Patent Application
20210325153
The present invention relates to a shooting practice target assembly, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a reusable shooting target assembly having a pressure-sensitive layer and sensors to detect a hit.
Shooting is a popular sport as well as an essential requirement for professions, such as in security enforcement. People who desire to learn or sharpen their shooting skills generally practice shooting against a shooting target. The shooting target can be a round shape paper or cardboard having concentric circles of increasing diameter. Shooting targets of other shapes are also known, such as human outline shape shooting targets. The bullet makes a hole in the paper or board if strike the target. The hole is visible from few feet, however, if the shooter is at a greater distance, the shooting target is bought closer using a reel mechanism. The known shooting targets have several drawbacks, such as single-use.
Thus, a need is there for an improved shooting target that is devoid of the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art.
The following presents a simplified summary of one or more embodiments of the present invention in order to provide a basic understanding of such embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview of all contemplated embodiments and is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of all embodiments nor delineate the scope of any or all embodiments. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of one or more embodiments in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
The principal object of the present invention is therefore directed to a shooting target assembly that can be reused multiple times for shooting practice.
It is another object of the present invention to provide images of the shooting target on a display closer to the shooter for checking where the bullet hit.
It is another object of the present invention that the shooting target can be manufactured in a range of shapes and sizes.
It is still another object of the present invention that the shooting target is economical to manufacture.
It is yet another object of the present invention to save the paper used for shooting targets.
In one aspect, disclosed is a shooting target assembly that can be reused multiple times. The shooting target assembly includes a base having a front face and a rear face. The base can be made of any rigid and durable material that can withstand the multiple shocks of bullets hitting the shooting target. The front face of the base can have one or more layers of pressure-sensitive coating. The pressure-sensitive coating can be such as an area of the coating receiving the impact of the bullet hitting the shooting target can change in color from the first color to a second color, thus showing the point on the shooting target being hit by the bullet. The second color can be red, while the first color can be any light color or white.
In one aspect, the shooting target assembly may also include a sensor coupled to the base that may detect an impact of the bullet hitting the shooting target. The sensor can trigger a camera that can capture the front face of the shooting target and send the photograph on a display device.
These and other objects and advantages of the embodiments herein and the summary will become readily apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings
The accompanying figures, which are incorporated herein, form part of the specification and illustrate embodiments of the present invention. Together with the description, the figures further explain the principles of the present invention and to enable a person skilled in the relevant arts to make and use the invention.
Subject matter will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and which show, by way of illustration, specific exemplary embodiments. Subject matter may, however, be embodied in a variety of different forms and, therefore, covered or claimed subject matter is intended to be construed as not being limited to any exemplary embodiments set forth herein; exemplary embodiments are provided merely to be illustrative. Likewise, a reasonably broad scope for claimed or covered subject matter is intended. Among other things, for example, the subject matter may be embodied as methods, devices, components, or systems. The following detailed description is, therefore, not intended to be taken in a limiting sense.
The word “exemplary” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any embodiment described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. Likewise, the term “embodiments of the present invention” does not require that all embodiments of the invention include the discussed feature, advantage or mode of operation.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of embodiments of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”, “comprising”, “includes” and/or “including”, when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
The following detailed description includes the best currently contemplated mode or modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention will be best defined by the allowed claims of any resulting patent.
Disclosed is a shooting target assembly for shooting practices that can be reused multiples times for a long period. The shooting target assembly can include a shooting target, a control unit, one or more sensors, and a camera. The bullets hitting the shooting target can be tracked and recorded using the control unit. Referring to
The shooting target can be divided into several regions wherein the pressure-sensitive coating can be throughout the front face of the base. The different regions can be separated by an outline and different regions can have different colors. Such patterns are known to a skilled person for use in shooting targets, and any such pattern or design is within the scope of the present invention.
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While the foregoing written description of the invention enables one of ordinary skill to make and use what is considered presently to be the best mode thereof, those of ordinary skill will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiment, method, and examples herein. The invention should therefore not be limited by the above-described embodiment, method, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed.
