Patent ID: 6435512
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: F41J

Abstract:
A new and improved portable target stand and target for target practice comprising in combination:an upper rectangular support fabricated of polyvinyl chloride pipes including two vertical pipes and a lower horizontal pipe and an upper horizontal pipe in a rectangular configuration; a target fabricated of polyfoam in a square configuration with a thickness of about between 2 and 4 inches; a plurality of holes through the target with each hole having a stainless steel sleeve with a flange on one end for positioning over the front face of the target; each of the pipes being fabricated of hollow Â¾-inch polyvinyl chloride with a central aperture through each vertical pipe and the lower horizontal pipe for alignment with holes in the target and with bolts for coupling purposes; a bag with an opening at one end and a tie string there adjacent, the bag adapted to receive and support the frame when disassembled for storage and transportation purposes; a base assembly including an interior horizontal pipe and an exterior horizontal pipe on each side in spaced parallel relationship, a T-shaped coupler retaining the horizontal pipes of each side in linear relationship, an end horizontal cross pipe coupling the ends of the exterior horizontal pipes with elbows effecting the coupling therebetween, an intermediate horizontal cross piece coupling the interior and exterior horizontal pipes through T-shaped couplers with elbows at the interior ends of the interior horizontal pipes coupling to the vertical pipes, a central brace having a lower end removably affixed to a lower attachment component which is, in turn, fixedly secured, preferably by glue, to the center of the end horizontal cross piece with the upper end of the central brace removably affixed to an upper attachment components which is in turn fixedly secured to the center of the upper horizontal pipe which receives the target with the central brace constituting an effective hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle with angles of about 45 degrees with the horizontal and vertical pipes, and a pair of sand bags positionable on a forward extent and a rearward extent of the interior horizontal pipe and the exterior horizontal pipe to preclude inadvertent tipping of the support and target.