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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshio Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Toybox Corporation, Topkyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2731 / ; 2731 / ; 70289 ;
Abstract
A puzzle toy includes a plurality of projections which normally project outwardly from a spherical body. As the projections are pushed inwardly, individually one at a time, a latching mechanism disposed within the body holds the projections in a pushed-inwardly state, assuming proper alignment of the latching mechanism. However, as each projection is pushed inwardly, the latching mechanism is rotated to vary the alignment and thus increase the difficulty of latching all of the projections.