Marksman target stand
A firearms marksman target stand comprising a rigid plastic pipe frame connected by plastic joints encompassing a solid foam board backing to hold sheet targets. Said foam board backing is connected to and away from frame sides and at the top and bottom by plastic cable ties forming the framed target mounting area. Two rigid plastic pipe legs are coupled to framed target mounting area by plastic tee joints, already utilized at the bottom corners of framed target area. The target stand is supported in an upright position by two galvanized spikes driven into the ground and fitted properly inside bottom ends of said rigid plastic pipe legs. This target stand is light weight compact and stands freely in an upright position presenting a framed target area to mount many various size targets, and is stored and transported with legs and spikes attached to sides of framed target area.
Applicant claims benefits of provisional patent No. 61/283072 filed 2009 Nov. 27.
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1. Technical Field
The disclosed invention relates generally to marksmanship with firearms and target shooting accessories and particularly to portable freestanding target stands at a preferred distance for attaching paper targets.
2. Background of the Invention
Hunters, policemen, and other marksmen often practice skills shooting at paper targets with measured rings or silhouettes requiring a sturdy rigid stand that is simple to move, breakdown, and store. Outdoor shooters often use boxes, real estate signs, bottles, cans, or other make do targets that are not at an essential height necessary to keep bullets from ricocheting off the ground creating dangerous situations.
Several referenced stands could be used for shooting targets. U.S. Pat. No. 5,083,390 (Edman) displays a sign with H-shape metal frame with legs. U.S. Pat. No. 5,209,492 (Hamilton) reveals a PVC pipe target stand for holding a target at various angles with the bottom edge setting on the ground. U.S. Pat. No. 5,878,518 (Grewe) discloses a portable stand with an adjustable weighted base with compartments to add a weight material for stabilization. U.S. Pat. No. 6,491,303 (Huston) reveals a target support utilizing a wooden support frame and separate removable footings. U.S. Pat. No. 6,726,208 (Wilkus) discloses a stand having a base for receiving weights to stabilize the stand on the surface.
What is still needed is a simple, lightweight, and portable target stand with a firm backing that can continually be restored by adding targets to the front and by adding several tape strips to the back for the next use, a stand that can support itself without any visible metal to cause ricochet, a stand when assembled will not be close to the ground to cause ricochet, and a stand that can be assembled in place in seconds to reduce delay of other shooters on shooting ranges.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe invention is a portable marksman target stand comprising a foam board backing connected by plastic ties at the top, bottom, and both sides to a rigid plastic pipe frame supported by two rigid plastic pipe legs which fit into the bottom edges of the frame. The entire target stand when assembled generally completes a flat or two-dimensional structure when lying on a plane.
The target stand remains upright and is supported, especially in the wind, by fitting the bottom ends of the legs over two galvanized metal spikes which are driven into the ground about half way leaving the remaining half of said spikes to be covered by the plastic pipe legs preventing bullets from hitting the metal spikes causing ricochet.
The inexpensive sturdy invention may be made more resilient by continually placing new paper targets of various sizes over top of the previously used paper targets adding to the thickness of the foam board backing, and by attaching several strips of two inch paper tape covering the center portion of the back of the foam board after each shooting session. The invention is lightweight, portable, compact, and is broken down in seconds for transport. There is great flexibility in that a large number of these target stands may be transported very easily on foot for great distances.
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Claims
1. A marksman target stand comprising: a rigid plastic pipe frame including a top member a bottom member and two side members. The said frame is coupled by two rigid plastic elbow joints and two rigid plastic tee joints with frame encompassing a sturdy foam board backing with four holes spaced close to each side edge of foam board and two holes spaced close to each the top and bottom edges and connected securely directly inside said frame through the holes by plastic cable ties, and two rigid plastic pipe legs connected into the bottom of the tee joint on each bottom corner of said frame.
2. A marksman target stand as set forth in claim 1, wherein the body said target stand is complete and is supported in an upright position by the object of this second claim which is: two spikes fitting properly inside said rigid plastic pipe leg ends, and when half the length of said spike is driven into the ground the other half of said spike remains upright to stoutly support said target stand when legs are fitted over the spikes.
3. A marksman target stand as set forth in claim 1 where the framed target mounting area is complete on two plastic pipe legs, and as set forth in claim 2 where the complete assembly is supported in an upright position by two galvanized spikes. In this current claim 3, the legs and spikes are detached and positioned one of each on either side of the framed target mounting area and secured with plastic cable ties for transport or storage. This secured broken down target stand storage is complete inside a clear plastic bag ready for transport.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 12, 2010
Publication Date: Jun 2, 2011
Inventor: Clarence Lee Haynes (Flowery Branch, GA)
Application Number: 12/925,021
International Classification: F41J 1/10 (20060101);