GAME PIECES SELECTIVELY JOINABLE ALONG EDGES THEREOF TO FORM LETTERS OR NUMERALS

• US 3,759,526 A
• Filed: 08/30/1971
• Issued: 09/18/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles Jr. Estvan
• Original Assignee: Charles Jr. Estvan
• Inventors: Estvan, Charles Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Oechsle, Anton O.
• Application Number:
  US05/176,148
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 273/152,152.7R,152.7A,155,156,157R,137B,137C,137D 35/31G,35J,69,70,71,72,73 46/16
• US Class Current: 273/294
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/10 Two-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/1204 Puzzles consisting of non-interlocking identical blocks, e.g. children's block puzzles

Abstract

Game apparatus is disclosed including game pieces each having at least one face with at least one pattern thereon, the pattern extending to an edge of the piece. Complete, conventional numerical and/or alphabetical characters are formed by joining pairs of game pieces along the mentioned edges in various combinations, a given pattern representing, in a particular combination of pieces, either the upper or lower portion of the completed character.

Claims

1. A game comprising a number of pieces, each of said pieces including a face and at least one linear edge joinable with corresponding edges of other playing pieces, a pattern delineated on said face and terminating along said edge, the patterns on certain of said pieces including a single segment extending along said edge, the patterns on others of said pieces including two segments of equal length extending along said edge, said single segment of the patterns on said first-mentioned pieces having a length at least equal to the length of each of the segments of the patterns on said other pieces, said game pieces being interchangeably matchable in pairs along said edges joining said patterns to form complete, conventional characters, said conventional characters comprising either arabic numerals or letters of the alphabet.

2. A game, as defined in claim 1, in which the faces of all of said pieces have an identical polygonal shape.

3. A game, as defined in claim 2, in which said shape is square.

4. A game, as defined in claim 2, in which said shape is a regular hexagon.

5. A game, as defined in claim 2, in which said shape is an equilateral triangle.

6. A game, as defined in claim 1, in which said pieces comprise cubes and at least one of said patterns is delineated on at least one face of each of said cubes.