Test-cutting target for edged-weapons practice
OwnerGeorge C. Lewisinventor
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Abstract
Improved targets suitable for cutting with an edged weapon are disclosed. In an embodiment the target is a prism made of polyethylene foam with a hole for receiving a peg and an external indicia alerting the practitioner of the depth of the hole and, thereby, what portion of the target may be cut without risk of cutting the peg. In an embodiment the target is comprises a polyethylene foam tube or rod with the exterior cylindrical wall covered by a sheath of material, such as paper, that prevents the foam from bending and thereby increases the rigidity of the target. An improved peg for receiving and positively, but removably, engaging a foam target is also disclosed.
Claims14
A test-cutting target for cutting with edged weapons comprising:
- a rectangular prism of foam having a density greater than about 2.0 pounds per cubic foot and less than about 9.0 pounds per cubic foot, the prism having a first end, a second end and four exterior surfaces between the first and second ends, the four exterior surfaces having a first length;
- wherein the prism is divided into a cutting portion and a first engagement portion by a first indicia on at least one of the four exterior surfaces;
- wherein the first indicia indicates the approximate depth of penetration of a retaining peg into the target when the target is attached to a test-cutting stand, thereby indicating to a practitioner where on the target it is unsafe to cut;
- a first hole penetrating the first engagement portion of the prism at approximately the center of the first end of the target, the hole having a circular cross section and extending for a second length into the target, the second length being less than the first length, the hole for receiving and firmly engaging the peg;
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- wherein the first indicia is located at approximately the second length from the first end of the target.
A test-cutting target for cutting with edged weapons comprising:
- a unitary body of polyethylene foam having a density greater than about 2.0 pounds per cubic foot and less than about 9.0 pounds per cubic foot, the body having a first length and a first end, a second end and one or more exterior surfaces between the first and second ends, the body divided into a solid cutting section and an engagement section by a first indicia;
- wherein the first end is adapted to removably attach to a test-cutting stand;
- wherein the body includes a visible indicator indicative of the test-cutting target's density;
- wherein the first indicia is on only one exterior surface near the first end indicating the approximate location of a retaining peg in the body when the target and the peg are fully engaged, thereby visually indicating to a practitioner where on the body it is unsafe to cut;
- wherein the body is a prism having at least three exterior surfaces between the first and second ends, each of the at least three exterior surfaces being substantially flat.
A test-cutting target for cutting with edged weapons comprising:
- a rectangular prism of foam having a first end, a second end and four exterior surfaces between the first and second ends, at least one of the four exterior surfaces having a first length;
- wherein the prism is divided into a cutting portion and a first engagement portion by a first indicia on at least one of the four exterior surfaces;
- wherein the first indicia indicates the approximate depth of penetration of a retaining peg into the target when the target is attached to a test-cutting stand;
- a first hole penetrating the first engagement portion of the prism, the hole having a circular cross section and extending for a second length into the target, the second length being less than the first length, the hole for receiving and firmly engaging the peg;
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- wherein the first indicia is located at approximately the second length from the first end of the target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.