Remote controlled moving target for passing practice

A portable, remote controlled, device for moving a target having a surface, the target surface to be aimed at by an individual throwing an object at the surface of the target, the device comprising:

• at least two substantially vertical supports;
• a support cable for supporting the target, said support cable being attached to and between said vertical supports;
• means attaching said target from said support cable and having means for manual adjustment of said target surface to a desired angle relative to said support cable;
• said means for manual adjustment comprising a stem portion connecting said target to said means attaching;
• said stem comprising:
• a hollow upper stem portion attached to said support means, and a hollow lower stem portion attached to the target;
• spring means biasing said hollow lower stem portion against said hollow upper stem portion, so that adjustments of said angle of said target relative to said support cable means can be made by rotating said hollow lower stem portion relative to said hollow upper stem portion and so that said spring means will bias said hollow lower stem portion against said hollow upper stem portion so that a relative position between said lower stem portion and said upper stem portion is maintained when manually set;
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• cable means for pulling said means attaching along said support cable, said cable means for pulling said means attaching being actuated by a drive motor actuated by remote control, so that an individual throwing an object at said target may adjust the angle of said target relative to said support cable before said target is transported along said support cable while on said means attaching, and so that said target surface will be at an orientation normal to a trajectory of an object thrown at said target when said target is at at least one adjusted position along said support cable, and so that the motion of said target may be actuated by remote control.

A portable, remote controlled, device for moving a target having a surface, the target being moved along a support cable supported by two substantially vertical supports, and to be aimed at by an individual throwing an object at the surface of the target, the device comprising:

• means attaching said target from said support cable and having means for manual adjustment of said target surface to a desired angle relative to said support cable, said means attaching said target comprising a longitudinal body adapted for slidingly accepting said support cable;
• and said means for manual adjustment comprises:
• a stem portion for supporting said target, said stem portion extending from said longitudinal body and comprising:
• a hollow upper stem portion attached to said longitudinal body of said means attaching, and a hollow lower stem portion attached to said target;
• a spring means for biasing said hollow lower stem portion to said hollow upper stem portion, so that adjustments of the angle of said target relative to said support cable means can be made by rotating said hollow lower stem portion relative to said hollow upper stem portion and so that said spring means will bias said hollow lower stem portion against said hollow upper stem portion so that the relative position between said lower stem portion and said upper stem portion is maintained when manually set;
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• cable means for pulling said target along said support cable, said cable means for pulling said target being actuated by a motor actuated by remote control, so that an individual throwing an object at said target may manually adjust the angle of said target relative to said support cable before said target is transported along said support cable, and so that said target surface will be at an orientation normal to a trajectory of an object thrown at said target when said target is at at least one adjusted position along said support cable, and so that the motion of said target along said support cable may be actuated by remote control.