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Hello,
On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shaped protrusions that are designed to fit in complentary cut-out recesses made in adjacent pieces.
Are there dedicated designations for the lobe-shaped protrusion and the complementary cut-out of a jigsaw puzzle piece???
I'm actually writing a patent application for an invention, and the invention incorporates a number of pieces that interlock similarly to jigsaw puzzle pieces, i.e. using a female/male joint means. However, the expression "cut-out" to designate the female joint part complementary to male lobe-shaped protrusion is not appropriate since the female hollow part is not cut out in the piece, but is rather formed during injection molding of the piece.
I've been so far calling it the "female joint part", but am not at all pleased with this designation...
thank you very much
On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shaped protrusions that are designed to fit in complentary cut-out recesses made in adjacent pieces.
Are there dedicated designations for the lobe-shaped protrusion and the complementary cut-out of a jigsaw puzzle piece???
I'm actually writing a patent application for an invention, and the invention incorporates a number of pieces that interlock similarly to jigsaw puzzle pieces, i.e. using a female/male joint means. However, the expression "cut-out" to designate the female joint part complementary to male lobe-shaped protrusion is not appropriate since the female hollow part is not cut out in the piece, but is rather formed during injection molding of the piece.
I've been so far calling it the "female joint part", but am not at all pleased with this designation...
thank you very much
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[nq:1]Hello, On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shapedprotrusions that are designed to fit in complentary ... piece. [/nq] Forget the "cut-out" problem.
- [nq:1]Hello, On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shapedprotrusions that are designed to fit in complentary ...
- piece.
- [/nq] Forget the "cut-out" problem.
- Forget the *** parts.
- Use belly-button terminology: "Innies and Outies" (or spell them how you will) should handle the US market.
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[nq:1]Hello, On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shapedprotrusions that are designed to fit in complentary ... piece. I've been so far calling it the "female joint part", but am not at all pleased with this designation...[/nq]
Forget the "cut-out" problem. Forget the *** parts. Use belly-button terminology:
"Innies and Outies" (or spell them how you will) should handle
Forget the "cut-out" problem. Forget the *** parts. Use belly-button terminology:
"Innies and Outies" (or spell them how you will) should handle
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[nq:1]Hello, On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shaped protrusions that are designed to fit in ... piece. I've been so far calling it the "female joint part", but am not at all pleased with this designation...[/nq]
I have no idea if there are technical terms for these, but you might consider:-
"the male key fits into the female receptical" I wondered too about "s
I have no idea if there are technical terms for these, but you might consider:-
"the male key fits into the female receptical" I wondered too about "s
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[nq:1]Hello, On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shaped protrusions that are designed to fit in ... piece. I've been so far calling it the "female joint part", but am not at all pleased with this designation...[/nq]
In woodwork, there is a dovetail joint, which consists of male tenon and female mortise. Maybe you could abduct the terms.
john
In woodwork, there is a dovetail joint, which consists of male tenon and female mortise. Maybe you could abduct the terms.
john
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[nq:2]Hello, On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number ... part", but am not at all pleased with this designation...[/nq]
[nq:1]I have no idea if there are technical terms for these, but you might consider:- "the male key fits into the female receptical" I wondered too about "socket", but that has connotations of roundness perhaps...[/nq]
Why not say that puzzle tiles are formed with pro
[nq:1]I have no idea if there are technical terms for these, but you might consider:- "the male key fits into the female receptical" I wondered too about "socket", but that has connotations of roundness perhaps...[/nq]
Why not say that puzzle tiles are formed with pro
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[nq:1]On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shaped protrusions that are designed to fit in complentary ... piece. I've been so far calling it the "female joint part", but am not at all pleased with this designation...[/nq]
My family has done jigsaw puzzles for several generations, and we've always called them "*****" and "holes." But I know that this nomenclature is not univ
My family has done jigsaw puzzles for several generations, and we've always called them "*****" and "holes." But I know that this nomenclature is not univ
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[nq:1]Hello, On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of male lobe-shaped protrusions that are designed to fit in complentary cut-out recesses made in adjacent pieces. Are there dedicated designations for the lobe-shaped protrusion and the complementary cut-out of a jigsaw puzzle piece???[/nq]
Er... Outies and innies? Yangies and yinnies? Plugs and sockets? Doctors and nurses?
Ross
Er... Outies and innies? Yangies and yinnies? Plugs and sockets? Doctors and nurses?
Ross
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[nq:1]In woodwork, there is a dovetail joint, which consists of male tenon and female mortise. Maybe you could abduct the terms.[/nq]
Norm, on The New Yankee Workshop , calls the parts of a dovetail "pins" and "tails". Is that standard terminology, or is it just Norm's version?
Ray Heindl
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Norm, on The New Yankee Workshop , calls the parts of a dovetail "pins" and "tails". Is that standard terminology, or is it just Norm's version?
Ray Heindl
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pins and tails both refer to protrusions. pins are thin protrusions and tails are wide protrusions. In a dovetail joint, a tail is fitted between two pins.
My dictionary give the following def of a dovetail joint : "a joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons) on one piece that interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises) in another."
I finally decided to
My dictionary give the following def of a dovetail joint : "a joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons) on one piece that interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises) in another."
I finally decided to
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[nq:2]On a jigsaw puzzle piece, there is a number of ... but is rather formed during injection molding of the piece.()[/nq]
[nq:1]Anyway, for patent writing, you must be able to find earlier similar patents?[/nq]
Well, hopefully not.
Steny '08!
[nq:1]Anyway, for patent writing, you must be able to find earlier similar patents?[/nq]
Well, hopefully not.
Steny '08!
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[nq:1]I finally decided to call the female and male parts of the joint "mortise" and "tenon" respectively.[/nq]
But that's just what they aren't, in a conventionally formed puzzle. A tenon slides out of a mortice, as well as into it. You can define black as white if you want, but it tends to get in the way of your reader's understanding.
Paul
In bocca al Lupo!
But that's just what they aren't, in a conventionally formed puzzle. A tenon slides out of a mortice, as well as into it. You can define black as white if you want, but it tends to get in the way of your reader's understanding.
Paul
In bocca al Lupo!
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