Mobile target range trailer
OwnerTony Nicholsinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile target range trailer. The mobile target range trailer includes an extendible main body having telescopically intercoupled outer and inner sections, a hitching element coupled to the main body proximate a first end of the body, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the main body proximate a second end of the body. The outer and inner section of the main body cooperatively define an interior space. The main body is shiftable between a retracted position and an extended position to increase the maximum dimension of the interior space. Such a configuration enables the trailer to be transported in a retracted position and shifted to an extended position while stationary to provide an increased interior space for targeting.
Claims40
A mobile target range trailer comprising:
- an extendible main body having telescopically intercoupled outer and inner sections,
- wherein the outer and inner sections cooperatively define an interior space, wherein the main body is shiftable between a retracted position and an extended position,
- wherein the maximum dimension of the interior space increases by at least about twenty percent when the main body is shifted from the retracted position to the extended position;
- a hitching element coupled to the main body proximate a first end of the body;
- and
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the main body proximate a second end of the body.
A mobile target range trailer comprising:
- an extendible main body having telescopically intercoupled outer and inner sections,
- wherein the outer and inner sections cooperatively define an interior space,
- wherein the main body is shiftable between a retracted position and an extended position,
- wherein the inner section is operable to be completely retained within the outer section when the main body is in the retracted position to facilitate transport of the mobile target range trailer,
- wherein the maximum dimension of the main body does not exceed approximately fifty-three feet when the main body is in the retracted position and the maximum dimension of the interior space is at least sixty feet when the main body is in the extended position;
- a mechanical driver coupled with the main body and operable to shift the main body between the retracted and extended positions;
- a ballistic panel positioned within the interior space;
- a sloped projectile stop positioned within the interior space;
- a hitching element coupled to the main body proximate a first end of the body;
- and
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the main body proximate a second end of the body.
A method of operating a mobile target range trailer having telescopically intercoupled inner and outer sections, wherein the inner and outer section cooperatively define an interior space, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) shifting the trailer from a retracted position to an extended position to thereby increase the maximum dimension of the interior space by at least about twenty percent.
A mobile target range trailer comprising:
- a first main body section;
- a second main body section,
- wherein the body sections are operable to be shifted from a first position to a second position to define an interior space,
- wherein the maximum dimension presented by the interior space is at least about twenty percent greater than the maximum dimension presented by the first main body section and the maximum dimension presented by the second main body section;
- a hitching element coupled to one of the main body sections;
- and
- a plurality of wheels coupled to one of the main body sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.