Abstract: A slot car racing toy features toy cars that engage a slot formed on a track and through which slot they pick up electrical power. The electrical power supplied to the slot is generated by a manually-driven electrical generating means which also supplies the power to a sound effects unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a paper tray for a printer or a like device that includes both means for holding paper prior to printing thereon, and means for receiving paper exiting from the printer. In this way a single paper tray can both supply to and receive paper from the printer, and therefore it is only necessary to provide access to one side of the printer in which the tray is inserted. The printer may therefore be incorporated as part of a stack of other electrical/electronic items such as audio-visual equipment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a paper tray for a printer or a like device that includes both means for holding paper prior to printing thereon, and means for receiving paper exiting from the printer. In this way a single paper tray can both supply to and receive paper from the printer, and therefore it is only necessary to provide access to one side of the printer in which the tray is inserted. The printer may therefore be incorporated as part of a stack of other electrical/electronic items such as audio-visual equipment.

Abstract: A radio-controlled walking toy horse (10) is disclosed as including a body portion (14) containing an electric motor (28), four legs (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) engaged with the body portion (14), in which the legs (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) are movable by the motor (28) to move relative to the body portion (14) in a walking-like manner, and a position sensing and feedback device for stopping the motor (28) only when the legs (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) rest on a common plane, whereby the toy horse (10) can support itself on a floor surface (52).

Abstract: A lap counting mechanism is described for a race-track for toy cars of the type in which the cars are guided in slots. The guide member of the car, which in use is received within the slots, is provided with a left-right asymmetry and the lap counting mechanism is able to detect this asymmetry. This allows at least two cars to be clearly distinguished by the lap counting mechanism and so the number of laps that an individual car has done may be totaled accurately even though the cars may swap tracks and slots. The sensing means and the associated asymmetry may be electrical, optical or magnetic. Means are also provided for detecting the speed of the cars and for generating sound and light effects.

Abstract: The present invention provides a paper tray for an imaging device that includes both device for holding paper prior to printing thereon, and device for receiving paper exiting from the printer. In this way a single paper tray can both supply to and receive paper from the printer, and therefore it is only necessary to provide access to one side of the printer in which the tray is inserted. The printer may therefore be incorporated as part of a stack of other electrical/electronic items such as audio-visual equipment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electric motor with a reduced number of windings on one of the coil windings. The effect of this is that when the motor is in operation, the current that flows through the coil with the reduced number of windings differs from the others, and this difference can be detected to allow accurate control of the motor. To avoid any mechanical imbalance caused by this difference in the number of windings, mechanical compensation means is provided on the arm with the reduced number of windings. Preferably this comprise a further winding that is not electrically connected to the motor circuit.