Manipulable puzzle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the ornamental design of this invention including game puzzle elements;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the puzzle platform of FIG. 1 illustrated separately;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the puzzle platform of FIG. 2 illustrating the side opening;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the puzzle platform of FIG. 2 illustrated and illustrating the recessing drawer;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the puzzle platform of FIG. 2 illustrated separately;

FIG. 6 is a right front perspective view of a truck-type puzzle playing piece as depicted in FIG. 1, illustrated separately for clarity; and,

FIG. 7 is a right front perspective view of a car-type puzzle playing piece as depicted in FIG. 1, illustrated separately for clarity.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D140371 February 1945 Sewell
449881 April 1891 Jackson
482957 September 1892 Allen
1560921 November 1925 Von Bultzingslowen
1693711 December 1928 Fritz
Other references
  • The Greatest Puzzles of All Times by Matthew J. Costell, pp. 128, 129, 130, 131, and 145, published Jul. 20, 1988. Recreation in Mathematics (Sliding Piece Puzzles) by L.E. Hordern published 1986 (6 pages). Binary Arts HIKIMI Puzzle Collection Tokyo Parking and Instructions (In Japanese).
Patent History
Patent number: D395468
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 18, 1996
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 1998
Assignee: Binary Arts Corp. (Alexandria, VA)
Inventor: Stephen A. Wagner (Alexandria, VA)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Cahn & Samuels, LLP
Application Number: 0/57,175
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/104
International Classification: 2101;