys according to the invention, the shaped members constituting the center core 107 and planetary bodies 101-106 strictly depends on the configuration. For example, the 8-planetary body configuration may consist of an octahedral shaped core and 8 three-faced carved shaped planetary bodies. And similarly, the preferred, the 6-planetary body configuration 108 may consist of a cube shaped core 107 and 6 cube shaped planetary bodies 101-106. The family of configurations generally will dictate the form of the core and the planetary bodies based on the desired solution wells for said configuration. In other words, the rules for the family of configurations are open but some configurations may be undesired.

In some embodiments, the planetary bodies may include permanent illumination means. In some embodiments, the illumination means may be LED. In another embodiment, the planetary bodies may be coated with a phosphorescent (glow in the dark) composition, which may allow the user to play in the darkness as well. Alternatively, the planetary bodies may include a removable illumination means as desired by the user.

FIG. 6 depicts a side view of the three-dimensional logical toy 600 with four visible planetary bodies 601, 602, 604 and 606 along with a central body 607. Two more planetary bodies 603, 605 are present behind the plane of the composite logical toy 608, and are therefore not seen.

In some embodiments, the amorphous composite unit 608 may include two, five, or eight permanent and/or removable planetary bodies along with a central body 607. The planetary bodies 601, 602, 604 and 606 may be rotatable around their individual axis while connected to the central body 607 or along the central axis traversing through the amorphous composite control unit 608. FIG. 6, a depiction of the rotational position of a solution-well with three blank symbol bearing faces 601B, 602B and 606B; similar to 202A, 204A and 206A.

This invention also incorporates both the capacity and capability for the entire unit of composite bodies 108 to be mounted/assembled and dismounted/disassembled at will. The exercise or act of assembly is an inherent standalone game, feature or puzzle by itself. The exercise of constructing a customized challenge and solution is also a standalone game, feature or puzzle by itself.

Essentially, a user may begin by aligning the faces or planes 202A, 204A, 206A, 601B, 602B and 606B of the planetary bodies 101-106 with respect to each other so as to match the theme of embedded symbolic features, letters, numbers, diagrams and/or symbols on the adjacent planetary bodies. The user may achieve instant gratification by either rotation of the planetary bodies 101-106 individually along their axis of rotation or by rotation of a group of planetary bodies together along the central axis of the amorphous composite unit. Alternatively, the user may arrive at a unique solution by following a fixed order of symbol arrangement on the planetary bodies with respect to each other. This order may be achieved by rotating the individual planetary body along its individual axis of rotation or by rotation of a group of planetary bodies.

Depending on the configuration, for example, a 6-well solution unit has only 9 parts, 8 planetary bodies and 1 central core; with each planetary body having 3 faces. And an 8-well solution unit has only 7 parts, 6 planetary bodies and 1 central core; with each planetary body having 4 faces. This invention provides instant gratification to the user as the logical solution may be achieved even when the user solves less than one hundred percent of the solution wells available. For example, only 2- or 3-solution wells need to be solved in a 6-well solution unit or 4-wells in an 8-well solution unit, for the units to be completely solved. The transformation to knowledge base is where this invention increases the skill level and difficulty; which is achieved by transforming or customizing the symbol-bearing surfaces from grouped colors or segmented images to numbers and then to related but distinct images.

A solution arrangement of said two-dimensional configuration is achieved by fanning out the predetermined tabs radially to display a logical series of symbol-bearing surfaces per visual face. The increased skill level and difficulty is achieved by transforming the symbol-bearing surfaces from grouped colors or segmented images to numbers and then to related but distinct logical images.

In further advantageous embodiments of a family of three-dimensional logical toys according to the invention, a series two-dimensional configurations are also possible given that it belongs to the family; which is a series of two-dimensional tabs pivoting about a common center. In this configuration embodiment, the symbol-bearing surfaces are the recto and verso sides on the series of configured tabs. The symbol-bearing surfaces will inherently develop into a series of visually triangular or teardrop shaped display areas, since the series of said configured tabs shares a common center. In according to the family of two-dimensional configurations, having a common center and said shaped configured tabs are stacked by layers for convenience. Each layer of symbol-bearing surface both recto and verso are stacked out of order with that of the solution arrangement.

