Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic house puzzle
- Patent Title (中): 磁性房子难题
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Application No.: US12806442Application Date: 2010-08-11
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Publication No.: US08348279B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Peter Burton
- Applicant: Peter Burton
- Agent Thomas I. Rozsa
- Main IPC: A63F9/34
- IPC: A63F9/34

Abstract:
A take-apart puzzle consisting of a small number of identical looking bricks which are held together by the mutual magnetic attraction of their internally hidden magnets. The puzzle is disassembled by separating the bricks from one another. Upon separation it will be found that one or more of the magnets within the bricks have moved and/or rotated thereby causing one or more of the bricks to now mutually repel one another. The bricks will not be attracted to each other, thus forcing the so-moved magnets back into their original positions. The puzzle is made all the more tantalizing to solve by the fact that magnetic fields cannot be readily seen and the puzzle only consists of a small number of separate pieces.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110037223A1 Magnetic house puzzle Public/Granted day:2011-02-17
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