Puzzle
First Claim
1. A puzzle comprising:
- a plurality of planar puzzle pieces which can be assembled together into at least one planar jigsaw puzzle, each planar piece having on a first planar surface thereof a part of an image which is shown as a whole in the assembled planar jigsaw puzzle;
each planar puzzle piece has a first edge of a first profile shaped such that when the puzzle pieces are stacked in a correct sequence then the first edges of the stacked puzzle pieces together define in relief a recognisable image on a first side of the stack; and
the puzzle pieces are shaped such that the correct stacking sequence is directly related to the locations of the puzzle pieces in the assembled planar jigsaw puzzle.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a puzzle and a method of assembling a puzzle from a plurality of planar puzzle pieces. More particularly, the invention relates to a puzzle having pieces which, when stacked upon each other on completion of the puzzle, define in relief a recognisable image (e.g. of a building or a character). The puzzle comprises a plurality of inter-engaging pieces, wherein: each puzzle piece has on a planar surface thereof a part of an image which is shown as a whole once the puzzle pieces are assembled together in a completed planar jigsaw puzzle; each puzzle piece has a first edge of a first shaped profile; and when the puzzle pieces are removed from the completed planar jigsaw puzzle in a pre-determined sequence related to positioning of the puzzle pieces in the completed planar jigsaw puzzle and stacked in the predetermined sequence then the first edges of the stacked puzzle pieces together define in relief a recognisable image on a first side of the stack.
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20 Claims
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1. A puzzle comprising:
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a plurality of planar puzzle pieces which can be assembled together into at least one planar jigsaw puzzle, each planar piece having on a first planar surface thereof a part of an image which is shown as a whole in the assembled planar jigsaw puzzle; each planar puzzle piece has a first edge of a first profile shaped such that when the puzzle pieces are stacked in a correct sequence then the first edges of the stacked puzzle pieces together define in relief a recognisable image on a first side of the stack; and the puzzle pieces are shaped such that the correct stacking sequence is directly related to the locations of the puzzle pieces in the assembled planar jigsaw puzzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of assembling a puzzle from a plurality of planar puzzle pieces, each puzzle piece having on a first planar surface thereof a part of an image and each planar puzzle piece having a first edge of a first shaped profile, the method comprising:
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first assembling the puzzle pieces together to form at least one completed planar jigsaw puzzle; removing puzzle pieces from the completed planar jigsaw puzzle in a sequence dictated by positioning of the puzzle pieces in the completed planar jigsaw puzzle; and stacking the pieces in the pre-determined sequence, so that the first edges of the stacked puzzle pieces together define in relief a recognisable three-dimensional figure on a first side of the stacked puzzle pieces. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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