US 12,343,646 B2
Process for making a puzzle and the puzzle made thereby
Thomas M. Cholewa, Elmhurst, IL (US)
Assigned to STARZ PUZZLES LLC, Elmhurst, IL (US)
Filed by Starz Puzzles LLC, Elmhurst, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/347,758.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/038,925, filed on Jun. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0387083 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. A63F 9/10 (2006.01); A63F 9/06 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01); B65D 85/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 9/10 (2013.01) [B41M 3/00 (2013.01); B65D 85/54 (2013.01); A63F 9/0669 (2013.01); A63F 2009/1072 (2013.01); A63F 2009/1083 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for making a puzzle, the process comprising:
programming a plurality of puzzle shapes to be cut using a software interface of a cutting machine;
distributing a plurality of thin strips of a strip supporting material across a supporting surface of the cutting machine;
placing a sheet of puzzle making material on top of the plurality of the thin strips of the strip supporting material;
cutting the sheet of puzzle making material into a plurality of individual puzzle pieces via the cutting machine;
placing the cut sheet of puzzle making material on top of a slip sheet of paper on a printing deck of a printing machine;
applying a clear coat of an adhesive primer to an upwardly facing first surface of the cut sheet of puzzle making material via the printing machine;
applying a coat of white paint to the first surface of the cut sheet of puzzle making material via the printing machine; and
applying at least one image onto the first surface of the cut sheet of puzzle making material via the printing machine.