Patent ID: 7338048

Claim:
A target rack comprising: a base having spaced upper and lower end portions defining a vertical axis; a cross arm having opposite ends, the cross arm comprising a attachment portion at one end and a holder portion at the other end, the attachment portion not parallel with the holder portion and extending at an angle from the holder portion; target holders attached to the holder portion of the cross arm; a connection assembly attached to the upper end portion of the base and pivotally mounting the cross arm to the base, the cross arm movable between an extended position wherein the holder portion is substantially horizontal with respect to the vertical axis and a retracted position wherein the holder portion is substantially parallel with the vertical axis; and the connection assembly comprising a pair of spaced apart plates and a pivot, the plates attached to the upper end portion of the base, the attachment portion of the cross arm between the plates when the cross arm is in the extended position, the plates closely receiving the attachment portion to resist rotation of the cross arm about the holder portion and to resist movement of the cross arm towards each plate, the pivot extending between the plates and through the attachment portion of the cross arm for movement of the cross arm about the pivot, the holder portion of the cross arm spaced vertically upwardly from the pivot when the cross arm is in the extended position, whereby the holding portion of the cross arm is spaced away from the base when the cross arm is in the retracted position.