Light operated target shooting systems

Claim 2

A light source for use with a gun in a light responsive target shooting system, comprising: a switch; a light emitting semi-conductor and operating means for causing said light emitting semi-conductor to discharge a light beam pulse as an incident to closure of said switch; means for fixing said light emitting semi-conductor to the upper side of the barrel of the gun such that said light beam pulse is directed in a direction corresponding to that in which said gun is pointed; and means for closing said switch in response to a movement of said gun corresponding to recoil movement.

Claim 3

The invention defined in claim 1 in which said means for fixing said light emitting semi-conductor to said gun comprises a gun sight holder.

Claim 4

The invention defined in claim 2 in which said gun sight holder comprises an elongated member having a central bore; said light emitting semi-conductor being mounted in said central bore; said operating means comprising a battery, a capacitor, means for charging a capacitor from said battery and an electric switching element for discharging said capacitor through said light emitting semi-conductor as an incident to operation of said switch; said operating means and said battery being disposed in said bore rearwardly of said light emitting semi-conductor.

Claim 5

The invention defined in claim 3 which further comprises an optical lens disposed in said bore forwardly of said light emitting semi-conductor.

Claim 6

The invention defined in claim 4 in which said means for closing said switch comprises a weight moveable longitudinally in said bore, means in the form of an electrical contact for closing a circuit in said operating means as an incident to displacement of said weight, and means for biasing said weight against such displacement.

Claim 7

The invention defined in claim 5 which further comprises means for displacing said weight manually.

Claim 8

The invention defined in claim 6 in which said light emitting semi-conductor comprises a laser.

Claim 9

A light source for use with a gun in a light responsive target shooting system, comprising: a switch; a laser; operating means for causing said laser to discharge a light beam pulse as an incident to closure of said switch; means comprising a telescope mount for fixing said laser to said gun such that said light beam pulse is directed in a direction corresponding to that in which said gun, with its telescope mount, is pointed.

Claim 10

A light source for use with a gun in a light responsive target shooting system, comprising: a switch; a laser; operating means for causing said laser to discharge a light beam pulse as an incident to closure of said switch; means comprising a telescope mount for fixing said laser to said gun such that said light beam pulse is directed in a direction corresponding to that in which said gun, with its telescope mount, is pointed.

Claim 11

The invention defined in claim 8 in which said telescope mount comprises an elongated member having a central bore; said laser being mounted in said central bore; said operating means comprising a battery, a capacitor, means for charging the capacitor from said battery, and means in the form of an electronic switching element for discharging said capacitor through said laser as an incident to operation of said switch; said operating means and said battery being disposed in said bore rearwardly of said laser.

Claim 12

A light source for use with a gun in a light responsive target shooting system, comprising: a switch; a laser; operating means for causing said laser to discharge a light beam pulse as an incident to closure of said switch; means comprising a telescope mount for fixing said laser to said gun such that said light beam pulse is directed in a direction corresponding to that in which said gun, with its telescope mount, is pointed; said telescope mount comprising an elongated member having a central bore; said laser being mounted in said central bore of the member; said operating means comprising a battery, a capacitor, means for charging the capacitor from said battery, and means in the form of an electronic switching element for discharging said capacitor through said laser as an incident to operation of said switch; said operating means and said battery being disposed in said bore rearwardly of said laser; an optical lens disposed in said bore forwardly of said laser; said switch comprising a weight movable longitudinally in said bore and means in the form of an electrical contact for closing a circuit in said operating means as an incident to displacement of said weight, and means for biasing said weight against such displacement.

Claim 13

A light source for use with a gun in a light responsive target shooting system, comprising: a switch; a laser; operating means for causing said laser to discharge a light beam pulse as an incident to closure of said switch; means comprising a telescope mount for fixing said laser to said gun such that said light beam pulse is directed in a direction corresponding to that in which said gun, with its telescope mount, is pointed; said telescope mount comprising an elongated member having a central bore; said laser being mounted in said central bore of the member; said operating means comprising a battery, a capacitor, means for charging the capacitor from said battery, and means in the form of an electronic switching element for discharging said capacitor through said laser as an incident to operation of said switch; said operating means and said battery being disposed in said bore rearwardly of said laser; an optical lens disposed in said bore forwardly of said laser; said switch comprising a weight movable longitudinally in said bore and means in the form of an electrical contact for closing a circuit in said operating means as an incident to displacement of said weight, and means for biasing said weight against such displacement.

Claim 14

The invention defined in claim 10 which further comprises means for displacing said weight manually.

Claim 15

In a target shooting system, in combination: a gun having a barrel; a gun sight holder mounted on said gun and extending along said barrel from a forward end to a rearward end; said gun sight holder being formed with an inner cavity and a bore extending from said cavity substantially in the direction of said bore and opening at said forward end; means within said cavity for generating a pulse of beamed light in response to a control signal and directing said pulse of beamed light through said bore to emerge in a direction substantially parallel with the axis of said barrel; and means for developing said control signal.

Claim 16

In a target shooting system, in combination: a gun having a barrel; a gun sight holder mounted on said gun and extending along said barrel from a forward end to a rearward end; said gun sight holder being formed with an inner cavity and a bore extending from said cavity substantially in the direction of said bore and opening at said forward end; means within said cavity for generating a pulse of beamed light in response to a control signal and directing said pulse of beamed light through said bore to emerge in a direction substantially parallel with the axis of said barrel; and means for developing said control signal.

Claim 17

The invention defined in claim 12 in which said means for developing said control signal comprises a switch.