While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

REFERENCES
U.S. Pat. No. 5,199,711A	May 1989	Zoltan P.	A63F9/0838
		et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,378,116A	October 1980	Erno Rubik	A63F9/0834
U.S. Pat. No. 4,378,117A	October 1980	Erno Rubik	A63F9/0834
U.S. Pat. No. 4,586,713A	July 1982	Ibrahim K.	A63F9/0834
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U.S. Pat. No. 6,644,665B1	July 2001	David B.	A63F9/0838

Claims

1. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy comprising:

a family of six planetary bodies connected to form an amorphous composite member unit;

wherein each of the planetary bodies is user rotatable about its axis of symmetry;

and wherein the axis of symmetry is collinear to an axis traversing a geometrical center point of the composite member unit.

2. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 1, wherein the planetary bodies are permanently connected via male and female self-locking mechanisms.

3. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 1, wherein the planetary bodies are removably connected via magnetic locking mechanisms.

4. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 1, wherein the planetary bodies have permanent symbol bearing identification.

5. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 1, wherein the planetary bodies have removable symbol bearing identification.

6. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 1, wherein the planetary bodies have digital symbol bearing identification.

7. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 1, wherein the planetary bodies have embedded symbol bearing identification on ultra-clear transparent planetary bodies.

8. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy comprising:

a family of four planetary bodies connected to form an amorphous composite member unit;

wherein each of the planetary bodies is user rotatable about its axis of symmetry;

and wherein the axis of symmetry is collinear to an axis traversing a geometrical center point of the composite member unit.

9. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 8, wherein the planetary bodies are permanently connected via male and female self-locking mechanisms.

10. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 8, wherein the planetary bodies are removably connected via magnetic locking mechanisms.

11. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 8, wherein the planetary bodies have permanent symbol bearing identification.

12. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 8, wherein the planetary bodies have removable symbol bearing identification.

13. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 8, wherein the planetary bodies have digital symbol bearing identification.

14. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 8, wherein the planetary bodies have embedded symbol bearing identification on ultra-clear transparent planetary bodies.

15. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy comprising:

a family of five planetary bodies connected to form an amorphous composite member unit;

wherein each of the planetary bodies is user rotatable about its axis of symmetry;

and wherein the axis of symmetry is collinear to an axis traversing a geometrical center point of the composite member unit.

16. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 15, wherein the planetary bodies are permanently connected via male and female self-locking mechanisms.

17. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 15, wherein the planetary bodies are removably connected via magnetic locking mechanisms.

18. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 15, wherein the planetary bodies have permanent symbol bearing identification.

19. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 15, wherein the planetary bodies have removable symbol bearing identification.

20. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 15, wherein the planetary bodies have digital symbol bearing identification.

21. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 15, wherein the planetary bodies have embedded symbol bearing identification on ultra-clear transparent planetary bodies.

22. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy comprising:

a family of eight planetary bodies connected to form an amorphous composite member unit;

wherein each of the planetary bodies is user rotatable about its axis of symmetry;

and wherein the axis of symmetry is collinear to an axis traversing a geometrical center point of the composite member unit.

23. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 22, wherein the planetary bodies are permanently connected via male and female self-locking mechanisms.

24. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 22, wherein the planetary bodies are removably connected via magnetic locking mechanisms.

25. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 22, wherein the planetary bodies have permanent symbol bearing identification.

26. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 22, wherein the planetary bodies have removable symbol bearing identification.

27. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 22, wherein the planetary bodies have digital symbol bearing identification.

28. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 22, wherein the planetary bodies have embedded symbol bearing identification on ultra-clear transparent planetary bodies.

29. A two-dimensional configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy comprising:

a family of planetary bodies connected to form a flat amorphous composite member unit;

wherein each of the planetary bodies is allocated to be user rotated about main pivot of geometrical center point of the composite member unit.

30. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 29, wherein the planetary bodies are permanently connected via male and female self-locking mechanisms.

31. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 29, wherein the planetary bodies are removably connected via magnetic locking mechanisms.

32. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 29,

wherein the planetary bodies have permanent symbol bearing identification.

33. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 29, wherein the planetary bodies have removable symbol bearing identification.

34. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 29, wherein the planetary bodies have digital symbol bearing identification.

35. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claim 29, wherein the planetary bodies have embedded symbol bearing identification on ultra-clear transparent planetary bodies.

36. A configuration of a three-dimensional logical toy of claims 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 with the seamless incorporation of visual, tactile and audible feedback.