Patent ID: 8011665

Claim:
A target assembly for retaining projectiles directed thereat, comprising: a) a central, vertically aligned support column; b) a first lower catch structure disposed on and secured to said central support column at a first position therealong, said first catch structure having a first size; c) a second upper catch structure disposed on and secured to said central support column at a second position therealong, said second catch structure having a second size, said second size being smaller than said first size; d) a third middle catch structure disposed on and secured to said central support column at a third position between said first catch structure and said second catch structure; e) a top secured to an upper, distal end of said central, vertically aligned support column; f) a plurality of outer chains, each having a distal end attached to said top and a proximal end attached to the circumference of a first, lower chain securing ring disposed on said central, vertically aligned support column; g) a plurality of upper chains, each having a distal end attached to said top and a proximal end attached to the circumference of a second, upper chain securing ring disposed on said central, vertically aligned support column; and h) a plurality of middle chains, each having a distal end attached to and depending from a bottom surface of said upper catch structure and a proximal end attached to the circumference of a third, middle chain securing ring disposed on said central, vertically aligned support column.