Puzzle formed by a plurality of cubes
Puzzle formed by a plurality of cubes. Puzzle formed by a plurality of cubes, wherein each face ( 3 ) of each cube shows a fragment of an image, and which is formed by a quantity of cubes whose square root is a whole number. The cubes may be arranged three-dimensionally forming a bigger cube in such a way that each of the faces of the bigger cube shows an image formed by the fragments of images of each of the seen faces ( 3 ) of each of the cubes. Each of the cubes can have reversible connecting means for connecting the cube with cubes adjacent thereto preferably by means of movable magnets. The puzzle can be used as a flags construction game.
1. A puzzle comprising a plurality of cubes, including shown faces and inner faces whose cube root is a whole number suitable for arranging three dimensionally, making up a bigger cube in such a way that each one of the faces of the bigger cube shows an image made up of image fragments from each one of the shown faces of each one of the cubes, each cube being provided with at least a first magnet on an inner face with its magnetic axes on each one of the faces, said first magnet joined to said cube by fixing means that has movement means that are suitable for moving the said magnetic axis against the corresponding face in such a way that said face of any cube can face any other face of any other cube, both faces being joined to each other by the attraction forces of the respective magnets, and said movement means has a rotation axis and said first magnet is joined to said rotation axis; and
wherein the rotational axis is disposed parallel to said face, and further including a second magnet connected to said rotation axis parallel to said face, said second magnet having its polarity reversed with respect to the said first magnet, and is angularly moved in the direction of said rotation axis parallel to said face with respect to said first magnet.
2. A puzzle comprising a plurality of cubes, including shown faces and inner faces whose cube root is a whole number suitable for arranging three dimensionally, making up a bigger cube in such a way that each one of the faces of the bigger cube shows an image made up of image fragments from each one of the shown faces of each one of the cubes, each cube being provided with at least a first magnet on an inner face with its magnetic axes on each one of the faces, said first magnet joined to said cube by fixing means that has movement means that are suitable for moving the said magnetic axis against the corresponding face in such a way that said face of any cube can face any other face of any other cube, both faces being joined to each other by the attraction forces of the respective magnets, and said movement means has a rotation axis and said first magnet is joined to said rotation axis; and
wherein the rotational axis is disposed perpendicular to said face, and said movement means having: [a] a rod, that defines a longitudinal axis parallel to said face, with said first magnet fitted at one of its ends and a second magnet fitted at the opposite end, said first and second magnet having their polarity reversed with respect to the other, and [b] a housing elongated along said longitudinal axis, said housing being of such a size that it is suitable to house said rod on an inner face and is suitable to move said rod on said longitudinal axis along said housing.
3. A puzzle comprising a plurality of cubes, including shown faces and inner faces whose cube root is a whole number suitable for arranging three dimensionally, making up a bigger cube in such a way that each one of the faces of the bigger cube shows an image made up of image fragments from each one of the shown faces of each one of the cubes, each cube being provided with at least a first magnet on an inner face with its magnetic axes on each one of the faces, said first magnet joined to said cube by fixing means that has movement means that are suitable for moving the said magnetic axis against the corresponding face in such a way that said face of any cube can face any other face of any other cube, both faces being joined to each other by the attraction forces of the respective magnets, and said movement means has a rotation axis and said first magnet is joined to said rotation axis; and
wherein the rotational axis is disposed perpendicular to said face, and said movement means having a rotation axis that is perpendicular to said face and comprises said first magnet and a second magnet having their magnetic axes parallel to each other and each one has the polarities reversed with respect to the other, said first and second magnets being angularly moved from one to the other in the direction of said rotation axis perpendicular to said face, and said first and second magnets being moved by rotation on said rotation axis perpendicular to said face.
4. Puzzle according to claim 3 , further comprising said rotation axis perpendicular to said face being at a mid point between said magnetic axes.