Electrical indicating target with removable center section

Claim 2

A target at which electrically conductive projectiles are to be shot from a location in front of the target and which has defined scoring zones comprising a central zone within which shots are most desirably placed and a plurality of outer zones which lie at different distances outwardly from said central zone and each of which surrounds it, said target being of the type comprising a plurality of pairs of cooperating sheet-like electrically conductive elements that are penetrable by said projectiles, there being at least one of said pairs of elements for each scoring zone and the two elements of each pair being flatwise spaced apart by a distance such that a projectile can be in electrically connecting contact with both simultaneously during its penetration of them, said target also comprising means for electrically connecting each of said pairs of elements with a scoring device that indicates the particular pair of said elements that a projectile has penetrated, said target being characterized by: A. a frame large enough to embrace all of said zones; B. first flat, thin carrier means substantially permanently fixed to the frame near the front thereof and carrying pairs of said elements for an outer portion of one of said outer scoring zones and for the whole of all of the outer scoring zones farther out from the central zone than said one outer scoring zone; C. second flat, thin carrier means having thereon pairs of said elements for the inner portion of said one outer scoring zone and for the whole of all scoring zones inwardly of said one outer scoring zone; D. readily releasable fastening means detachably supporting said second carrier means in the frame behind the first carrier means and edgewise in a position in which its said pairs of elements are substantially in register with their respective scoring zones; E. there being partial but substantial edgewise overlap between said elements for the outer portion of said one outer scoring zone and said elements for the inner portion thereof; and F. corresponding ones of said overlapping elements on the two carrier means being electrically interconnected so that accurate scoring is obtained of shots placed in the scoring zone for said overlapping elements and in the scoring zones adjacent thereto, notwithstanding any edgewise misregister of the carrier means relative to one another.

Claim 3

forwardly facing strips of cooperating self-adhesive material secured to said other carrier means.

Claim 4

forwardly facing strips of cooperating self-adhesive material secured to said other carrier means.

Claim 5

each of said carrier means carrying a. a plurality of concentric annular contact elements of penetrable, sheet-like electrically conductive material, each corresponding to a scoring zone, said annular contact elements being radially spaced apart by small, uniform distances, and b. other contact elements of such conductive material, flatwise spaced from said annular elements by a distance such that a projectile penetrating an annular element and its flatwise adjacent other element electrically connects them with one another; B. means providing for electrical connection of each of said contact elements with a scoring device; C. the radially innermost annular contact element on said one carrier means having an inside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the radially outermost annular contact element on said other carrier means but having an outside diameter larger than said outside diameter of said radially outermost annular contact element, so that the two last mentioned contact elements are in partial radially overlapping relation to one another and both correspond to the same scoring zone; and D. means electrically interconnecting the two last mentioned contact elements.

Claim 6

each of said carrier means carrying a. a plurality of concentric annular contact elements of penetrable, sheet-like electrically conductive material, each corresponding to a scoring zone, said annular contact elements being radially spaced apart by small, uniform distances, and b. other contact elements of such conductive material, flatwise spaced from said annular elements by a distance such that a projectile penetrating an annular element and its flatwise adjacent other element electrically connects them with one another; B. means providing for electrical connection of each of said contact elements with a scoring device; C. the radially innermost annular contact element on said one carrier means having an inside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the radially outermost annular contact element on said other carrier means but having an outside diameter larger than said outside diameter of said radially outermost annular contact element, so that the two last mentioned contact elements are in partial radially overlapping relation to one another and both correspond to the same scoring zone; and D. means electrically interconnecting the two last mentioned contact elements.

