Patent ID: 7222860

Claim:
An archery target comprising a first and a second elongated support plate extending parallel to one another between a respective first and second plate ends, each said support plate having a support-plate length, inner surfaces facing one another and outer surfaces opposed to said inner surfaces, said each plate further including a strap opening; a plurality of elongated foam sheets extending parallel to one another to form a foam laminate having side surfaces parallel to said sheets and end surfaces transverse to said sheets, said side surfaces each facing one of said inner surfaces of said support plates and defining a foam laminate length that is shorter than said support-plate length, said foam laminate further including a front surface extending between said plates having an arrow receiving zone; and at least one compression strap extending about said outer surfaces of said plates and through said strap openings such that said strap is spaced from said first and second ends, said at least one strap urging said support plates toward said foam laminate and maintaining said support plates relative to said foam laminate.