Abstract: Projectable, frangible and environmentally acceptable targets are disclosed which are free of pitch, and which are in all respects environmentally acceptable, and furthermore which can be produced by a simple compacting procedure. The targets are produced from an inert filler component, such as limestone or clay, and a binder component which is capable of binding the inert filler component without being heated to its thermal decomposition point, the inert filler component being friable and relatively wettable with a solvent so that agglomerates of the inert filler component, the binder component, and a solvent can be produced, and a target may then be prepared by compression forming such agglomerates.

Abstract: A device for randomly selecting numbers, having particular utility with respect to state run lottery games, comprises a substantially square base including an upper surface having a first group with 40 recessed sections, a second group with 36 recessed sections, and third through sixth groups each with 10 recessed sections; four supports at the four corners on the underside of the base for imparting energy to the balls when the device is dropped onto a surface and for supporting the base; 16 balls, 6 of which are engageable within any of the recessed sections of the first group, six of which are engageable within any of the recessed sections of the second group, and the remaining four of which are engageable within any of the recessed sections of the third through sixth groups, respectively; at least one divider integrally formed with the upper surface of the base for preventing each ball associated with one of the groups from associating with the recessed sections of any other one of the groups; a transparen

Abstract: A shot gun shell is disclosed which employs a wad defining a shot cup, including closure means associated with the open end of the shot cup adapted to operate upon insertion of the wad into the shot gun shell casing to restrain the shot within the cup without the aid of external means. The wad of the present invention employs a one-piece construction and may be manufactured from a plastic material. A shot shell casing is also disclosed which employs a circumferential bead located about the inside surface of the casing adjacent its open end. The bead serves to frictionally retain the wad of the present invention upon its insertion into the casing.