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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942420 | Aqua shooting range The invention relates to sports and entertaining facilities and in particular to aqua shooting ranges. The inventive aqua shooting range comprises a pool (1), an above-water fence, shooting positions (9) with weapons and underwater targets (5). ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7494128 | Paintball targeting system A paintball target holder includes a frame having plural parts that are movable relative to one another in order to fold the frame and thereby reduce a volume encompassed by the frame. The plural parts include a front part, a back part, and a bottom part. The paintb... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7434811 | Projectile trap and shooting range A shooting range that may include one or more of a shooting station, a projectile trap and or at least one range auxiliary. In one embodiment of the inventions, the projectile trap includes a trap chamber, an air injection system and an air collection system. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434810 | Airgun range A portable air gun range is provided to allow individuals to use in virtually any open space. The air gun range has a support frame, a central vertical pole, a curtain to be hung over the support frame behind the central vertical pole, and a target box removably att... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7402793 | System and method for controlling and energizing a rotating object A system for transferring power between components includes a first object having a light emitter operatively connected to a power source, and a second object having a light receiver operatively connected to a power storage unit. The light receiver receives light em... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7357394 | Modular shooting range Disclosed is a modular, expandable, and portable shooting range system. The system can include one or more shooting modules that mount together to provide different numbers of shooting lanes with various lengths. The shooting modules are pre-engineered with removabl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7302943 | Ram for a paintball gun A pneumatic gun firing ram for firing one or more paintballs. The paintball gun includes a body defining a bore, with the bore being in communication with a valve for selectively releasing compressed gas to fire a paintball. A piston is located within the bore, and ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7258345 | Layered foam target and method of manufacturing the same An archery target is manufactured by stacking a plurality of layers of foam with the bottom surface of an upper layer engaging the top surface of a lower layer in face-to-face engagement to form a stack having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of side ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246471 | Modular assault course A panel for field erecting an assault course with the panel supporting a bullet retaining member on at least one face with the panel erectable on a base member and securable to similar or identical panels to form an assault course and a method for field erecting of ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222520 | Fitness for use of fiberglass insulation A method for determining the water resistance of glass fiber based insulation to wetting by water is disclosed. The method generally comprise the steps of placing a sample of insulation into contact with a source of water for a defined period of time; removing the i... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7185892 | Apparatus for shooting ranges The apparatus is for installation at shooting ranges and has a housing that has a resilient top layer and a flexible bottom layer. The bottom layer extends along an inclined bottom surface and over an upwardly protruding support member to a front side. The top layer... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7163205 | Recovery apparatus for fragmented ballistic materials and method for collection of the same The present invention provides a ballistic testing recovery apparatus and method for allowing post impact analysis of pyrophoric projectile debris wherein the apparatus comprises a containment chamber having an interior volume filled with a solvent-soluble granulate... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134233 | Acoustically tuned cartridge casing catcher A catcher, in combination with a firearm having an ejection port, for receiving and retaining expended magnetically attracted shell casings through the ejection port as the firearm is discharged. The catcher includes a hollow housing having a plurality of rigid wall... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6962532 | Laser gun and shooting system for the same In a laser gun, a signal generating unit generates an emission permission signal in response to a shooting permission signal. A laser beam bullet emitting unit emits a laser beam bullet based on the emission permission signal generated by the signal generating unit ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6926281 | Compressed foam target A compressed foam target, primarily for archery use, made of layered foam material. Cross-linked polyethylene foam sheets are used, each having a thickness of one-eighth (⅛″) inch with a density of four (4.0) pounds per square inch. The foam sheets are assembled... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6726209 | Dartboard rotating apparatus The present invention relates to a dart board assembly which makes a front dart board positioned on a rear board rotate smoothly while preventing separation due to the vibration from rotation of the front dart board. The front dart board includes a flat panel; a cen... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6543778 | Paper roll target apparatus A target assembly includes special paper on which a target is imprinted and which is stored on a feeder roll in a frame and which is moved past a target area in the frame to either a take-up roll or to an exit slot. If the paper passes through the exit sl... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6073931 | Folding backboard for receiving a dart board thereon The present invention provides a folding backboard for receiving a dart board thereon. The folding backboard protects a wall, or some other fixed surface, by being able to receive and secure poorly thrown darts without damage to the dart tips. The folding... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6045132 | Folding backboard for dart game A foldable backboard for protecting an area surrounding a dartboard is provided. The backboard includes a pair of generally identically shaped base pieces. Each base piece has a front face, a rear face, is formed of a generally rigid, lightweight material... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6027120 | Granulate backstop assembly The present disclosure relates to a projectile trap for capturing projectiles emitted along a line substantially parallel to an underlying ground/floor surface. The trap includes a support structure including an inclined support surface that is inclined r... