Training target for an electronically controlled weapon

• US 8,403,672 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2009
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tim Odorisio
• Original Assignee: Tim Odorisio
• Inventors: Odorisio, Tim
• Primary Examiner(s): Musselman, Timothy A
• Application Number:
  US12/589,292
• Publication Number:
  US 20110091840A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,252 Days
• Field of Search: 434 6- 29, 273/148.R, 273/148.A, 273/373, 273/378, 401/22, 361/232, 324/72, 421/08, 89/11.1, 463/1, 463/2, 463/5, 463/30, 463/31, 463/53
• US Class Current: 434/19
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 5/04 Electric hit-indicating systems; Detecting hits by actuation of electric contacts or switches
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 5/044 Targets having two or more electrically-conductive layers for short- circuiting by penetrating projectiles

Abstract

A training target is described for electronically controlled devices or weapons such as a Taser® gun. The target includes a front sheet having an electrically conductive sheet positioned at the back side thereof with the target being in the shape of a substantially life-size human being. The image of the human being is printed on the front face of the front sheet. The sheets may be reversed so that the image is printed on the electronically conductive sheet.

Claims

1. In combination:

a training target including a flexible front sheet, having a front side and a back side, and a flexible back sheet having a front side and a back side;

said flexible back sheet being comprised of an electrically conductive material;

said front side of said flexibie back sheet being adhesively affixed to said back side of said front sheet;

said front sheet being shaped to depict a human being;

said back sheet completely covering said back side of said front sheet;

an electronically controlled weapon capable of firing two darts which are each electrically connected to said weapon by a tether so that said darts may send tones back to said weapon upon said weapon transmitting an electric pulse to the darts after the darts have struck said training target to indicate whether the darts have struck said training target.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said training target is comprised of an upper sheet member electrically conductively joined to a lower sheet member.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said upper sheet member has a life-sized image of the upper portion of a human being appearing thereon and said lower sheet member has a life-sized image of the lower portion of a human being appearing thereon.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said training target is substantially life-sized.