Adjustable Target Stand Pivotable Cross Member Elevation Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current target stands limit shooters' ability to simulate shooting at desired elevations, requiring physical movement to elevated positions, which wastes time and energy, and may not be feasible in flat terrains without natural elevations.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable target stand with a pivotable cross member and target orientation assembly that allows shooters to set desired angles and distances, enabling the target to be oriented based on the shooter's position, using a handle and apertures to lock the target at specific angles and distances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the target is positioned perpendicular to the ground with the largest surface area facing the shooter, then the shooter can receive feedback on shot accuracy and increase the likelihood of retaining reusable projectiles, but the shooter is limited in the ability to simulate shooting at elevated positions
Solution Approach 1:
The target stand incorporates a pivotable cross member that can be rotated to different angles using a handle assembly with apertures and an angle retention member. This dynamic adjustment mechanism allows the target to be oriented at various angles simulating different elevation positions without requiring the shooter to physically move, thereby resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The target stand enables changing the orientation parameter of the target by adjusting the cross member angle through the handle assembly. The apertures provide discrete angle positions that correspond to different elevation simulations, allowing the system to adapt to various shooting scenarios while maintaining a relatively simple structural design
2Productivity
If the shooter physically moves to an elevated position to simulate shooting at elevation, then accurate elevation simulation is achieved, but shooting time is lost and physical energy is expended
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring the shooter to physically move to an elevated position, the target stand creates a simplified model or copy of the elevation scenario by orienting the target at appropriate angles. The pivotable cross member with adjustable angles replicates the geometric relationship of elevated shooting without the physical displacement, thereby maintaining productivity while achieving elevation simulation capability
3Loss of time
If the shooter physically moves to an elevated position and then returns to collect projectiles, then reusable projectiles can be retrieved, but additional time is lost due to leaving and returning to the elevated position
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the elevation simulation requirement from the shooter's physical action and transfers it to the target stand's adjustable mechanism. By keeping the target at ground level but orienting it at various angles through the pivotable cross member, the system eliminates the need for the shooter to repeatedly ascend and descend to collect projectiles, thereby reducing time loss and improving ease of operation
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AI summary
An adjustable target stand is provided. The adjustable target stand includes a support assembly having a cross member pivotably received by opposing first and second side plates, and at least one target support member carried by and projecting from the cross member. The adjustable target stand also includes a target orientation assembly including a handle coupled to the pivotable cross member, the handle having a handle aperture, and a plurality of apertures provided through the first side plate and radially extending a first distance from a first cross member receiving aperture provided in the first side plate, the plurality of apertures are each in alignment with the handle aperture such that the handle is pivotable between the plurality of apertures such that an angle retention member may engage the handle aperture with one of the plurality of apertures. A method of using an adjustable target stand is also provided.