Method for Optimizing a Rocking Target
OwnerRaymond L. Francisinventor
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Abstract
A device that is capable of being in three states: (1) a first stable state, (2) a second stable state, wherein said device teeters back and forth when hit by a force, and (3) and a third stable state, wherein said device will topple completely over when hit too hard by a force. The device comprises a target piece and a base. The base is configured to lay flat on a surface and contains a curved section, a ledge, and a ledge perimeter. The target piece may contain a top piece attached on the opposite side which the base is attached, which may contain a hollow cavity, a shot glass holder cavity, or take the shape of a target for use in target practice. The device may be used in many different applications including in recreation games, drinking games, target practice, and fighting practice.
Claims8
A method for optimizing the operating characteristics of a rocking target, comprising:
- (a) providing a base, having
- (i) a flat section lying in a base plane,
- (ii) an axis of symmetry perpendicular to said base plane,
- (iii) a point A on said base separated from said axis of symmetry by a distance R2,
- (iv) a point BC on said base separated from said axis of symmetry by a distance R1,
- (v) said points A and BC in combination defining a critical angle for said rocking target;
- (b) providing a stem extending upward form said base along said axis of symmetry;
- (c) providing a hollow top piece on said stem;
- (d) defining a volume of liquid to be placed in said hollow top piece;
- (e) defining a full center of gravity for said rocking target representing a combination of said rocking target and said defined volume of liquid, said full center of gravity being offset a distance L3 from said base plane;
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- (f) setting values for R1 and R2 such that a gravity vector passing downward from said full center of gravity, when said rocking target is at said critical angle, passes between said points A and BC.
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