

3 the slide may then be inserted from the closed end until the pawl clicks into the slot. With the slide 11 removed from the frame 10, the'discs are easily positioned to the starting position, FIG. The direction of the pawl is such that the closure at the ends of the slot will pass over it from right to left, i.e., from the priorly closed end 19 of the frame to the open end, but not in the opposite direction. A spring-loaded pawl is inset in the base 13 adjacent the sector 35 and midway between the top and bottom rails 14 and 15 the pawl is positioned accordingly to be in line with the slot in the bottom of the slide 11. However a longitudinal slot with both ends closed is cut in the bottom of the slide 11. In this embodiment the end closure 19 is removed and the frame 10 is thus open at both ends.

Accordingly, if desired, an alternative construction in another embodiment may provide a means for quickly inserting the slide and restoring the puzzle to the initial state. Thus in the embodiment depicted it can be noted, by reference to table I, that one must go through a substantial number of manipulations of the discs to insert the slide 11 into the frame and have it assume the starting position depicted in FIG. Numerous other arrangements may be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. It is to be understood that the above-described arrangements are merely illustrative of the application of the principles of my invention.
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Google Patents US3637215A - Locking disc puzzleĭownload PDF Info Publication number US3637215A US3637215A US100559A US3637215DA US3637215A US 3637215 A US3637215 A US 3637215A US 100559 A US100559 A US 100559A US 3637215D A US3637215D A US 3637215DA US 3637215 A US3637215 A US 3637215A Authority US United States Prior art keywords disc discs slide adjacent puzzle Prior art date Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion.
