Patent ID: 11959732
Assignee: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 22:
23. A target turner comprising:
a target support configured to hold a target, the target support including a post having a lower end;
a base configured to engage a support surface and to support the target support for supporting the target with respect to the support surface;
a turning driver supported by the base and operatively connectable to the target support to apply a turning force to the target support to turn the target support about a target turning axis, the turning driver including a target support connector for connecting the target support to the turning driver; and
at least one of the lower end of the post and the target support connector of the turning driver comprising a protrusion, and the other of the at least one of the lower end of the post and the target support connector of the turning driver comprising a recess, the protrusion receivable in the recess to form a joint for connecting the target support to the turning driver for conjoint turning of the protrusion and recess in response to the turning force applied by the turning driver, the recess and protrusion configured to dislocate the joint to disconnect the target support and turning driver in response to a force applied to the target support in opposition to the turning force;
wherein the protrusion extends along a protrusion axis to a free end of the protrusion, the protrusion including at least first and second planar side surfaces extending in different planes, the first and second planar side surfaces tapering toward the protrusion axis as the protrusion extends toward the free end.