Improvements in Penetrable Targets.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 25th July, 1891-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Penetrable Targets.
We TOM BELL BURNS of Camelford in the County of Cornwall, Ironmonger
and Manufacturer and RICHARD HENRY LEE of Manley Terrace, Liskeard in
the County of Corwall Draper and Commission Agent do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Penetrable targets hitherto employed have consisted of canvas or some such
material stretched upon a suitable frame and marked as required distinctively to
represent the bullseye, inner, magpic, and outer spaces. The objection to the use
of such targets is the difficulty in distinguishing the shot holes especially when
made by the shot from small bore rifles.
The object of our invention is to provide a specially constructed penetrable
target shot holes in which can be readily distinguished.
For this purpose we make the face of the target of canvas or other suitable
material having distinctive spaces marked thereon in the same manner as for an
ordinary penetrable target and we form a backing for the same of some penetrable
material capable of closing after passage of the shot, such as cotton-wool, hemp or
felt of a colour distinct from that of the parts of the canvas or other facing of the
target by which it is covered. Thus if the bullseye represented on the target be
black and the other spaces white the backing material should preferably be white
immediately behind the bullseye and black behind the other spaces, but any degree
of colour in the backing material removed from the colour of the parts of the
facing will serve to make the shot marks distinguishable, black in the rear of
white and white in the rear of black being described as appearing to offer the
maximum advantage.
Other substances than those already mentioned may be available for the backing
material such for instance as slag wool or other similar mineral substances capable
of being made to resemble wool or wadding and offering moreover an advantage in
resisting the injurious effect of moisture.
Sheet vulcanized india rubber distinctively coloured will answer the purpose as it
will close up after the passage of the shot and show its colour at the part of the
canvas or other facing of the target first penetrated by the shot.
If the backing material be such that it will be injured by moisture it may be
applied at the back of the canvas facing of the target and be protected by a rear
covering and by the framework of the target so that moisture may be effectively
kept from the inner backing material.
Dated this 27th day of October 1890.
AIKION & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Penetrable Targets.
We TOM BELL BURNS of Camelford in the County of Cornwall Ironmonger
and Manufacturer and RICHARD HENRY LEE of Manley Terrace, Liskeard in
the County of Cornwall, Draper and Commission Agent do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Penetrable targets hitherto employed have consisted of canvas or some such
material stretched upon a suitable frame and marked as required distinctively to
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page_text: represent the bullseye,' "inner," "magpie," and "outer" spaces. The objection
to the use of such targets is the difficulty in distinguishing the shot holes especially
when made by the shot from small bore rifles.
The object of our invention is to provide a specially constructed penetrable
target, shot holes in which can be readily distinguished.
manner as for
For this purpose we make the face of the target of canvas or other suitable
material having distinctive spaces marked thereon in the same
an ordinary penetrable target and we form a backing for the same of some
penetrable material capable of closing after passage of the shot such as cotton
wool hemp or felt of a colour distinct from that of the parts of the canvas
or other facing of the target by which it is covered. Thus if the bullseye
represented on the target be black and the other spaces white the backing material
should preferably be white immediately behind the bullseye and black behind the
other spaces, but any degree of colour in the backing material removed from the
colour of the parts of the facing will serve to make the shot marks distinguishable,
black in the rear of white and white in the rear of black, being described as
appearing to offer the maximum advantage.
Other substances than those already mentioned may be available for the backing
material such for instance as slag wool or other similar mineral substances capable
of being made to resemble wool or wadding and offering moreover an advantage in
resisting the injurious effect of moisture.
Sheet vulcanized india rubber distinctively coloured will answer the purpose as
it will close up after the passage of the shot and show its colour at the part of the
canvas or other facing of the target first penetrated by the shot.
If the backing material be such that it will be injured by moisture it may be
applied at the back of the canvas facing of the target and be protected by a rear
covering and by the framework of the target so that moisture may be effectively
kept from the inner backing material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
Penetrable targets having a backing material capable of exhibiting its colour
at the part of the target penetrated by the shot for the purpose of making shot
marks more readily discernible substantially' as described.
Dated this 25th day of July 1891.
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicants.