US 12,420,172 B1
Geometric puzzles
Angela S. Williams, Texarkana, TX (US)
Filed by Angela S. Williams, Texarkana, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/372,352.
Int. Cl. A63F 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 9/0838 (2013.01) [A63F 9/0865 (2013.01); A63F 2009/0849 (2013.01); A63F 2009/0853 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A geometric puzzle, comprising:
a puzzle core;
a plurality of independently rotatable puzzle faces on the puzzle core, each of the plurality of independently rotatable puzzle faces comprising:
a puzzle piece guide supported by the puzzle core, the puzzle piece guide forming a central axis of rotation of each corresponding one of the plurality of independently rotatable puzzle faces;
a plurality of puzzle pieces supported by the puzzle core, the plurality of puzzle pieces concentrically arranged around, detachably engaging and revolvable about the puzzle piece guide;
wherein the puzzle piece guide comprises a guide member mount post carried by the puzzle core and a guide member carried by the guide member mount post, and each of the plurality of puzzle pieces is configured to detachably engage the guide member;
a guide member cavity in the guide member, and wherein the each of the plurality of puzzle pieces detachably engages the guide member cavity; and
at least one visual pattern on the each of the plurality of puzzle pieces; and
the plurality of independently rotatable puzzle faces each rotatable by revolving the plurality of puzzle pieces about the puzzle piece guide of each corresponding one of the plurality of independently rotatable puzzle faces to transfer or exchange at least one of the plurality of puzzle pieces among or between the plurality of independently rotatable puzzle faces and attain selected combinations of the at least one visual pattern on each of the plurality of puzzle pieces in the each corresponding one of the plurality of independently rotatable puzzle faces for scrambling or matching of the at least one visual pattern on the each of the plurality of puzzle pieces with the at least one visual pattern on others of the plurality of puzzle pieces in the each corresponding one of the plurality of independently rotatable puzzle faces.