Patent ID: 9097498
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: F41J

Abstract:
1. A weaponry target mechanism comprising: a base having two pivot points; two support arms each pivotally connected to one of the pivot points; a third arm pivotally connected to the two support arms; a platform pivotally connected to the third arm and pivotally connected by a fourth arm to one of the support arms; a target attached to the platform; 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 platform moves downward and laterally when the target transitions from the upright position to the dropped position so the target remains substantially over the base.