Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-08
2001-12-04
Graham, Mark S. (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
C273S391000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06325376
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various devices for raising and lowering targets for practice shooting are known in the art. It is an advantage when one is practicing target shooting to have a target that can raise up from a position of concealment. This allows the shooter to improve shooting skills in a more realistic environment. One such target raising and lowering device is taught by U.S. Pat. No. 863,486. In that patent, an attendant manipulates a pulley system which raises one target while at the same time an opposing target is lowered. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,288,080 and 4,119,317 teach a transverse shaft rotatable by a motor which is used to propel the target into an upright position. The apparatus disclosed in these patents are an improvement over U.S. Pat. No. 863,486 as a human attendant is no longer placed in harm's way. Nevertheless, these patents are limited to a fixed up and a fixed down position. Accordingly, the apparatus disclosed in these patents cannot be raised so that only a portion of the target is exposed. U.S. Pat. No. 4,540,182 teaches the use of an air-actuated cylinders to raise the target, but the target is limited to a fixed up and down position.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The portable pneumatic target device of the present invention is an improvement over the devices disclosed in the above-mentioned patents as it incorporates an air actuated cylinder in conjunction with a horizontal target carrier assembly. Consequently, with the present invention, a target can be quickly raised and lowered. A double or single acting air cylinder can be incorporated into the device. When the device is to be mounted onto a vertical surface, it is preferred that a double acting air cylinder be used in order to insure adequate retraction of the device. When the device is mounted on a horizontal surface, either a double or a single acting air cylinder may be used. Using either a double acting or single acting air cylinder, the user can selectively stop the target at any point of extension, which creates more target-shooting challenges. Once the target is stopped at a given position, a double acting air cylinder further allows the target to then be selectively raised or lowered from that point. When a single acting air cylinder is used, the target returns to its lowest resting position by force of gravity. This invention further allows the user to control the speed at which the target is raised and lowered.
It is an object of this invention to provide for a target raising and lowering device wherein the speed at which the target is raised can be adjusted by the user.
It is an object of this invention to provide for a target raising and lowering device that can be raised to a desired extension and then stopped.
It is a further object of this invention to then allow the target device to be raised or lowered from any point of extension.
It is another object of this invention to provide for a target raising and lowering device with a narrow base that can be easily concealed behind obstructions such as barrels and furniture.
It is still another object of this invention to provide for a target raising and lowering device that can free stand or can be easily hung from a wall.
Other objects of the invention will become apparent hereinafter.
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Elliott Jerry R.
McCarthy Douglas B.
Cates Charles E.
Graham Mark S.
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