Puzzle kits

Abstract

Puzzle kits include a first puzzle and a second puzzle, each of which is formed of a plurality of polyhedral modules, or polyhedrons, connected by hinges in a continuous loop. Each polyhedron includes four faces, six edges, and at least one magnet disposed adjacent to at least one face. Magnetically stabilized assemblies of the first puzzle and the second puzzle form at least a convex polyhedrons, such as a cube.

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         28 . A puzzle kit comprising a first puzzle and a second puzzle, each of the first puzzle and the second puzzle comprising:
 a plurality of polyhedrons connected by hinges in a continuous loop, each polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons comprising four faces and six edges,   wherein a first assembly of the first puzzle and the second puzzle forms a cube, wherein in the first assembly, the first puzzle couples with the second puzzle and each of the first puzzle and the second puzzle are in congruent configurations,   wherein a second assembly of the first puzzle and the second puzzle forms a concave polyhedron, wherein the first puzzle and the second puzzle are not in congruent configurations in the second assembly,   wherein a third assembly of the first puzzle and the second puzzle forms the concave polyhedron, wherein the first puzzle and the second puzzle are in congruent configurations in the third assembly.   
     
     
         29 . The puzzle kit of  claim 28 , wherein the six edges of each polyhedron consist of a first edge having an edge length of two units, a second edge and a third edge having an edge length of the square root of three units (√(3) units), a fourth edge and a fifth edge having an edge length of the square root of two units (√(2) units), and a sixth edge having an edge length of one unit. 
     
     
         30 . The puzzle kit of  claim 28 , wherein each polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons has a tetrahedron shape. 
     
     
         31 . The puzzle kit of  claim 28 , wherein each polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons is congruent with each other polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons. 
     
     
         32 . The puzzle kit of  claim 28 , wherein the plurality of polyhedrons consist of twelve polyhedrons connected by the hinges in the continuous loop. 
     
     
         33 . The puzzle kit of  claim 28 , wherein the hinges comprise bridging strips, each bridging strip extending from one polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons to an adjacent polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons. 
     
     
         34 . The puzzle kit of  claim 28 , wherein for each of the first puzzle and the second puzzle, each of the hinges hingedly connects one of the six edges of one polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons to an identical edge of the six edges of another polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons. 
     
     
         35 . The puzzle kit of claim  14 , wherein for each of the first puzzle and the second puzzle, each of the hinges hingedly connects a first polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons to a second polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons such that a first face of the six faces of the first polyhedron is configured to reversibly abut a first face of the six faces of the second polyhedron. 
     
     
         36 . The puzzle kit of  claim 35 , wherein for each of the first puzzle and the second puzzle, each of the hinges hingedly connects the first polyhedron to the second polyhedron such that a second face of the six faces of the first polyhedron is configured to toggle about the hinge to abut a second face of the six faces of the second polyhedron. 
     
     
         37 . The puzzle kit of  claim 36 , wherein for each of the first puzzle and the second puzzle, the first polyhedron is connected to a third polyhedron of the plurality of polyhedrons such that a third face of the six faces of the first polyhedron is configured to abut a fourth face of the six faces of the third polyhedron. 
     
     
         38 . The puzzle kit of  claim 37 , wherein for each of the first puzzle and the second puzzle, the first polyhedron is connected to the third polyhedron such that a fourth face of the six faces of the first polyhedron is configured to abut a third face of the six faces of the third polyhedron. 
     
     
         39 . The puzzle kit of  claim 36 , wherein for each of the first puzzle and the second puzzle, the first face of the first polyhedron is congruent with the first face of the second polyhedron and wherein the second face of the first polyhedron is congruent with the second face of the second polyhedron. 
     
     
         40 . The puzzle kit of  claim 28 , wherein the concave polyhedron has a hexagonal profile with six peaks.