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Google patents toy wand that floats in a magnetic cradle

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

Google describes a toy wand system where a handle with a magnet inside floats above a base. The base uses an electric coil to create a magnetic field that pushes the wand up, allowing it to hover or move without touching the surface.

Why it mattersIt offers a simple way to make small objects appear to float, which could be used for educational toys or interactive displays.

In the filing’s own words

Systems and devices for levitating interactive objects are provided. A toy wand system can include a toy wand and a cradle. The toy wand can include a shaft portion having at least one magnetically-reactive element inside and a handle. The cradle can be configured to receive and hold the toy wand. The cradle can include a body that is shaped to form an opening therethrough sufficient to accommodate the shaft portion, a solenoid coil formed proximate the opening, electrical circuitry configured to cause an electrical current to flow in the solenoid coil, wireless communication circuitry; and a controller coupled to the wireless communication circuitry and the electrical circuitry and configured to control the timing and amount of electrical current flowing through the solenoid coil to cause levitation or levitation-like movement of the toy wand within said opening by virtue of electromagnetic interaction with the magnetically-reactive element of the shaft portion.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1.- 20. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Google (Google LLC)
Official title
Network-Connected Toy Wand System With Levitation-Inducing Cradle
Publication number
US20260332066A1
Application number
19720594
Filed
Jun 25, 2026
Published
Oct 22, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
21

Classified under

H02N 15/00 Electricity & electronicsA63J 21/00 Human necessitiesH02J 50/10 Electricity & electronics
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