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Holographic puzzle
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Inventors: Rugheimer, Norman M.; Chestnut, Scott R.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Oechsle; Anton O.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fleit & Jacobson
A multi-element puzzle is formed of segments of a hologram which has recorded thereon a holographic image of a scene or object. The puzzle pieces are formed of film and are arranged on an assembly stand which is illuminated by a specialized light source. Upon the player correctly orienting and arranging the puzzle pieces, the object or scene when viewed successively through the individual pieces will provide the viewer with a view which smoothly and continuously changes in perspective according to the relationship between the viewer and the location of the individual puzzle pieces. When viewed by the player, the object or scene may appear to be behind the film, i.e, a virtual image, or it may appear to be embedded in the plane of the puzzle pieces. In some cases, a portion of, or even the whole image may appear to be in front of the film. In another embodiment, a 360.degree. hologram is used and the puzzle pieces are arranged on the exterior of a transparent cylinder. The correctly formed image appears as a virtual image inside the cylinder and a perspective is available completely surrounding the object. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides a multiple piece puzzle which draws upon the technological area of holography and applies it to the conventional entertainment concept of the jigsaw puzzle.
More specifically, the present invention provides a multi-piece puzzle wherein the scene or subject of the puzzle is not formed of small segments of a total scene but, rather, wherein each puzzle piece, when properly viewed, will provide a complete single image of the subject of the puzzle from a different angle of perspective.
The inventive holographic puzzle is intended to be assembled on a specially provided light table apparatus.
When viewing the properly assembled pieces on top of the illuminated light table, a single virtual image will appear.
Moreover, when viewing the assembled puzzle from various angles, the perspective of the puzzle subject will change in a smooth and continuous fashion, just as if the viewer were actually changing his viewing perspective in relation to the object.
The holographic image can be either real or virtual and in one embodiment of the present invention, actually a sort of combination of a real and virtual image may be present.
In the event that the puzzle is incorrectly assembled, the perspective will not change properly in a smooth and continuous fashion but will appear in a disjointed and illogical sequence.
For example, if the puzzle pieces are correctly assembled, when looking at the puzzle piece arranged in the upper left hand corner, the object will appear as if the viewer were properly situated so as to view the object from the upper left hand corner.
As the viewer's eye moves to the pieces arranged in the lower right hand corner, the perspective will change sequentially in a smooth and orderly fashion, such that any change will be imperceptible to the eye.
Upon arriving at the lower right hand corner piece, the viewer will see the object as if he were actually situated at an angle of perspective so that he would view at the lower right hand corner of the object
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Optical Systems 
