公开(公告)号：US06623007B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-23

申请号：US09952674

申请日：2001-09-14

申请人： William M. Logue

发明人： William M. Logue

IPC分类号： A63F908

CPC分类号： A63F9/12 ,  A63F9/1288 ,  A63F2009/1077 ,  A63F2009/1228 ,  A63F2009/1292

摘要： A plurality of relatively rigid elements for arrangement into a three-dimensional (3-D) structure that represents an image; also a method for arranging a plurality of relatively rigid elements into a 3-D structure. Each element has a base-thickness and comprises a top surface, an undersurface, and a wall-surface around its perimeter. The perimeter of each of the elements yielding the image, is shaped to represent a component of the image. The elements are adapted for initial arrangement wherein a juxtaposed wall-surface of each adjacent element comprises a beveled plane. In the initial arrangement, the undersurface of two or more elements can be arranged in a pattern of the image such that beveled planes of juxtaposed wall-surfaces are frictionally-unlocked. The elements are also adapted for positioning into the 3-D structure wherein at least a portion of juxtaposed beveled planes are in releasable friction-interlock and top surfaces of elements are tiered with respect to any adjacent element(s). Images for the 3-D structures can be selected from a wide variety of recognizable images as well as abstract graphic images. Beveled planes of juxtaposed wall-surfaces matched for releasable friction-interlock can be oriented as a declining and inclining sloped pair, or vice versa.

摘要翻译： 用于布置成表示图像的三维（3-D）结构的多个相对刚性的元件; 也是用于将多个相对刚性的元件布置成3-D结构的方法。 每个元件具有基底厚度并且包括顶表面，下表面和围绕其周边的壁表面。 产生图像的每个元素的周长被成形为表示图像的分量。 这些元件适于初始布置，其中每个相邻元件的并置壁表面包括斜面。 在初始布置中，两个或更多个元件的下表面可以以图像的图案布置，使得并置的壁表面的斜面平滑地被解锁。 这些元件还适于定位成3-D结构，其中并置的斜面的至少一部分处于可释放的摩擦互锁中，并且元件的顶表面相对于任何相邻的元件分层。 可以从各种可识别的图像以及抽象图形图像中选择3-D结构的图像。 与可释放的摩擦互锁匹配的并置壁面的斜面可以定向为下倾斜倾斜对，或反之亦然。