Claim 7

A target at which electrically conductive projectiles are to be shot from a location in front of the target and which has means defining a front surface on which are delineated defined scoring zones comprising a central circular zone and annular zones concentric to said circular zone and surrounding the same, said target being of the type comprising a plurality of pairs of cooperating sheet-like electrically conductive elements that are penetrable by said projectiles, there being at least one of said pairs of elements for each scoring zone, the elements for each scoring zone being rearwardly in register with their scoring zone, and the two elements of each pair being flatwise spaced apart by a distance such that a projectile can be in contact with both simultaneously during its penetration of them, to electrically connect them, said target also comprising means for electrically connecting each of said pairs of elements with a scoring device that indicates the particular pair of said elements that a projectile has penetrated, said target being characterized by: A. a frame on the front of which said means defining said front surface is affixed; B. the pairs of elements for at least one radially outer scoring zone being carried on flat, thin carrier means substantially permanently affixed to said frame rearwardly adjacent to said means defining said front surface, and said carrier means also carrying elements for the radially outer portion of a radially intermediate scoring zone; C. the pairs of elements for the radially inner portion of said radially intermediate scoring zone and for the scoring zones radially inward thereof being carried by another flat, thin carrier means; D. means for readily detachably securing said other carrier means to the frame, behind the first mentioned carrier means and with the pairs of elements on said other carrier means substantially concentric to those on the first mentioned carrier means; E. the radially outer edge of said elements for the radially inner portion of said radially intermediate scoring zone having a diameter larger than the inside diameter, but smaller than the outside diameter, of the elements for the radially outer portion of said zone so that those elements are in partial radially overlapping relationship; and F. corresponding ones of the elements on the respective carrier means that are in such radially overlapping relationship being electrically interconnected.

Claim 8

A target at which electrically conductive projectiles are to be shot from a location in front of the target and which has means defining a front surface on which are delineated defined scoring zones comprising a central circular zone and annular zones concentric to said circular zone and surrounding the same, said target being of the type comprising a plurality of pairs of cooperating sheet-like electrically conductive elements that are penetrable by said projectiles, there being at least one of said pairs of elements for each scoring zone, the elements for each scoring zone being rearwardly in register with their scoring zone, and the two elements of each pair being flatwise spaced apart by a distance such that a projectile can be in contact with both simultaneously during its penetration of them, to electrically connect them, said target also comprising means for electrically connecting each of said pairs of elements with a scoring device that indicates the particular pair of said elements that a projectile has penetrated, said target being characterized by: A. a frame on the front of which said means defining said front surface is affixed; B. the pairs of elements for at least one radially outer scoring zone being carried on flat, thin carrier means substantially permanently affixed to said frame rearwardly adjacent to said means defining said front surface, and said carrier means also carrying elements for the radially outer portion of a radially intermediate scoring zone; C. the pairs of elements for the radially inner portion of said radially intermediate scoring zone and for the scoring zones radially inward thereof being carried by another flat, thin carrier means; D. means for readily detachably securing said other carrier means to the frame, behind the first mentioned carrier means and with the pairs of elements on said other carrier means substantially concentric to those on the first mentioned carrier means; E. the radially outer edge of said elements for the radially inner portion of said radially intermediate scoring zone having a diameter larger than the inside diameter, but smaller than the outside diameter, of the elements for the radially outer portion of said zone so that those elements are in partial radially overlapping relationship; and F. corresponding ones of the elements on the respective carrier means that are in such radially overlapping relationship being electrically interconnected.

Claim 9

The target of claim 2, further characterized by: G. one element of each of said pairs thereof being annular and being radially spaced a small distance from its radially adjacent annular elements; H. the other element of each of said pairs being substantially sector shaped, extending circumferentially only partway around its cooperating annular element, having similar sector shaped elements spaced small distances circumferentially to its opposite sides, and extending radially across a plurality of annular elements, so that each annular element can cooperate with a plurality of sector-shaped elements and each sector-shaped element can cooperate with a plurality of annular elements to provide an indication of both the annular scoring zone penetrated by a projectile and the circumferential portion of that zone that the projectile penetrated.

Claim 10

The target of claim 2, further characterized by: I. said means for radially detachably securing said other carrier means to the frame comprising

Claim 11

A target at which electrically conductive projectiles are to be shot, said target being cooperable with a scoring device which can be located remotely from it and which responds to electrical signals from the target to produce indications of scoring results, said target being characterized by: A. a pair of cooperating plate-like carrier means in flatwise opposing relation to one another,

Claim 12

A target at which electrically conductive projectiles are to be shot, said target being cooperable with a scoring device which can be located remotely from it and which responds to electrical signals from the target to produce indications of scoring results, said target being characterized by: A. a pair of cooperating plate-like carrier means in flatwise opposing relation to one another,