Target system
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1. A target system comprising:
- a blocking plate having at least one opening formed therein;
a target disposed generally behind the blocking plate, the target having a tab; and
a slotted bracket disposed behind the blocking plate for receiving the tab of the target, the bracket defining a bracket opening, a rotational pocket for receiving the tab and a channel extending from the bracket opening to the rotational pocket, and wherein the rotational pocket is disposed on an opposite side of the bracket opening from the blocking plate.
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Abstract
A target system includes a blocking plate with one or more openings through which bullets are fired and one or more targets for being struck by the bullets disposed behind the blocking plate and generally in line with the one or more openings. The target system includes a slotted bracket which limits the range of movement of the target after it has been struck by a projectile. The slotted bracket also provides for tool-less attachment and removal of the targets from the blocking plate.
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1. A target system comprising:
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a blocking plate having at least one opening formed therein; a target disposed generally behind the blocking plate, the target having a tab; and a slotted bracket disposed behind the blocking plate for receiving the tab of the target, the bracket defining a bracket opening, a rotational pocket for receiving the tab and a channel extending from the bracket opening to the rotational pocket, and wherein the rotational pocket is disposed on an opposite side of the bracket opening from the blocking plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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8. A target system comprising:
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a blocking plate having at least one opening formed therein; a target disposed generally behind the blocking plate, the target having a tab; and a slotted bracket disposed behind the blocking plate for receiving the tab of the target, the slotted bracket defining a bracket opening, a rotational pocket for receiving the tab and a channel extending from the bracket opening to the rotational pocket; and wherein the bracket opening is disposed in the top of the slotted bracket and wherein the channel curves downwardly and rearwardly to the rotational pocket, and wherein the slotted bracket comprises an entry projection disposed along the channel and a retaining projection and wherein the entry projection and the retaining projection limit movement of the tab out of the channel.
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9. A bullet target comprising:
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a blocking plate having an opening there through; a target disposed generally behind the blocking plate and in line with the opening, the target having tabs; and a first slotted bracket and a second slotted bracket, the first slotted bracket and the second slotted bracket attached to and extending rearwardly from the blocking plate, the first slotted bracket and the second slotted bracket each having a rotational pocket, a bracket opening, and a channel extending between the bracket opening and the rotational pocket, and wherein the channels in the first slotted bracket and the second slotted bracket are shaped to require the tabs of the target to be generally vertical in one part of the channel and generally horizontal in another part of the channels as the tabs are advanced from the bracket openings, through the channels and into the rotational pockets. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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17. A method of manufacturing a modifiable target system, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a blocking plate having an opening therethrough; disposing a slotted bracket for receiving a target behind the blocking plate, the slotted bracket having a bracket opening, a rotational pocket and a channel extending between the bracket opening and the rotational pocket, the rotational pocket being disposed on an opposite side of the bracket opening from the blocking plate; and selectively attaching a first target having a tab to the slotted bracket by inserting the tab through the bracket opening and sliding the tab rearwardly through the channel until the tab rests in the rotational pocket. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A target system comprising:
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a blocking plate having an opening therein; and at least one bracket attached to the blocking plate, the at least one bracket having a rotational pocket, a channel and a second bracket opening formed therein, the rotational pocket being shaped to receive a tab of a target therein to allow rotation of the tab within the rotational pocket, and the channel extending from the rotational pocket to the second bracket opening, the channel having a generally horizontal portion and a generally vertical portion between the rotational pocket and the second bracket opening such that the tab of the target passing from the second bracket opening to the rotational pocket must pass through the generally horizontal portion and the generally vertical portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A target system comprising:
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a blocking plate having at least one opening formed therein; a target formed by a steel plate disposed generally behind the blocking plate, the target having at least one tab; and a slotted bracket disposed behind the blocking plate for receiving the tab of the target, the bracket defining a second bracket opening, a rotational pocket for receiving the tab and a channel extending from the second bracket opening to the rotational pocket, the channel having a generally horizontal portion and a generally vertical portion between the rotational pocket and the second bracket opening such that the tab of the target passing from the second bracket opening to the rotational pocket must pass through the generally horizontal portion and the generally vertical portion. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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