Patent ID: 8210895

Claim:
A magnetic top system comprising: a top comprising a top body having a tip portion and a head portion opposite to the tip portion, wherein the top has a rotational axis extending from the head portion to the tip portion, and at least one magnet disposed in the head portion of the top body; and a top launcher magnetically coupled to the top, the top launcher comprising a top launcher body, and a top launcher spinning member that is connected to the top launcher body, wherein the top launcher spinning member spins relative to the top launcher body around a spinning axis, and wherein the top launcher spinning member contains at least one magnetic portion that is magnetically coupled to the at least one magnet of the top, wherein the rotational axis of the top and the spinning axis of the top launcher spinning member are aligned, wherein the top launcher spinning member spins and thereby rotates the top by virtue of the magnetic coupling between the at least one magnet of the top and the at least one magnetic portion of the top launcher spinning member, wherein the at least one magnet comprises a first magnet centered at the rotational axis of the to and a plurality of outer magnets located a radial distance from the first magnet and equally spaced around the first magnet, and wherein the at least one magnetic portion comprises magnetic portions corresponding to each of the first magnet and the plurality of outer magnets.