Patent ID: 7469902
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: F41J

Abstract:
1. A moving target device, comprising: a. a frame, defining a right side, a left side, a longitudinal axis, a leading end, a following end and a midpoint, with mounting means for attaching an animal model to the frame; b. a first wheel assembly defining a left wheel and a right wheel separated by and attached to an axle; c. a second wheel assembly attached to the frame, the first and second wheel assemblies together supporting and allowing the moving target device to be easily moved over a surface, wherein the first wheel assembly is attached to the frame proximate to the leading end and second wheel assembly is attached to the frame proximate to the following end; d. a motor coupled to the first wheel assembly, causing rotation of the first wheel assembly when the motor is energized; and e. a tether defining a first end and a second end, the tether attached to the frame at a position beyond an area defined by the outer dimensions of the first wheel assembly so as to clear the first wheel assembly during movement, the tether attached at the first end to the frame at a point between the leading end and the midpoint and at the second end to a surface, wherein the first end of the tether is attached to the right side of the moving target device, and wherein the first end of the tether is attached to the right wheel on the first wheel assembly, allowing the moving target device to travel in a circuitous path when the motor is energized.