Patent ID: 7059934

Claim:
A toy, said toy including a playbase and/or play surface and, at least one article, said article provided for selective positioning on the playbase and/or surfaces and provided with location means to allow the said article to be retained in a selected position, said at least one article having a function which can be seletively changed between an inactive condition and an active condition and wherein at least one portion of the playbase or play surface includes two electrically conductive material portions connected to a power supply defining electrical tracks, a first track connected to a positive terminal of a power supply, a second track connected to a negative terminal of the power simply, the two tracks separated by non-conductive material and are adjacent substantially along the length and said article includes first and second electrical contacts such that the article can be placed with a first contact on said first or second track and a second contact on the other of the first or second tracks to complete an electrical circuit, said tracks supplying power to the article to change the said function to an active condition.