Method and apparatus for reading targets

Claim 1

A READING AND SCORING DEVICE FOR PROJECTILE TARGETS, COMPRISING: (A) A READER PLATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SMALL ELECTRICAL CONTACT POINTS AND A PLURALITY OF CONTACT RINGS THEREON, (B) AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT ARM MEANS FACING SAID READER PLATE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY THERETO AND BEING ADAPTED TO CONTACT SAID CONTACT POINTS THROUGH A PROJECTILE HOLE IN A TARGET ADAPTED TO BE MOVED BETWEEN SAID ARM ME ANS AND SAID READER PLATE, (C) A DISPLAY TARGET MEANS REMOTELY SITUATED FROM SAID READING AND SCORING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LIGHTS THEREON, (D) A PLURALITY OF FIRST ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID CONTACT POINTS ON SAID READER PLATE WITH CORRESPONDINGLY LOCATED LIGHTS ON SAID DISPLAY TARGET, (E) A SCORE COUNTER DISPLAY BOARD MEANS HAVING TARGET NUMERICAL VALUES AND ALSO HAVING AT LEAST ONE LIGHT FOR EACH OF SAID TARGET NUMERICAL VALUES, AND (F) A PLURALITY OF SECOND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID CONTACT RINGS ON SAID READER PLATE WITH THE APPROPRIATE NUMERICAL VALUE ON SAID DISPLAY BOARD MEANS.