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Portable target apparatus

US8608169B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

12References

17Claims

0Family size

Inventors

John Saunders · Winnipeg, CA
Ian Root · Stowe, US
Eldon Goates · Colorado Springs, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 11, 2011
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 19, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41J7/04
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A portable target apparatus for use in target practice is provided. The target may be comprised of metal, for example steel. The target includes a base frame and a target plate that is attached to the base frame. Upon being struck by a projectile, the target plate rotates about the base frame into a knocked down position. One or more sensors sense the target is displaced into the knocked down position and a reset mechanism drives the target plate back to the initial position. The base frame of the target apparatus is of hollow construction, thereby making the target portable with relative ease.

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