Patent ID: 7201376

Claim:
A target system for light infantry weapons, comprising: a target overturnable by an impact; and an actuating mechanism configured to move the target, said target being connected to the actuating mechanism via a pivot structure, wherein the actuating mechanism includes a lifter configured to lift the target to a substantially upright position, a vertical rail system and a carriage vertically moveable along the vertical rail system, and an electric motor configured to move the carriage along the vertical rail system, said pivot structure being arranged on the carriage, wherein the lifter comprises a supporting lifter device, against which the target falls when hit and a non-moveable lifter part arranged below and closer to the rail system than the supporting lifter device such that when the carriage is lowered, the non-moveable lifter part lifts the target to the substantially upright position utilizing the movement of the carriage and an inertia of the target, wherein the target system is portable and of modular construction, wherein the target includes upper and lower parts attached to each other, said upper part being a target part and said lower part being a mounting part, and wherein the lower part includes a slot in an upper surface thereof for receiving the target part and a hole in a lower edge thereof for receiving a shaft included in the carriage.