Title:
PUZZLE TOY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2587796
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To provide a puzzle toy in which sand-like fine particles and plural pieces larger than the particle are contained in a transparent container, and capable of enjoying various plays, such as floating the piece(s) of a given color or drawing a given pattern with the pieces by vibrating the container by hand.
CONSTITUTION: A puzzle toy 1 consists of a container which contains sand-like particles 5 and two or more larger pieces 6. The container consists of a transparent glass bottle 2, metal cap 3 and plastic base 4. The particles are of quartz sand, put in the container to about 70% of the inner volume to be freely movable when the container is vibrated. The pieces are of glass, spherical or in another shape, one colored red and the remaining 6 pieces blue, and has a specific gravity slightly higher than bulk specific gravity of the particles 5 to prevent them from easily floating on the particles. The puzzle toy provides various plays, such as floating the red piece 6 alone.
Inventors:
SAEKI KUNIO
Application Number:
JP31234494A
Publication Date:
March 05, 1997
Filing Date:
November 24, 1994
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYO GLASS CO LTD
International Classes:
A63F9/08; (IPC1-7): A63F9/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kiyoshi Kobe (1 person outside)