Concentric target assembly having side storage compartments

Claim 2

A target structure comprising a plurality of hollow capturing members of different sizes and open at the front ends disposed one inside the other so that said front ends form a plurality of substantially concentric and substantially vertical target areas for projectiles, and compartments for said projectiles disposed from front to rear of said target, said compartments being accessible through other than the target face for retrieving the projectiles, means placing the compartments and members in communication with one another and with each successively smaller member extending rearwardly away from the target face to a successively more rearwardly located compartment which acts to collect the projectiles entering that respective target area.

Claim 3

A target structure as described in claim 1 further characterized by at least some of said members being additionally downwardly declining from their front ends for causing projectiles which impinge upon either the inside or outside of said members to be deflected against the interior of the target structure and thence captured in said target structure.

Claim 4

A target structure as described in claim 1 further characterized by at least some of said members having side walls which flare outwardly toward their front ends for causing projectiles which impinge upon said side walls to be deflected inwardly and thence captured in said target structure.

Claim 5

A target structure as described in claim 1 further characterized by at least some of said members having deflecting plates at the sides of their rear portions for causing projectiles which impinge upon said plates to be deflected against the interior of the target structure and be captured in the target structure.

Claim 6

A target structure as described in claim 1 further characterized by the front ends of the members being substantially coplanar.

Claim 7

A target structure as described in claim 1 further characterized by the front ends of the members being stepped rearwardly from the largest to the smallest of the members.

Claim 8

A target structure as defined in claim 1 further characterized by each of said members being at least partially of different color on its inside surfaces from the next adjacent members and with the members each colored on at least part of their outside surfaces with the same color as the next successively larger member is colored on its inside surface thus resulting in different colors being associatEd with adjacent target areas.

Claim 9

A target structure as described in claim 1 further characterized by at least one of said compartments being accessible through the side of the target structure for removing collected projectiles.

Claim 10

A target structure as described in claim 1 further characterized by each of said compartments being accessible through the side of the target structure for removing collected projectiles.

Claim 11

A target structure comprising a shell having an opening at the front defined by its front edge, at least one tubular member mounted within the shell and having its front edge disposed within the opening and extending rearwardly in the shell from said opening, said shell having a rear portion of reduced size which mates with the rear portion of the tubular member to fix its position and support the member within the shell, the front edges of the shell and member defining an outer annular target area in addition to the center target area created by the front edge of the member, and compartments for collecting projectiles fired into the target areas, said compartments being disposed from front to rear of said shell and one compartment in communication with each target area.

Claim 12

A target structure comprising a shell having an opening at the front defined by its front edge, at least one tubular member mounted within the shell and having its front edge disposed within the opening and extending rearwardly in the shell from said opening, said shell having a rear portion of reduced size which mates with the rear portion of the tubular member to fix its position and support the member within the shell, the front edges of the shell and member defining an outer annular target area in addition to the center target area created by the front edge of the member, and compartments for collecting projectiles fired into the target areas, said compartments being disposed from front to rear of said shell and one compartment in communication with each target area.

Claim 13

A target structure as described in claim 10 further characterized by at least one additional tubular member within the first recited member and having a front edge within the opening and another rear portion of reduced size in the shell which mates with the rear portion of said additional tubular member to fix its position and to support it within the shell, the front edges of said tubular members defining yet another annular target area.

Claim 14

A target structure comprising a plurality of hollow capturing members of different sizes and open at the front ends disposed one inside the other so that said front ends form a plurality of target areas for projectiles which appear to be substantially concentric when viewed horizontally from the front of the target, and compartments for said projectiles disposed from front to rear of said target, said compartments being accessible through other than the target face for retrieving the projectiles, means placing the compartments and members in communication with one another and with each successively smaller member extending rearwardly away from the target face to a successively more rearwardly located compartment which acts to collect the projectiles entering that respective target area.

Claim 15

A target structure comprising a plurality of hollow capturing members of different sizes and open at the front ends disposed one inside the other so that said front ends form a plurality of target areas for projectiles which appear to be substantially concentric when viewed horizontally from the front of the target, and compartments for said projectiles disposed from front to rear of said target, said compartments being accessible through other than the target face for retrieving the projectiles, means placing the compartments and members in communication with one another and with each successively smaller member extending rearwardly away from the target face to a successively more rearwardly located compartment which acts to collect the projectiles entering that respective target area.

Claim 16

A target structure comprising a plurality of hollow capturing members of different sizes and open at the front ends disposed one inside the other so that said front ends form a plurality of target areas for projectiles which appear to be substantially concentric when viewed horizontally from the front of the target, each successively smaller capturing member extending through the rear end of the next consecutively larger capturing member, compartments for said projectiles disposed generally below said capturing members, said compartments being accessible through other than the front of the target for retrieving the projectiles, and openings provided in the bottom portion of each capturing member, communicating with its respective compartment, the openings in each successively smaller capturing member disposed rearwardly of the rear end of the next larger capturing member.

Claim 17

A target structure comprising a plurality of hollow capturing members of different sizes and open at the front ends disposed one inside the other so that said front ends form a plurality of target areas for projectiles which appear to be substantially concentric when viewed horizontally from the front of the target, each successively smaller capturing member extending through the rear end of the next consecutively larger capturing member, compartments for said projectiles disposed generally below said capturing members, said compartments being accessible through other than the front of the target for retrieving the projectiles, and openings provided in the bottom portion of each capturing member, communicating with its respective compartment, the openings in each successively smaller capturing member disposed rearwardly of the rear end of the next larger capturing member.