US1254070A - Target-holder for practice-rods having casings. - Google Patents

Description

R. E. REARDON.

TARGET HOLDER FOR PRACTICE RODS HAVING CASINGS.

APPLICATION FILED MARQB. 1917.

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JUL/ENTER R. -E. REARDON.

TARGET HOLDER FOB manor: RODS HAVING CASINGS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. B 19!?- li fii fl ml Patented Jan.22,1918.

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ROBERT EDWIN'BEARDON, 0F OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TARGET-HOLDER FOR. PRACTICE-RODS HAVING CASINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 22, 1918 Application filed. March 8, 1917. Serial No. 153,479.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT EDWIN Runn- DON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the city of Ottawa, 111 the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Target-Holders for Practice-Rods Having Casings, of which the following is a full description.

This invention relates to improvements in target holders and supports and the obJects of the invention are to provide a simple and effective device for supporting ascoi'ing target for practice rods in OPBIEltlVG position and which may also be adapted to serve as a container for the practice rod itself.

A further object of the invention is to provide a convenient form of container-for the spare targets and for dummy cartridges such as are used for magazine practice.

A further object still is to generally simplify and improve the construction of the device and better adapt it to perform the functions required of it.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a front elevation of an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional elevation.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cartridge receiving pocket.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the target receiving pocket.

Fig. 6 is a cross section through the target receiving pocket.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the target holder.

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional detail through the target holder.

Fig. 9 is a detail showing an alternative form of end for the rod.

In the drawings like characters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the target support in the form of a sheath tube adapted to retain the target practice rod B. This target practice rod may be of any type, the term target practice rod being intended to indicate a tube adapted to be inserted in the barrel of a firearm and a spring retracted rod adapted to be propelled forwardly by the firing mechanism to strike the magazine target.

The headlO of the target practice rod has aspring muzzle clip 11 connected thereto,

and adapted to engage the muzzle of the rifle, and in order to hold the target practice rod in the sheath tube, a collar 12 is formed. at the top of the tube and provided with an annular groove 13, into which the hookshaped end 1 1 on the muzzle clip is adapted to take. i

The rod Ais adapted to be suspended by a bale 15 pivoted to the top thereof. The bale is of rectangular shape and thereby adapted to prevent turning of the rod when suspended.

In order to prevent turning of the rod in the ground, it is conveniently formed square in cross section, or with a forked ground spike end.

The miniature target C is held in a suit-- able target block I) mounted on the support A.

To provide a container for the targets and spare cartridges, a casing E is provided, secured to the tube A, the tube eX- tending as shown through the end walls 16 and 17 on the casing. The face of the casing is adapted to be formed by a pair of pivoted pockets l8 and 19, these pockets when closed forming the face of the casing.

The pocket 18 is conveniently adapted to contain the targets, while the pocket 19 may contain the cartridges such as are used for dummy magazine practice.

The pocket 18 is shown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6, and comprises separate compartments 20 and 21 for the targets, and side walls 22 and 23, the side wall 23 being formed with a spring tongue 24: adapted, when the pocket is open, to spring into a slot 25 cut in the walls 26 of the casing.

The pocket 19 is shown in detail in Fig. 4 and is also formed with a spring tongue 27 adapted to take into corresponding slots 28 in the side walls 26 of the casing.

The form of the target holder D is shown in Figs. 7 and 8. It comprises a spring clip 30, formed with a recess or grooved portion 31 adapted to receive the tube A and outer side flanges 32 and 33 formed on the inside with semi-circular ribs 34 and 35 adapted to fit corresponding grooves formed on a target holding block 36, which latter may be conveniently formed of rubber or other resilient material, which will provide a resilient surface behind the target, the target being held between flanges 37 and 38 on the block.

In the alternative form shown in Fig. 9,

the lower end of the target holding rod 50 is made fork-shaped provided with prongs 51 and 52 adapted to enter the ground.

As many changes could be made in the above description and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claims constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter a pair of pivoted pockets.

3. A target holder having a casing, and

a pair of pivoted pockets adapted, when in closed position to form one face of the V casing.

4. In a target holder, a casing, a pivoted pocket therein and spring means for limiting the swinging of the pocket.

5. In a target practice rod holder, a

Copies of this patent may be obtained for sheath tube formed in cross section with a number of plane surfaces adapted to constitute a minimum of points of contacts with the rod inclosed therein. a

6. A target practicev rod holder, comprising a sheath tube having means on the end adapted to engage the muzzle'clipvof th target practice rod.

7. A target practice-rod holder, comprising a sheath tube having means .on'the end adapted to engage the muzzle clip of the target practice rod, said meanscomprising a collar with an annular groove therein.

8. In a target practice rod holder, a supporting member and. a target block ho der on the supporting member formed with means to embrace the supportingmember and with flanges adapted to take into the side of the target block, and a target block formed with grooves adapted to receive the flanges. H

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of a witness.

ROBERT EDWTN REARDON.

Witness:

F. E. WIMBS.

five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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