Patent ID: 6592416
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B63B,F41J

Abstract:
A buoyant target for gunfire comprising:a superstructure having a top, a bottom and a peripheral sidewall made of flexible gas impermeable material joined together with a valve that permits injection and withdrawal of gas into and from the superstructure; a drogue chute having an upper edge attached to said bottom of said superstructure, said drogue chute being flexible and sheet-like, having a plurality of ports therethrough, and extending to a narrowed lower end; a ballast weight mounted to said lower end; a flexible line having one of its ends attached to said drogue chute at a first location spaced from said upper edge, said line having a substantial length, and a float on said line at a location thereon sufficiently spaced from said first location as to enable the line conveniently to be grasped; whereby, when the superstructure is inflated and resting atop of a body of water with the drogue chute filled, said float can be accessed, said line may be grasped and pulled to tip the superstructure and spill water from the drogue chute, and the superstructure can be approached and deflated for storage.