Patent Application
20070187890
The present invention is related to the configuration of building blocks of spheres, especially about a set of 12 building blocks totally 55 spheres arrayed as a four-facet pyramid, while three sets of 36 building blocks totally 165 spheres arrayed as a three-facet pyramid.
The conventional “jigsaw puzzle” or “tangram” has various “piece together” or “snap together” techniques to challenge the players' IQ and EQ restricted to two-dimensional scope. Sets of building blocks to stimulate and satisfy the three-dimensional construction reasoning is to be on the way for more fun, more interesting games discovered by the players. As a result, the inventor provided sets of building blocks of spheres assembled in two-dimensional or three-dimensional ways, which has been approved in many countries' patent issuances. Such as Taiwan Patent no. 398313 entitled “variable building blocks assembled at degrees 60°, 90°, and 120°” issued to the inventor of the present invention on 11 Jul. 2001.
Point Against the Problems
In TW398313, 19 building blocks assembled to form at least one base level, or more than one level or four-facet pyramid. However, a conventional set of building blocks applied to assemble only four-facet pyramid, such three-facet pyramid is impossible to construct at the same time. Owing to a three-facet or four-facet pyramid has been constructed at specific angle respectively, sets of building blocks required for a three-facet or four-facet pyramid are also different from their numbers and sets. Players face the challenges—more building blocks to construct a three-facet pyramid rather than a four-facet pyramid. Based on one set of 12 building blocks 55 spheres as a four-facet pyramid, if players know how to do so, three sets of 36 building blocks 165 spheres added to develop a three-facet pyramid is expected in this invention.
Accordingly, to improve the assemblage of sets of conventional building blocks, the present invention provides assembled building blocks of spheres characterized in that each of 12 building blocks assembled in different type, each building block consists of 3˜5 spheres, a set of 12 building blocks consist totally of 55 spheres to construct a four-facet pyramid, wherein each of the four sides of the base consists of 5 spheres, the base level consists of 25 spheres.
While 3 sets of 12 different shaped building blocks consist of 36 building blocks to construct a three-facet pyramid being composed of 165 spheres, each of three sides of the base consists of 9 spheres, the base level consists of 45 spheres.
Aforesaid 12 building blocks, only 7 blocks of them such as the building blocks A, B, C, F, I, J and K are assembled to form a four-facet pyramid, in which each of four sides of the base consists of 4 spheres, the base level consists of 16 spheres.
Effect and Function
Thereby, 12 different shaped building blocks of spheres are assembled to form three base levels, each of them shaped as one square, one rectangle, or one triangle according to the shapes of three different bases respectively. Besides, assembling of a set of 12 building blocks 55 spheres adapted to and based on each of such three different shaped bases to form a four-facet pyramid. The 12 different shaped building blocks of spheres assembled on three different bases all can be transformed from two-dimensional to three-dimensional assemblage. Till now, multi-level assemblage of sets of building blocks of spheres based on the aforesaid base levels, more options can be selected by the users, with heuristic values is expected by the inventor, and the inventor devoted his whole career life to that.
Rather, 3 sets of 12 building blocks of spheres, each set has 12 different shaped building blocks of spheres as mentioned above can be assembled on the base to form a three-facet pyramid, not only the angles of pyramids are different, but also the numbers of building blocks as required are different. Three-dimensional macroscopic assemblages designed for the users are expected to challenge the availability of building blocks to its utmost.
Besides, 7 building blocks of one set of 12 different shaped building blocks can be assembled to form one four-facet pyramid or one level rectangle. As a result, sets of building blocks are provided with more options, more imaginative power coherently for the users.
The description is described in detail according to the appended drawings hereinafter.
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As to the different shapes of the 12 building blocks can be described as following:
Building block A is composed of 4 spheres in the shape of an “L”, a first sphere to a third sphere are connected in alignment with one by one in sequence, and lined up from right to left, while a fourth sphere and a third sphere are in vertical alignment with each other at a right angle.
