Portable shooting range
OwnerClifford Pierceinventor
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Abstract
The portable shooting range comprises two telescoping poles, two lines, and two clips. The telescoping poles are T-shaped and each pole provides a pulley hanging off of each end of a crossbar. The bottom of each telescoping pole is pointed for insertion into the ground and an upright provides a pair of foot braces located just above the point for pressing the pole into the ground. The telescoping poles are pressed into the ground separated by a pole separation distance and with their crossbars parallel to each other. The two lines are strung between a pulley on each pole such that each line forms a loop and the loops are parallel to each other. A clip is coupled to each line. Each clip may be used to couple a target to the line and the target may be moved downrange by pulling on the line.
Claims15
A portable shooting range comprising:
- a first telescoping pole, a second telescoping pole, a first line, a second line, a first clip, and a second clip;
- wherein the portable shooting range is adapted to allow a shooter to position a target downrange by clipping the target to the first clip or the second clip and pulling the first line or the second line;
- wherein the first telescoping pole is a T-shaped armature comprising a first upright and a first crossbar;
- wherein the bottom of the first upright terminates at a first point;
- wherein the first telescoping pole is planted into ground by holding the first telescoping pole with the first point touching the ground and the first upright oriented vertically and then pushing the first point into the ground;
- wherein the first telescoping pole comprises a first pair of foot braces;
- wherein the first pair of foot braces is located on the bottom of the first upright above the first point;
- wherein the first pair of foot braces is adapted for the shooter to press the first telescoping pole into the ground by placing a foot on one side of the first pair of foot braces or the other and using the weight of the shooter to press the first pair of foot braces down;
- wherein the first pair of foot braces is hingedly coupled to the first upright such that the first pair of foot braces is pivoted down to a position that is perpendicular to the first upright during installation of the first telescoping pole and is pivoted up to a position that is parallel to the first upright thereafter;
- wherein the first upright comprises a first upper upright and a first lower upright slidably coupled at a first telescoping joint;
- wherein when the first telescoping joint is locked, the position of the first upper upright is fixed relative to the position of the first lower upright;
- wherein when the first telescoping joint is unlocked, the first upper upright slides longitudinally relative to the first lower upright;
- wherein using the first telescoping joint, the first upright is shortened for transportation and lengthened for use at a shooting range;
- wherein the first crossbar is located at the top of the first upright and is oriented parallel to the ground;
- wherein a first pulley is suspended beneath a first end of the first crossbar and a second pulley is suspended beneath a second end of the first crossbar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.