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Jigsaw puzzle having one or more puzzle pieces that can be bent

US8628089B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH · DE

Inventors

Florian Knell · Bad Wurzach, DE
Joerg Bauer · Durham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 3, 2010
Grant date	Jan 14, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63F2009/1244
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a jigsaw puzzle having at least one puzzle piece that can be bent along at least one predefined bending line, and that has an upper side and a lower side and a puzzle piece thickness extending between the upper side and the lower side which is reduced from an inner side of a bend along each bending line. In order to neutralise the resilient restoring force that acts in the bent state, on each side of each bending line there is a fixing device which releasably fixes a desired bending angle, each fixing device having at least one recess into which a corresponding protrusion engages in a clamping and/or latching manner when the puzzle piece is bent.

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