Global Patent Index - EP 2441502 A1

EP 2441502 A1 20120418 - Spherical puzzle with slidable and rotatable elements

Title (en)

Spherical puzzle with slidable and rotatable elements

Title (de)

Sphärisches Puzzlespiel mit verschiebbaren und drehbaren Elementen

Title (fr)

Casse-tête sphérique avec des éléments coulissants et rotatifs

Publication

EP 2441502 A1 20120418 (EN)

Application

EP 11184748 A 20111011

Priority

IT BI20100013 A 20101012

Abstract (en)

A sphere ( Fig. 1, 2 : 10) for a hand-held puzzle game comprising an inner support frame ( Fig. 4 : 11); a plurality of plugs ( Fig. 1, 2 , 3, 8 , 9 : 12), sliding along the spherical surface (10a) of the sphere (10); a plurality of spherical caps ( Fig. 1, 2 , 3, 6A , 6B , 7 : 14) pivoting on the same spherical surface (10a), each one defining, along an edge (14a) thereof, a plurality of seats (14b) to receive and accommodate the sliding plugs (12); and a plurality of fixed cover elements ( Fig. 1, 2 , 5 : 17), secured to the inner support frame (11), which cover those areas of the spherical surface (10a) which are not occupied by the sliding plugs (12) and pivoting spherical caps (14); wherein each sliding plug (12) has at least two areas coloured in different colours (M-R, M-V', B-G, etc.), each spherical pivoting cap (14) has a plurality of coloured areas, particularly four, in different colours (V'-A-V"-Z, M-R-B-G, etc.), corresponding to the seats (14b) for the plugs, and each fixed cover element (17) and coloured in only one colour (A, R, V', M, etc.).

IPC 8 full level

A63F 9/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A63F 9/083 (2013.01); A63F 9/0838 (2013.01); A63F 9/0861 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2441502 A1 20120418; IT 1402311 B1 20130830; IT BI20100013 A1 20120413

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11184748 A 20111011; IT BI20100013 A 20101012