Jigsaw puzzle having cubic playing pieces

Abstract

The jigsaw puzzle has a number of cubic playing pieces. On each of the six facets of each playing piece is displayed a segment of one of six different pictures. When the facets of one such picture all face upward and the cubes are correctly arranged side by side each other, the upwardly facing segments of the picture combine to display the complete picture. Similarly, when the cubes are arranged in turn so that the segments of the other five pictures are facing upwardly, the segments combined to display in turn the five other pictures. A magnetized sheet is provided on which the cubes are placed. The cubes are attracted to the sheet and remain stationary once they are placed on it so that it is unnecessary for the cubes to interlock to remain stationary when the puzzle is being worked on.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A jigsaw puzzle including: a plurality of cubes each having, on first and second facets thereof, segments of first and second pictures, respectively; said first facets when all facing upward and correctly arranged side by side each other, combining to display an entire said first picture while said second facets when all facing upward and correctly arranged side by side each other, combining to display an entire said second picture. 
     
     
         2 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 1  further including a sheet on which said cubes are adapted to be placed, said cubes being magnetized and said sheet being magnetically attracted to said cubes. 
     
     
         3 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 1  further including a sheet on which said cubes are adapted to be placed, said sheet being magnetized and said cubes being magnetically attracted to said sheet. 
     
     
         4 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 1  further including a frame having a sheet at the base thereof, upstanding side walls on each side thereof and upstanding front and back walls on the front and back of said frame, said frame being dimensioned to accommodate said cubes therein such that when said cubes are arranged side by side each other on said sheet to form said picture, said side, front and back walls confine said cubes therein and prevent said cubes from moving within said frame, one of said cubes and said sheet being magnetized such that said cubes are attracted to said sheet. 
     
     
         5 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 4  wherein said sheet is magnetized and each said cube is hollow for receipt of steel wool to which said sheet is attracted. 
     
     
         6 . A jigsaw puzzle including: a plurality of cubes each having six facets, one of said facets in each said cube displaying a segment of a first picture and the remaining facets in each said cube displaying segments of five different additional pictures such that when said one facet of all said cubes all face upward and said cubes are correctly arranged side by side each other, said one facets combine to display an entire said first picture. 
     
     
         7 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 6  wherein at least two said facets of each said cube display the segments of two different said pictures such that when one of said two facets of all said cubes face upward and said cubes are correctly arranged side by side each other, said one of said two facets combine to display an entire one of said two pictures. 
     
     
         8 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 6  further including a sheet on which said cubes are adapted to be placed, said cubes being magnetized and said sheet being magnetically attracted to said cubes. 
     
     
         9 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 6  further including a sheet on which said cubes are adapted to be placed, said sheet being magnetized and said cubes being magnetically attracted to said sheet. 
     
     
         10 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 6  further including a frame having a sheet at the base thereof, upstanding side walls on each side thereof and upstanding front and back walls on the front and back of said frame, said frame being dimensioned to accommodate said cubes therein such that when said cubes are arranged side by side each other on said sheet to form said picture, said side, front and back walls confine said cubes therein and prevent said cubes from moving within said frame, one of said cubes and said sheet being magnetized such that said cubes are attracted to said sheet. 
     
     
         11 . The jigsaw puzzle of  claim 10  wherein said sheet is magnetized and each said cube is hollow for receipt of steel wool to which said sheet is attracted.