Telekinesis light wand

• US 9,586,158 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2015
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: William Mark Corporation
• Original Assignee: William Mark Corporation
• Inventors: Forti, William Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): NEILS, PEGGY A
• Application Number:
  US14/659,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20160271511A1
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 21/00 Conjuring appliances; Auxiliary apparatus for conjurers
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 5/00 Auxiliaries for producing special effects on stages, or in circuses or arenas
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/008 Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes

Abstract

Toy kits and methods of using toy kits including a light-up object and near-invisible tether are described herein. The light-up objects can be of any suitable size and shape, and includes a plurality of light sources disposed along its inner or outer surface(s).

Claims

1. A toy kit, comprising:

a first object shaped as a wand comprising a first end, a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen;

one or more light sources disposed along the inner surface of the first object;

a switch electrically coupled to the one or more light sources and configured to, upon activation, create a lighting effect via the one or more light sources;

a ring-shaped object sized and configured to fit around at least a portion of the first object and

a near-invisible tether having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the tether is configured to couple to and optionally activate the switch, and wherein the second end of the tether comprises a low-tack adhesive sized and dimensioned to couple with at least one of a user and an item worn by a user to assist in producing a telekinesis effect.

2. The toy kit of claim 1, wherein the lighting effect comprises at least one of a dimming light, a brightening light, a steady light, a pulsing light, and a color shifting light.

3. The toy kit of claim 1, wherein the first end of the tether comprises a low-tack adhesive.

4. The toy kit of claim 1, further comprising a cap that is configured to removably couple with the first end of the first object and the near-invisible tether.

5. The toy kit of claim 4, wherein the switch is disposed within the lumen, and the cap is sized and dimensioned to contact and activate the switch when removably coupled with the first end of the first object.

6. The toy kit of claim 1, further comprising at least a second object sized and dimensioned to receive at least the second end of the first object.

7. A method of performing a telekinesis trick comprising the steps of:

obtaining a first object shaped as a wand having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface, a plurality of light sources is disposed along the inner surface; and

a switch electrically coupled to the plurality of light sources;

obtaining a near-invisible tether having a first end and a second end;

attaching the first end of the tether to the switch or a cap that contacts the switch;

attaching the second end of the tether using a low-tack adhesive to a user or an item worn by the user such that a movement by the user activates the switch and creates a lighting effect via the plurality of light sources; and

placing a ring-shaped object around the tether or the first object.