Paper roll range target devices and systems
AssigneeRoll Target Inc.
InventorsSteven R. Peabody, James Joseffy
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Abstract
A target assembly for use with firearms which includes an upper housing and a lower housing with a shooting area disposed between. A paper roll of targets is stored on a playout roller in one housing and the paper target can be unrolled, moved through the shooting area, and then rolled onto a takeup roller in the other housing after a particular portion of the paper roll target has been used. A rotation resistor on the playout roller provides counter torque to the paper roll keeping the portion of the roll in the shooting area taught. The target assembly may also include one or more optical devices allowing a user to view the results of a shot without having to leave the shooting position.
Claims20
A target shooting system comprising:
- a frame;
- a playout roller rotatably supported by the frame;
- a takeup roller rotatably supported by the frame in spaced relation to the target roll;
- a motor unit structured to apply a torque to the takeup roller;
- and
- a rotation resistor structured to apply a counter-torque to the playout roller to maintain tautness of a target roll attached to each of the playout roller and the takeup roller.
A target shooting system comprising:
- a frame having an upper housing, a lower housing, and a shooting window disposed between the upper housing and lower housing;
- the lower housing having a takeup roller and a motor unit structured to apply a torque to the takeup roller;
- and
- the upper housing having a playout roller and a rotation resistor operationally connected to apply a counter-torque to the playout roller;
- wherein counter-torque applied to the playout roller maintains tautness of a target roll attached to each of the playout roller and the takeup roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.