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6016735 | Weapon discharge containment system A safety containment system for use during the loading and unloading of firearms, such as handguns, rifles and the like, is made in the form of an elongated hollow steel cylinder. One end of the cylinder is closed with a steel plate; and a rubber-like dis... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6009790 | Single-use, bullet-proof shield An attractive, wall-mounted bullet-proof shield, designed to stop the penetration of a bullet when accidently discharged from a firearm. The bullet-proof shield comprises a back layer made of metallic material, a middle layer made of wood, and a front lay... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5907930 | Shooting range A shooting range having shooting booths with protective side walls constructed of an armour plate, soft metal framing studs running vertically along the armour plate, porous insulation material disposed between the framing studs and against the armour pla... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5848794 | Granulate backstop assembly The present invention is a projectile trap assembly for capturing projectiles emitted along a line substantially parallel to ground. The projectile trap assembly includes a support frame having an upper surface inclined relative to the line of the project... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5811718 | Bullet stop and containment chamber with airborne contaminant removal A bullet stop and containment chamber for stopping the forward momentum of projectiles traveling in a generally horizontal zone of projectile travel and for containing the projectiles and fragments thereof. The bullet enters the chamber in which the inert... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5735526 | Method for evaluation of shotgun round and target A method for the evaluation of the pattern of shot resulting from a single shotgun round for purposes of optimizing the selection of ammunition type and prediction of shot pattern, and a target for its implementation. The shooter fires a single round at t... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5715739 | Bullet trap system A new Bullet Trap System for allowing a user to perform target practice with a gun without fear of the bullets straying and injuring another person or property. The inventive device includes a funnel device having an enlarged end and a narrow end, a stora... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5676378 | Firearm target apparatus An improved firearm target apparatus (10), including a base member (20) for pivotally supporting an elongated target support member (30) having a pair of support arms (39) for supporting a target body member (50); wherein, the base member (20) is provided... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5496039 | Dart game apparatus A dart game apparatus adapted for play in combination with darts is provided for. The dart game apparatus comprises a backstop. The backstop includes a vertical surface adapted to intercept errant darts. The dart game also includes a rotatable target asse... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5486008 | Bullet trap A bullet trap with a passageway defined between flat upper and lower boundary walls extending convergingly, at opposite angles of inclination of between 0° and about 15° to the horizontal, from an entrance opening to an exit opening or throat, and a dec... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5465977 | Archery target stop An archery target comprising a stack of carpet strips placed upon a base, with the side edges of the strips facing toward the archer. The strips are maintained under compressive force by a pair of flexible bands wrapped around front and rear portions of t... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5435571 | Granulate backstop assembly A range backstop assembly having a container with an opening typically closed by a rubber sheet and serving for projectile entry. The container is filled with a particulate flowable granulate material which slows down the entering projectiles. An anti-adh... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5031920 | Shot pattern checker A shooting range that has a target chamber position at the target end. A camera on the chamber transmits an image of the target to the shooting end where it is displayed on a screen of a video micrometer. The video micrometer has cross hair reticles that ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4819946 | Bullet trap A portable bullet trap device for catching bullets fired at the device comprising a box having a bottom, a top, and front, back, and opposing sides. The front has an opening for the passage of bullets fired at the device. A plurality of vertically oriente... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817960 | Projectile backstop assembly A projectile backstop assembly for decelerating projectiles is disclosed as including a container filled with a liquid for decelerating a projectile, an inlet opening in said container, an elongated sheet of material sealing the inlet opening and a pressu... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4786059 | Equipment with energy knocking-down septum for bullets, to be installed in shooting ranges This invention relates to a knocking-down septum comprising a steel shutter structure on the slats of which a granulated material rests. The granulated material may consist of granules of natural or synthetic rubber, also of recovery rubber and possibly o... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4773653 | Cover for ballistic target assembly A splatter resistant removable cover slips over a ballistic target for containing backsplatter. The cover is constructed from panels which form an envelope surrounding the target with one of the panels being spaced forwardly from the target face. A second... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4744568 | Target system for low velocity projectiles A target system which has a box like structure and includes a kinetic energy absorption sheet suspended from the top of the box diagonally downwardly to a point adjacent to the junction of the back wall of the box and the bottom. The major plane of the ki... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4695060 | Reversible archery target A reversible archery target has a central divider panel of heavy utility grade polypropelyne which divides the interior of the target into two partitions, each filled with cotton material. The exterior covering of the target comprises two layers of light ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4683688 | Containerized shooting range A firing range assembly includes a transportable container which encloses a firing range. The assembly further includes a ventilating system for ventilating the firing range. Each wall of the container is provided with a lining which functions to: (i) res... | 08/04/1987 |
