Auto-illuminating dry fire target
AssigneeApex IP Holdings, LLC
InventorRoland Brown
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Abstract
A dry fire training apparatus includes a beam chamber, a beam splitter lens, and a beam diffuser element. The beam chamber has a receiving side, a reflecting side, and at least one sidewall extending therebetween. The beam splitter lens is coupled to the receiving side. The beam splitter lens is configured to receive a laser pulse having a first trajectory therethrough. The beam diffuser element is coupled to the reflecting side and/or the sidewall. The beam diffuser element is configured to diffuse the laser pulse around the beam chamber and reflect the laser pulse at a second trajectory to illuminate the beam splitter lens.
Claims20
A dry fire training target apparatus, comprising:
- a beam chamber comprising:
- a receiving side;
- a reflecting side disposed opposite the receiving side;
- and
- at least one sidewall extending between the receiving side and the reflecting side,
- wherein the receiving side comprises an exterior surface that is exterior to the beam chamber and an interior surface that is interior to the beam chamber;
- a beam splitter lens coupled to the receiving side, the beam splitter lens configured to receive at least a portion of a laser pulse from the exterior surface and pass it therethrough, the laser pulse comprising a first trajectory;
- and
- a beam diffuser element coupled to at least one of the reflecting side and the sidewall, the beam diffuser element configured to diffuse the laser pulse around the beam chamber and reflect the laser pulse at a second trajectory through the beam splitter lens from the interior surface to illuminate the beam splitter lens and the exterior surface.
A dry fire training system, comprising:
- a laser emitting element configured to couple to a firearm, wherein the laser emitting element emits a laser pulse upon actuation of the firearm;
- and
- a target apparatus configured to illuminate in response to the laser pulse hitting at least a portion of the target apparatus, wherein the target apparatus comprises:
- a beam chamber comprising:
- a receiving side;
- a reflecting side disposed opposite the receiving side;
- and
- at least one sidewall extending between the receiving side and the reflecting side,
- wherein the receiving side comprises an exterior surface that is exterior to the beam chamber and an interior surface that is interior to the beam chamber;
- a beam splitter lens coupled to the receiving side, the beam splitter lens configured to receive at least a portion of a laser pulse from the exterior surface and pass it therethrough, the laser pulse comprising a first trajectory;
- and
- a beam diffuser element coupled to at least one of the reflecting side and the sidewall, the beam diffuser element configured to diffuse the laser pulse around the beam chamber and reflect the laser pulse at a second trajectory through the beam splitter lens from the interior surface to illuminate the beam splitter lens and the exterior surface.
A method of making a target apparatus for dry fire training, comprising:
- providing a beam chamber comprising:
- a receiving side;
- a reflecting side disposed opposite the receiving side;
- and
- at least one sidewall extending between the receiving side and the reflecting side,
- wherein the receiving side comprises an exterior surface that is exterior to the beam chamber and an interior surface that is interior to the beam chamber;
- coupling to the receiving side a beam splitter lens configured to receive at least a portion of a laser pulse comprising a first trajectory and pass it through the beam splitter lens from the exterior surface of the receiving side to the interior surface of the receiving side;
- coupling a beam diffuser element to an interior surface of at least one of the reflecting side and the at least one sidewall, wherein the beam diffuser element is configured to diffuse the laser pulse around an interior volume of the beam chamber and reflect the laser pulse at a second trajectory through the beam splitter lens from the interior surface to illuminate the beam splitter lens and the exterior surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.