Patent ID: 7900927
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: F41J

Abstract:
1. A small arms training target system comprising: a carriage; at least one drive wheel and at least two stabilizing wheels attached to said carriage; at least one drive rail in contact with said drive wheel and at least one stabilizing rail in contact with said stabilizing wheels; an electronic control unit carried by said carriage; a drive system for said drive wheel carried by said carriage and controlled by said electronic control unit for moving said carriage; a target carried by said carriage and having indicia on said target to make said target a threat that invites a shot by a user of said system; a rotational target motor carried by said carriage and powered by said electronic control unit for movement; a target mount arm connected to and movable by said target motor placing said target in a target-shooting position; and an obscuring medium coupled to said target arm and rotatable by said target motor from a first position that obscures substantially only said indicia on said target while leaving said target at least partially visible to the user from a shooting location to a second position that allows viewing of said indicia on said target by the user from the shooting location.