Building block B is composed of 5 spheres in the shape of a “P”, the first sphere to the third sphere are connected in alignment with one by one in order, and lined up from right to left, a fourth sphere and a fifth sphere are in alignment with each other, and lined up from right to left, each of first and second spheres are in vertical alignment with each of fourth and fifth spheres at a right angle respectively.
Building block C is composed of 5 spheres in the shape of an “L”, a first sphere to a fourth sphere are in alignment with one by one in sequence, and lined up from right to left, while a fifth sphere is in vertical alignment with a fourth sphere at a right angle.
Building block D is composed of 5 spheres in the shape of an inversed “T”, a first to a fourth spheres are in alignment one by one in sequence, and lined up from right to left, while a third and a fifth spheres are in vertical alignment at a right angle.
Building block E is composed of 5 spheres, in which a first to a third spheres are in alignment with one by one in order, and lined up from right to left, while a fourth sphere is in alignment with a fifth sphere in order, and lined up from left to right.
Building block F is composed of 3 spheres in the shape of a mapped inversed “L”, a first sphere is in alignment with a second sphere in order, and lined up from right to left, while a third sphere is in vertical alignment with a second sphere at a right angle.
Building block G is composed of 5 spheres in the shape of a mapped inversed “L”, a first to a third spheres are in alignment with one by one in sequence, and lined up from right to left, while a fourth sphere is in vertical alignment with a third sphere at a right angle; further, a fifth sphere and a fourth sphere are connected with each other vertically in an up and down relationship. In other words, a third to a fifth spheres are in alignment with one by one, but lined up from “up” to “down”. The two lined up a first to a third spheres and a third to a fifth spheres are perpendicular to each other.
Building block H is composed of 5 spheres in the shape of “W”, a first sphere is in vertical alignment with a second sphere in an up and down relationship, a second sphere is in alignment with a third sphere, and lined up from right to left, a third sphere is in vertical alignment with a fourth sphere in an up and down relationship, a fourth sphere is in alignment with a fifth sphere, and lined up from right to left.
Building block I is composed of 5 spheres in the shape of an inversed “U”, a first to the third spheres are in alignment one by one in order, and lined up from right to left, a fourth sphere is in vertical alignment with a third sphere, a fifth sphere is in vertical alignment with a first sphere.
Building block J is composed of 4 spheres in the shape of a transverse “I”, a first to the fourth spheres are in alignment with one by one in sequence, and lined up from right to left.
Building block K is composed of 4 spheres in the shape of a rectangular “O”, a first sphere is in alignment with a second sphere, and lined up from right to left, a third sphere is in alignment with a fourth sphere, and lined up from right to left, while each of a first and a second spheres are in vertical alignment with each of a third and a fourth spheres respectively.
Building block L is composed of 5 spheres in the shape of a cross-type as an upright “X”, a first to a third spheres are in alignment with one by one in sequence, and lined up from right to left; a fourth sphere is in vertical alignment with (placed above) a second sphere in an up and down relationship, a fifth sphere is in vertical alignment with (placed below) a second sphere in a down and up relationship.
As mentioned above, each of the 12 building blocks is composed of 3˜5 spheres respectively, the way to combine the spheres can be selected from one of the steps as following: the spheres (10) are connected among one another by a tenon (12) embedded into a mortise (11), or the spheres (10) are connected among one another by adhesives (for example, by heating, welding, or gluing), or the spheres (10) are connected among one another as a whole integrally by injection molding.
12 different shaped building blocks as mentioned above can be assembled on the bases, according to the different shapes of the bases to construct significant embodiments such as three-dimensional pyramid by three sets of blocks. While 7 building blocks selected from a set of blocks can be assembled in two-dimensional or three-dimensional assemblages. The embodiments can be exemplified as following:
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Based on the aforesaid a set of 12 building blocks can be assembled to form different three-dimensional assemblages. As shown in
Said 36 building blocks can be adapted to the base (50) with 45 location pits (51). Each of the three sides of the base (50) is composed of 9 location pits. Totally 45 location pits on the base is shaped as a triangle.
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As discussed above, the description is described according to the appended drawings, various substitutions and modifications will be practiced by those of ordinary skill in the art. All such substitutions and modifications are confined within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.
