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Electronic maze puzzle

  • US 5,509,656 A
  • Filed: 10/25/1993
  • Issued: 04/23/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A maze puzzle comprising a puzzle body including a recess defining a generally cylindrical cavity in the body;

  • a maze pattern within said recess located on the cylindrical wall of the body;

    said maze pattern comprising a series of interconnected grooves extending from a starting position generally toward the bottom of the recess to a final position groove generally toward the surface of the recess adjacent to the surface of said puzzle body but concealed therein;

    said maze pattern including a plurality of paths with at least one of which extends from the starting point to the final groove and a plurality of other paths which extend from the starting point but do not provide a complete path to the final groove;

    a plurality of electrical switch means each of said switch means associated with and located at concealed different locations in several of said grooves;

    a power source connected to said switch means;

    a signal generator powered by said power source through said electrical switch means;

    an operator positioned in said recess including graspable means for rotating and extending the operator out of said recess in the process of solving the maze puzzle;

    said operator including maze engaging a means for traveling in the grooves of said maze pattern and operative in the region of said switch means for operating such switch means whereby said engaging means as it travels past a switch means powers said signal generator to provide a signal to the puzzle player related to the position of the switch means operated.

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