Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanism for providing air-supported floating lightballs as moving targets in shooting galleries in which the height of the lightballs is constantly changed by varying the current passing through associated air pumps that produce air jets for lifting the lightballs in the air by changing the resistance of the current path by means of a rotating rheostat disc, thereby providing the lightballs with an unpredictable and capricious nature.

Abstract: An extended vision control device or accessory for selective attachable-detachable use with visual aid instruments such as binoculars, or monocular optical telescopes and the like, to enhance both visual tracking and radio control movement of mobile vehicles, such as model or miniature target tanks, trucks and the like. This accessory control device includes at least one housing for finger-operable controls, each housing adaptable for removable mounting upon a visual aid sighting instrument by means of quick attachable-detachable fasteners, and each housing further includes a control lever and an electrical conductor cable connectable with various of commercially available radio wave transmitter units having one or more sets of selector control devices, to thereby enhance movement observation and continuing radio-controlled operation of the device with which it is associated.

Abstract: A pair of drive and idle pulleys are journalled from horizontally spaced apart elevated mounting structures and an elongated flexible tension member is trained about the pulleys. An elongated member extends between and is anchored relative to the mounting structures and a wheeled carriage is supported from the support member for rolling therealong. A crank is journalled from the carriage and a rotary friction drive member is journalled from the carriage and rollingly engaged with the support member for rotation relative to the carriage in response to its movement along the support member. One-way drive structure drivingly connects the drive member to the crank and an animal simulating structure is dependingly supported from the carriage and includes at least a first oscillatable body part simulating member. Connecting structure is connected between the crank and the body part simulating member for oscillation of the latter in response to rotation of the crank.

Abstract: A training device mountable upon one's foot develops hand and eye coordination useful in the roping of steers. The device is in the form of a simulated steer head having laterally extending horns which serve as a target for a rope loop thrown by the person upon whose foot the device is mounted.

Abstract: A system for roping practice by horse-mounted individuals includes a wheel-mounted target animal and a cabled reeving system to interconnect the target animal and horse and thereby provide motive force to move the target animal. The target animal has a front wheel that is eccentrically mounted to provide a loping effect, and pivotally attached rear leg elements which cooperate with the eccentrically mounted front wheel to effect a kicking action, as the target animal is moved.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a rollable article or device formed essentially of two interconnected members or sections of substantially equal weight which extend outwardly in diametrically opposite directions and each providing an outer bearing surface or supporting edge surface in the form of a uniformly curved arc, such as a semi-circular arc having a length of about 180.degree., with each of the supporting edge surfaces lying in separate planes which are perpendicular intersecting planes, preferably also perpendicular to a plane containing the ends of the supporting edge surfaces, and with said article having no portion thereof other than said supporting edges providing a bearing surface or support for the article when the article is placed on a flat or planar surface. The rollable article exhibits a wobbling motion when rolled down an inclined planar surface.

Abstract: A track-laying, remotely controlled, miniature target vehicle is shown, bearing an expendable shell which resembles a military tank. Four grooved pulleys on each side carry two V-belts as tracks, one wheel being electric motor-driven. The two reversible electric motors, one for each side, run and are controlled independently of each other by means of speed control units receiving signals from an on-board radio receiver. A transmitter remote from the simulated battlefield is under the control of a tank commander who puts the tank through realistic maneuvers. More remote visual control is provided by an auxiliary control device electrically connected to the transmitter and which is cooperable with an optical instrument, being attached for example to the two telescopes of optical binoculars by quick-releasable straps.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-surface target towed by a mother ship which comprises a towed member running underwater with a ballast weight suspended therefrom, a target pole set up on the top of the towed member, and a stabilizing plate attached to a position above the waterline of the target pole at an angle of incidence. The water-surface target can be used even under bad conditions and towed at a high speed, e.g. 30 knots, due to the towed member being capable of continually maintaining stability underwater.

Abstract: A toy game of skill between two players is described wherein a track having a first end and a second end includes at least one surface extending between the first and the second end. Located at each end of the track and integrally mated with the track is a projectile launcher. At least one projectile, a small heavy spherical object, is ejected forcibly by the projectile launcher along the surface of the track. Resting on the track is an object member. The object member includes a self-propelling internal locomotion device which moves the object member back and forth reversibly between the projectile launchers located on the ends of the track.

Abstract: A target ship includes a hull travelling at a predetermined depth below the water level, and a pair of poles between which a target is attached, the target being disposed above the water level.