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US 10,295,315 B2Granted
Target system
AssigneeTriumph Systems, Inc.
InventorsKenneth William Harris, Justin Taylor Snell, Brandon Thomas Hefer, Aaron Paul Brookhart
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Abstract
A target system designed to be stand-alone and modular which includes a target area which is two or more sided and which can be rotated through a large number of different positions and rotations. The system can also include systems for projectile impact recognition. Target rotation is generally accomplished through a target base that is in communication with and configured to receive data input from a remote target controller.
Claims20
A portable rotator device for mounting to a support and suspending a target to be rotated, comprising:
- a motor suspended from the support, wherein the motor is comprised of a rotating shaft and motor housing having a front face, a back face, a pair of side faces, a mounting side, and a bottom side, wherein the motor is held within the motor housing, wherein the rotating shaft extends through an aperture on the bottom side of the motor housing to a first horizontal plane below the bottom side of the motor housing, and wherein the rotating shaft rotates about a vertical axis;
- a pivot mount removably attached to the rotating shaft, and wherein the pivot mount rotates in unison with the rotating shaft when attached thereto;
- a support mounting bracket, wherein the support mounting bracket connects the mounting side of the motor housing to the support;
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- a ballistic shield comprised of a shield mounting bracket, a front face, a back face, a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge, wherein the ballistic shield is mounted to at least one of the mounting side of the motor housing and the support mounting bracket by the shield mounting bracket, and wherein the bottom edge of the ballistic shield is at a second horizontal plane below the first horizontal plane.
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A portable rotator device for mounting to a support and suspending a target to be rotated, comprising:
- a motor suspended from the support, wherein the motor is comprised of a computer controller, a rotating shaft and motor housing having a front face, a back face, a pair of side faces, a mounting side, and a bottom side, wherein the motor is held within the motor housing, wherein the computer controller communicates with and controls the motor, wherein the rotating shaft extends through an aperture on the bottom side of the motor housing to a first horizontal plane below the bottom side of the motor housing, and wherein the rotating shaft rotates about a vertical axis;
- a remote controller having a rotation randomizer wirelessly communicating with and controlling the computer controller;
- a pivot mount removably attached to the rotating shaft, and wherein the pivot mount rotates in unison with the rotating shaft when attached thereto;
- a support mounting bracket having a plurality of mounting apertures and a fastener, wherein at least one of the mounting apertures mates with the fastener, and wherein the fastener connects the mounting side of the motor housing to the support;
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- a ballistic shield comprised of a shield mounting bracket, a front face, a back face, a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge, wherein the ballistic shield is mounted to the mounting side of the motor housing and to the support mounting bracket by the shield mounting bracket, wherein the bottom edge of the ballistic shield is at a second horizontal plane below the first horizontal plane, and wherein the back face of the ballistic shield is separated from the front face of the motor by a distance.
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A modular support for a target, comprising:
- a modular frame having a top cross bar, a bottom cross bar, a pair of side bars, and a base, wherein the top cross bar is supported by the pair of side bars and attached thereto by a first bracket, wherein the pair of side bars are supported by the bottom cross bar and are attached thereto by a second bracket, and wherein the base is attached to at least one of the pair of side bars and the bottom cross bar by at least one of the second bracket and a third bracket;
- a support mounting bracket;
- a motor comprised of a rotating shaft and motor housing having a front face, a back face, a pair of side faces, a mounting side, and a bottom side, wherein the support mounting bracket connects the mounting side of the motor housing to the top cross bar, wherein the motor is held within the motor housing, wherein the rotating shaft extends through an aperture on the bottom side of the motor housing to a first horizontal plane below the bottom side of the motor housing, and wherein the rotating shaft rotates about a vertical axis;
- a pivot mount removably attached to the rotating shaft, and wherein the pivot mount rotates in unison with the rotating shaft when attached thereto;
- a ballistic shield comprised of a shield mounting bracket, a front face, a back face, a top edge, a pair of side edges, and a bottom edge, wherein the ballistic shield is mounted to at least one of the mounting side of the motor housing and the support mounting bracket by the shield mounting bracket, and wherein the bottom edge of the ballistic shield is at a second horizontal plane below the first horizontal plane;
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- a target holder suspended from the top cross bar of the modular frame, wherein the target is removably suspended from the target holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.