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US 7,070,185 B2Granted
Archery target with covering layer
AssigneeField Logic, Inc.
InventorLarry R. Pulkrabek
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Abstract
An archery target with a covering layer and a method of making the same. One or more target elements are arranged in at least one stack. The target elements include side edges oriented toward a target face. A polymeric covering layer extends across the side edges to comprise the target face. The covering layer help retain the target elements in the stacked configuration and provides a surface for applying target indicia.
Claims58
An archery target comprising:
- a plurality of target elements arranged in at least one stack, the target elements comprising side edges oriented toward a target face;
- and
- an uncured polymeric foam covering layer applied to the side edges, the foam covering layer generally following a contour of the side edges and extending in front of the side edges to comprise the target face, the uncured polymeric foam covering layer being subsequently cured and bonded to the side edges and adapted to form the target face with a contour independent of the contour of the side edges.
An archery target comprising:
- a plurality of planar target elements arranged in at least one stack, the stack of planar target elements subject to a compressive force on a major surface thereof, the target elements comprising a plurality of side edges oriented toward a target face;
- and
- an uncured polymeric foam covering layer applied to the side edges, the foam covering layer generally following a contour of the side edges and extending in front of the side edges to comprise the target face with a contour adapted to be different from the contour of the side edges, the uncured polymeric covering layer being subsequently cured and bonded to the side edges to form a cured foam polymeric covering layer providing at least a portion of the compressive force on the target elements.
A method of making an archery target, comprising the steps of:
- arranging a plurality of target elements in a generally stacked configuration, the target elements comprising a plurality of side edges oriented toward a target face;
- applying an uncured foam polymeric covering layer to encapsulate the stack of the target elements so that the foam covering layer generally follows a contour of the side edges, the foam covering layer extending in front of the side edges to comprise the target face, the uncured foam covering layer being subsequently cured and bonded to the side edges and adapted to form the target face with a contour independent of the contour of the side edges;
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- applying a compressive force on the target elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.