JIGSAW PUZZLE TRANSPORTING SYSTEM

• US 20120024729A1
• Filed: 01/25/2011
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ravensburger Verlag GmbH
• Original Assignee: Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH (Ravensburger Holding GmbH & Company KG)
• Inventors: Dietenberger, Sabine
• Granted Patent: US 8,235,207 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/315.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00239 with two hinges or folds
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00949 with a lid
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/105 with provisions for storing and transporting an interrupted game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/1055 resiliently sandwiched
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/10 Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/1044 Display boards therefor

Abstract

A jigsaw puzzle transporting system (10) having a bottom part (12), a base plate (16) and a lid (14, 14′, 14″) is provided. An at least substantially vertically projecting frame (26) is present on the bottom part (12) for peripherally surrounding the base plate (16). A shoulder (38) with a holding lace (40) fitting into the frame (26) projects from the lid. Side faces (42, 30), mutually facing in a closed position, of the shoulder (38) and of the frame (26) cooperate for releasably locking the shoulder (38, 38′, 38″) in the frame (26). The shoulder (38, 38′, 38″) in the closed position is positioned, relative to the base plate (16) received in the frame (26), such that a distance (S) between the holding face (40; 40′; 40″) and an upper surface (74), facing the latter, of the base plate (16) is less than a jigsaw puzzle piece height (S_P).

Claims

1. Jigsaw puzzle transporting system comprising:

a bottom part;

a base plate;

a lid;

wherein an at least substantially vertically projecting frame is present on the bottom part for peripherally surrounding the base plat;

a shoulder with a holding face fitting into the at least substantially vertically projecting frame and projecting from the lid; and

side faces mutually facing in a closed position, of the shoulder and of the at least substantially vertically projecting frame cooperating for releasably locking the shoulder in the at least substantially vertically projecting frame;

wherein the shoulder in the closed position is positioned, relative to the base plate received in the at least substantially vertically projecting frame, such that a distance between the holding face and an upper surface, facing the latter, of the base plate is less than a jigsaw puzzle piece height.

2. System according to claim 1, wherein, for the locking, a side face of the shoulder faces a side face of the at least substantially vertically projecting frame and corresponding latching elements on the mutually facing side faces engage with one another in the closed position.

3. System according to claim 2, wherein the side face peripherally surrounds the shoulder and the latching elements are arranged at regular intervals on the respectively mutually facing side faces.

4. System according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of indented compartments are provided inside the at least substantially vertically projecting frame in the bottom part, which are closed by the base plate received in the at least substantially vertically projecting frame.

5. System according to claim 1, wherein, in an edge region of the lid, the shoulder spaced from the edge of the lid and an edge thickness of the lid is less than a shoulder height.

6. System according to claim 1, wherein the holding face has a plurality of air conducting grooves which are open to a side face of the shoulder.

7. System according to claim 6, wherein the air conducting grooves form a regular channel network on the entire holding face.

8. System according to claim 1, wherein the holding face is elastically deformable and is curved convexly in an open position.

9. System according to claim 8, wherein the shoulder is a thermoformed part.

10. System according to claim 1, wherein the lid is prestressed.

11. System according to claim 8, wherein the shoulder is an elastic foam moulded part.

12. System according to claim 11, wherein the foam moulded part is air-permeable.

13. System according to claim 1, wherein at least one recess is provided on the at least substantially vertically projecting frame, at which recess an edge piece of the base plate received in the at least substantially vertically projecting frame lies exposed.

14. System according to claim 1, in which wherein a first handle is provided on an edge region of the bottom part and a second handle is provided on an edge region, opposite in the closed position, of the lid.

15. System according to claim 1, wherein an edge side of the bottom part and an edge side of the lid are articulated and are pivotably movable between an open position and the closed position.

16. System according to claim 15, wherein there is provided on the edge side of the lid and on the edge side of the bottom part a respective articulation axis, which are mutually parallel and are spaced via a web element in such a manner that a pivoting movement of the lid into the closed position tensions the web element