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Puzzle block

US6241249A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 21, 1999
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H33/046
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A puzzle block, which includes one first square block, which has magnet at each of the six sides thereof, 6 second square blocks, which has a magnet at each of four sides thereof and a metal sheet at one of the other two sides thereof, 12 third square blocks, which has a magnet at each of two opposite sides thereof and two metal sheets respectively provided at two adjacent sides thereof between the two opposite sides which carry a respective recessed hole, and 8 fourth square blocks, which has a plurality of metal sheets respectively provided at three adjacent sides thereof, wherein the square blocks are attached to one another forming a combination block such that the magnets at the first square blocks respectively attract the metal sheet at each of the second square blocks, the metal sheets at the third square blocks are respectively attracted by the magnets at the second square blocks, and the metal sheets at the fourth square blocks are respectively attracted by the magnets at the third square blocks.

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