Target apparatus and method
OwnerAaron D. Ouimette, Donald G. Ouimetteinventors
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Abstract
A target for an object thrown, struck or otherwise projected by a user. The target includes a number of uprights pivotally mounted to a base. A user projects an object at the uprights in an attempt to knock them down. The target optionally includes a reset mechanism for remotely raising the uprights back into their raised position after they have been knocked down, and a storage bin for storing and transporting equipment.
Claims18
A target apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a storage bin mounted to said base, said storage bin defining an interior space for containing equipment and an opening providing access into the interior space;
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- a plurality of uprights arranged alongside one another, each upright being pivotally mounted to said base and separately movable between a raised position wherein said upright is generally vertical and a lowered position wherein said upright covers a portion of the opening of said storage bin,
- wherein each upright comprises a first portion coupled to said base, and a second portion slidingly engaged with said first portion to provide height adjustment of said upright.
A target apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a storage bin mounted to said base, said storage bin defining an interior space for containing equipment and an opening providing access into the interior space;
- a plurality of uprights arranged alongside one another, each upright being pivotally mounted to said base and separately movable between a raised position wherein said upright is generally vertical and a lowered position wherein said upright covers a portion of the opening of said storage bin;
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- at least one stake for anchoring said base relative to a ground surface.
A target apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a storage bin mounted to said base, said storage bin defining an interior space for containing equipment and an opening providing access into the interior space;
- a plurality of uprights arranged alongside one another, each upright being pivotally mounted to said base and separately movable between a raised position wherein said upright is generally vertical and a lowered position wherein said upright covers a portion of the opening of said storage bin;
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- means for resetting said plurality of uprights from the lowered position to the raised position.
A target apparatus comprising a base and a plurality of uprights arranged alongside one another, each upright being pivotally mounted to said base and separately movable between a raised position and a lowered position, and wherein each upright comprises a first portion coupled to said base, and a second portion slidingly engaged with said first portion to provide height adjustment of said upright.
A target apparatus comprising:
- a base having a storage bin mounted thereto;
- a plurality of uprights pivotally mounted to said base, each of the plurality of uprights being separately moveable between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position, wherein the uprights cover the storage bin when in the substantially horizontal position;
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- a reset bar pivotally mounted to said base for raising the plurality of uprights from the substantially horizontal position to the substantially vertical position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.