Improvements in Automatic Indicating Targets.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 24th Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Indicating Targets.
I, ARTHUR JAMES HERVEY WYATT, of 11 Haymarket, in the County of
London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention relates to a target combined with indicating mechanism such that,
when any particular section of the target is struck by a projectile, a distinctive
signal is automatically caused to present itself in front of the target, indicating
which is the section struck.
For this purpose, I erect at a little distance in front of the target a screen having
through it an opening of sufficient size to let the whole target be seen. Behind this
screen, on either or both sides, I mount a series of bell crank levers, each having a
vertical arm carrying a signal of some distinctive colour or shape or with some
distinctive mark upon it; each also having a horizontal arm held by a catch so as
to keep the signal arm up, concealed behind the screen. Each of the catches is
connected to one section of the target, which section is suspended by a spring or
otherwise so that, when the section is struck, it can move back withdrawing the
particular catch connected to it, and thus allowing the corresponding signal arm to
drop into a position where its signal is visible through the opening in the screen,
just as the ordinary signal is exhibited by a marker. A cord or other pull extends
from the firing station to a lever or pair of levers arranged behind the screen, on
pulling which cord any one of the signal arms that has dropped is raised again to
its position behind the screen, in which position it is again held by its catch.
Dated this 19th day of January 1894.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Indicating Targets.
I, ARTHUR JAMES HERVEY WYATT, of 11 Haymarket in the County of
London, Engineer, 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 :—
My invention relates to a target combined with indicating mechanism such that
when any particular section of the target is struck by a projectile, a distinctive
signal is automatically caused to present itself in front of the target, indicating which
is the section struck. For this purpose, 1 employ apparatus which I shall describe
referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. I is a front view of the screen with the target visible through the hole of
the screen.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the target, the screen being removed, Fig. 3 is a side
view, Fig. 4 is a plan, and Fig. 5 is a perspective showing a section of the target
and its connections to its signal.
I erect at a little distance in front of the target a screen A having through it an
opening of sufficient size to let the whole target be seen. Behind this screen on
either or on both sides as shewn, I mount a series of bell crauk levers B each having
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page_text: a vertical arm carrying a signal C of some distinctive colour or shape or with some
distinctive mark upon it; each also having a horizontal arm held by a catch D so
as to keep the signal arm C up, concealed behind the screen A. Each of the
catches D is connected by rods and bell crank G to one section E of the target
which section is suspended by a hinge F, or it might be a spring, so that, when the
section E is struck, it moves back withdrawing the particular catch D connected to
it, and thus allowing the corresponding signal to drop, shewing its signal C in a
position where it is visible through the opening in the screen, just as the ordinary
signal is exhibited by a marker.
I prefer to make each of the arms which carry the signals C of such length, and
stop it when it is released in such a position, that the signal presents itself in front
of the particular segment E of the target which on being struck by the projectile
releases the arm. A cord or other pull H extends from the firing station to a lever
or pair of spring levers L arranged behind the screen, on pulling which cord any
one of the signal arms that has dropped is raised again to its position behind the
screen in which position it is again held by its catch.
The levers L are strained by springs K as shewn, so that when the pull H is
released, the levers take the position shewn in Fig. 2 allowing any of the signal arms
to drop forwards when its catch D is withdrawn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An automatic indicating target, substantially as described with reference to the
drawings.
2. The combination of each suspended segment E of the target, the rods and bell
crank G connecting it to the spring catch D, and the bell crank B with rod and
signal, arranged and operating substantially as described.
3. The combination of all the rods of the signals C on each side of the target
with the spring lever L and pull H, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 18th day of October 1894.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for Applicant.