Claims
- 1. An amusement device comprising a solid cube which may be disassembled into a plurality of blocks,
- a plurality of differing geometric shapes selected from the group consisting of only isosceles right triangular prisms, cubes, rhomboid prisms, and rectangular prisms comprising said blocks;
- a modular unit comprising an isosceles right triangular prism havng a triangular face formed by two legs each of which has a length A and which meet at a right angle, and a hypoteneuse which has a length B, said modular unit having a depth which is equal to A, and a volume which is equal to C, wherein each of said differing geometric shapes is formed from one or more modular units and has a volume equal to an integral number times C; and
- wherein said plurality of differing geometric shapes comprise,
- (a) four isosceles right triangular prisms each having a volume C;
- (b) two cubes each having a volume 2C;
- (c) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a volume 2C; and
- (d) two rhomboids each having a volume 2C, whereby the total volume of said solid cube is equal to 16C.
- 2. An amusement device comprising a solid cube which may be disassembled into a plurality of blocks,
- a plurality of differing geometric shapes selected from the group consisting of only isosceles right triangular prisms, cubes, rhomboid prisms, and rectangular prisms comprising said blocks;
- a modular unit comprising an isosceles right triangular prism havng a triangular face formed by two legs each of which has a length A and which meet at a right angle, and a hypoteneuse which has a length B, said modular unit having a depth which is equal to A, and a volume which is equal to C, wherein each of said differing geometric shapes is formed from one or more modular units and has a volume equal to an integral number times C; and
- wherein said plurality of differing geometric shapes comprise,
- (a) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a volume 2C;
- (b) one rectangular prism having a volume 4C;
- (c) one isosceles right triangular prism having a volume 4C; and
- (d) one rhomboid prism having a volume 4C, wherein the total volume of said cube is equal to 16C.
- 3. An amusement device comprising a solid cube which may be disassembled into a plurality of blocks,
- a plurality of differing geometric shapes selected from the group consisting of only isosceles right triangular prisms, cubes, rhomboid prisms, and rectangular prisms comprising said blocks;
- a modular unit comprising an isosceles right triangular prism having a triangular face formed by two legs each of which has a length A and which meet at a right angle, and a hypoteneuse which has a length B, said modular unit having a depth which is equal to A, and a volume which is equal to C, wherein each of said differing geometric shapes is formed from one or more modular units and has a volume equal to an integral number times C; and
- wherein said plurality of differing geometric shapes comprise,
- (a) two cubes each having a volume 2C;
- (b) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a depth A and a volume 2C;
- (c) two rhomboids each having a volume 2C; and
- (d) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a depth 2A and a volume 2C, whereby the total volume of said cube is equal to 16C.
- 4. An amusement device comprising a solid cube which may be disassembled into a plurality of blocks,
- a plurality of differing geometric shapes selected from the group consisting of only isosceles right triangular prisms, cubes, rhomboid prisms, and rectangular prisms comprising said blocks;
- a modular unit comprising an isosceles right triangular prism having a triangular face formed by two legs each of which has a length A and which meet at a right angle, and a hypoteneuse which has a length B, said modular unit having a depth which is equal to A, and a volume which is equal to C, wherein each of said differing geometric shapes is formed from one or more modular units and has a volume equal to an integral number times C; and
- wherein said plurality of differing geometric shapes comprise,
- (a) two cubes each having a volume 2C;
- (b) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a depth A and a volume 2C;
- (c) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a depth 2A and a volume 2C; and
- (d) one isosceles right triangular prism having a volume 4C, whereby the total volume of said cube is equal to 16C.
- 5. An amusement device comprising a solid cube which may be disassembled into a plurality of blocks,
- a plurality of differing geometric shapes selected from the group consisting of only isosceles right triangular prisms, cubes, rhomboid prisms, and rectangular prisms comprising said blocks;
- a modular unit comprising an isosceles right triangular prism having a triangular face formed by two legs each of which has a length A and which meet at a right angle, and a hypoteneuse which has a length B, said modular unit having a depth which is equal to A, and a volume which is equal to C, wherein each of said differing geometric shapes is formed from one or more modular units and has a volume equal to an integral number times C; and
- wherein said plurality of differing geometric shapes comprise,
- (a) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a volume C;
- (b) one cube having a volume 2C;
- (c) one isosceles right triangular prism having a depth A and a volume 2C;
- (d) one isosceles right triangular prism having a depth 2A and a volume 2C; and
- (e) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a volume 4C, whereby the total volume of said cube is equal to 16C.
- 6. An amusement device comprising a solid cube which may be disassembled into a plurality of blocks,
- a plurality of differing geometric shapes selected from the group consisting of only isosceles right triangular prisms, cubes, rhomboid prisms, and rectangular prisms comprising said blocks;
- a modular unit comprising an isosceles right triangular prism having a triangular face formed by two legs each of which has a length A and which meet at a right angle, and a hypoteneuse which has a length B, said modular unit having a depth which is equal to A, and a volume which is equal to C, wherein each of said differing geometric shapes is formed from one or more modular units and has a volume equal to an integral number times C; and
- wherein said plurality of differing geometric shapes comprise,
- (a) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a volume C;
- (b) one cube having a volume 2C;
- (c) one isosceles right triangular prism having a depth A and a volume 2C;
- (d) one rhomboid having a volume 2C; and
- (e) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a volume 4C, whereby the total volume of said cube is equal to 16C.
- 7. An amusement device comprising a solid cube which may be disassembled into a plurality of blocks,
- a plurality of differing geometric shapes selected from the group consisting of only isosceles right triangular prisms, cubes, rhomboid prisms, and rectangular prisms comprising said blocks;
- a modular unit comprising an isosceles right triangular prism having a triangular face formed by two legs each of which has a length A and which meet at a right angle, and a hypoteneuse which has a length B, said modular unit having a depth which is equal to A, and a volume which is equal to C, wherein each of said differing geometric shapes is formed from one or more modular units and has a volume equal to an integral number times C; and
- wherein said plurality of differing geometric shapes comprise,
- (a) two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a volume C;
- (b) three isosceles right triangular prisms each having a depth A and a volume 2C;
- (c).two isosceles right triangular prisms each having a depth 2A and a volume 2C; and
- (d) one isosceles right triangular prism having a volume 4C, whereby the total volume of said cube is equal to 16C.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 553,494, filed Nov. 21, 1983, abandoned.
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