Reusable projectile impact reflecting target for day or night use

• US 5,580,063 A
• Filed: 01/17/1996
• Issued: 12/03/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Birchwood Casey, LLC
• Original Assignee: Birchwood Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Edwards, A. W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US08/587,676
• Time in Patent Office: 321 Days
• Field of Search: 273/378, 273/408, 273/409
• US Class Current: 273/378
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 1/01 Target discs characterised by their material, structure or surface, e.g. clay pigeon targets characterised by their materialF41J5/044 takes precedence

Abstract

A reusable projectile impact reflecting target for day and night use, and more particularly to a target with a replaceable primary target label including a polypropylene film containing a colored ink target image from which the ink is removed at the point of projectile impact exposing a contrasting colored photoreflective ultraviolet pigmented ink on the surface to increase visibility. A release agent causes the removable ink to be removed in a controlled manner to form a desired halo effect.

Claims

1. A reusable projectile impact reflecting target for day or night use comprising in combination:

a target base and a primary target label, said target base comprising sheet of backing material substantially forming an overall shape, said target base having an outer surface with a target outline imprinted thereon, said primary target label comprising a bottom paper layer and a top plastic film layer, said bottom paper layer comprising a sheet of paper having a forward and a rear surface, said rear surface adapted to be releasably mounted within said target outline, said forward surface having a colored photoreflective ink thereon, said plastic film layer comprising a transparent strip of plastic having a front and back surface, said back surface, adapted to be mounted on said forward surface of said paper layer, said front surface defining a target image of contrasting colored image contrasting in color to the color of said photoreflective ink, said contrasting ink being adhered to said front surface by a silicone release agent but not being permanently bonded thereto, whereby when said primary target label is releasably mounted on said target base, the penetration of a projectile causes said contrasting colored ink to be removed from the plastic film layer front surface point of penetration exposing a clear area larger than the penetration point of the projectile, thereby exposing the photoreflective ink paper layer.