Patent ID: 9587916
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F41J

Claim:
1. A weaponry target mechanism comprising: a base; an arm pivotally connected to the base to pivot about a lower arm axis; a platform pivotally connected to the arm to pivot about a target axis; an elongated target attached to the platform; a drive mechanism connected to the base at a first connection location spaced apart from the lower arm axis; the drive mechanism connected to the platform at a second connection location spaced apart from the target axis; wherein the platform is movable with respect to the base such that the target assumes an upright position in which the target is in a first pivotal orientation and a dropped position in which the target is in a second pivotal orientation pivotally offset from the first pivotal orientation; and wherein the platform is rotationally moveable with respect to the base such that the platform is parallel to the base in the upright position and the platform is not parallel to the base in the dropped position and wherein the drive mechanism includes a first wheel attached to the base and wherein the drive mechanism includes a flexible tension member engaged to a periphery of the wheel.