Target assembly
First Claim
1. A target assembly adapted to be mounted on a support member which comprises:
- a support arm;
a contact target member having a visibly observable surface;
means for pivotally interconnecting said contact target member and said support arm so that said contact target member is permitted to undergo angular displacement from a preselected target position;
biasing means for biasing said contact target member to return to said preselected target position;
means for preventing said contact target member from undergoing angular displacement in a preselected direction beyond said preselected target position;
means for removably affixing said support arm to the support member and for adjustment of the position of said target assembly therealong; and
said support arm and said contact member being positionable so that, when said support arm is affixed to said support member, said visually observable surface of said contact target member is in the predetermined selected target position for engagement and deflection by a moving projectile, so that when the projectile contacts said surface, the accompanying force of the projectile causes said contact target member to be angularly displaced from the preselected target position, and after angular displacement beyond said preselected target position, resiliently returning thereto.
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Abstract
A target assembly adapted for mounting on a support is disclosed. The support will preferably include the crossbar and/or posts of a standard hockey goal. The target assembly includes a contact member having a visually observable surface that is contacted by a properly aimed projectile. The contact member is springily associated with a support arm which is used to mount the target assembly to the support. When the surface of the contact member is contacted by a projectile, such as a hockey puck, the contact member is deflected from a predetermined selected target position, to a substantially transverse position, and thereafter, back to the predetermined selected target position. The present target assembly is particularly useful in developing the accuracy with which a projectile is launched, such as, a hockey puck towards a desired area of a goal.
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21 Claims
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1. A target assembly adapted to be mounted on a support member which comprises:
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a support arm; a contact target member having a visibly observable surface; means for pivotally interconnecting said contact target member and said support arm so that said contact target member is permitted to undergo angular displacement from a preselected target position; biasing means for biasing said contact target member to return to said preselected target position; means for preventing said contact target member from undergoing angular displacement in a preselected direction beyond said preselected target position; means for removably affixing said support arm to the support member and for adjustment of the position of said target assembly therealong; and said support arm and said contact member being positionable so that, when said support arm is affixed to said support member, said visually observable surface of said contact target member is in the predetermined selected target position for engagement and deflection by a moving projectile, so that when the projectile contacts said surface, the accompanying force of the projectile causes said contact target member to be angularly displaced from the preselected target position, and after angular displacement beyond said preselected target position, resiliently returning thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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14. A target assembly for mounting on a support member, which comprises:
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a support arm; a contact member having a visibly observable surface; means for interconnecting said contact member and said support arm so that said contact member is resiliently deflectable with respect thereto; means for removably affixing said support arm to the support; and said support arm and said contact member being positioned, when said support arm is affixed to said support, so that the visually observable surface is in a predetermined selected target position for engagement and deflection by a projectile launched with adequate force in the direction of said visually observable surface and along a trajectory defined by an initial launching position of said projectile and at least a portion of said surface, so that when said projectile contacts said surface the accompanying force of said projectile causes said contact member to be deflected from the predetermined selected target position, and thereafter, resiliently returned to the predetermined selected target position, said target assembly further comprising securing members associated with said contact member for securing said contact member to said support arm, said securing means having a thickness of about 3/4 inch and a width of about 2 3/32 inches, said thickness of said securing member being progressively reduced as a portion of said securing member extends down along said contact member.
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19. A target assembly comprising:
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a support arm; a contact member having a visibly observable surface; means for interconnecting said contact member and said support arm so that said contact member is resiliently deflectable with respect thereto; means for removably affixing said support arm to the support; and said support arm and said contact member being positioned, when said support arm is affixed to said support, so that the visually observable surface is in a predetermined selected target position for engagement and deflection by a projectile launched with adequate force in the direction of said visually observable surface and along a trajectory defined by an initial launching position of said projectile and at least a portion of said surface, so that when said projectile contacts said surface the accompanying force of said projectile causes said contact member to be deflected from the predetermined selected target position, and thereafter, resiliently returned to the predetermined selected target position, said support arm comprising a substantially U-shaped member including two arms arranged in parallel relation, said arms being associated with one another by a semi-annular member, said substantially U-shaped member further including a boss associated with a portion of one of said arms and a portion of said semi-annular member, said boss having a shoulder and an aperture extending through said boss.
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20. A sport target assembly for removable mounting onto a support member of sport apparatus, said target assembly comprising:
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a support arm; a contact target member having a visibly observable surface; means for pivotally interconnecting said target member and said support arm so that said target member is permitted to undergo angular displacement from a preselected target position; biasing means for biasing said target member to return to said preselected target position; swing-delimiting means for preventing said target member from undergoing angular displacement in a preselected direction beyond said preselected target position; and means for removably mounting and adjusting said support arm to the support member of the sporting apparatus, whereby said target member upon being struck by the moving projectile is prevented from undergoing angular displacement in said preselected direction beyond said preselected target position. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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