U.S. patent application number 09/791955 was filed with the patent office on 2002-08-29 for target assembly having a displaying device.
Invention is credited to Chou, Jason.
Application Number | 20020117804 09/791955 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25155347 |
Filed Date | 2002-08-29 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020117804 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chou, Jason |
August 29, 2002 |
Target assembly having a displaying device
Abstract
A target game includes a target member having two films each of
which has a center conductive member, and one or more ring-shaped
conductive members. A spacer panel is disposed between the films
and has a number of openings for allowing the conductive members to
be contacted with each other. A plate is disposed in front of the
films and has a center portion and one or more ring portions. The
conductive members may be contacted with each other when the spacer
panel is compressed and when a ball hit onto the plate. The target
member is supported in a frame with four cables.
Inventors: |
Chou, Jason; (Taiping City,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
CHARLES E. BAXLEY
59 John Street -5th Floor
New York
NY
10038
US
|
Family ID: |
25155347 |
Appl. No.: |
09/791955 |
Filed: |
February 26, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
273/371 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41J 5/044 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
273/371 |
International
Class: |
F41J 005/04; F41J
005/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A target assembly comprising: a target member including: two
films each having a center conductive member, and at least one
ring-shaped conductive member provided around said center
conductive member, a spacer panel disposed between said films and
including a plurality of openings formed therein and aligned with
said center and said at least one ring-shaped conductive members of
said films, for allowing said center and said at least one
ring-shaped conductive members of said films to be contacted with
each other when said spacer panel is compressed, and a plate
disposed in front of said films and including a center portion
located corresponding to said center conductive members of said
films, and including at least one ring portion located
corresponding to said at least one ring-shaped conductive member of
said films, said center and said at least one ring-shaped
conductive members of said films being allowed to be contacted with
each other when said spacer panel is compressed and when a ball hit
onto said plate.
2. The target assembly according to claim 1, wherein said films
each includes a margin formed between said center and said at least
one ring-shaped conductive members of said films, said plate
includes at least one non-conductive ring element disposed between
said center portion and said at least one ring portion of said
plate and aligned with said margin of said films.
3. The target assembly according to claim 1, wherein said films and
said spacer panel and said plate of said target member include four
corners, said target assembly further includes a frame, and four
cables coupled between said corners of said films and said spacer
panel and said plate and said frame for securing said target member
to said frame.
4. The target assembly according to claim 3 further comprising four
fasteners secured to said corners of said films and said spacer
panel and said plate, said fasteners each including an orifice
formed therein for threading said cables respectively.
5. The target assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a
displaying device, a detecting device coupled to said center and
said at least one ring-shaped conductive members of said films for
detecting a contact of said center and said at least one
ring-shaped conductive members of said films, said displaying
device being provided for displaying the contact of said center and
said at least one ring-shaped conductive members of said films
means.
6. The target assembly according to claim 5 further comprising
means for coupling said detecting device to said displaying
device.
7. The target assembly according to claim 5, wherein said
displaying device includes a displaying screen for showing the
location of the contact of said center and said at least one
ring-shaped conductive members of said films.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a target, and more
particularly to a target assembly having a displaying device.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Typical targets are disposed far away from the users who may
not clearly see the striking or the location of the balls onto the
targets and who should go closer to the targets to clear see the
striking or the location of the balls onto the targets after the
user has shot many balls or many times of the balls. The user may
not see the targets right after each shot of the ball.
[0005] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional targets.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a target assembly having a displaying device for displaying and
showing the striking of the ball onto the target member and for
allowing the user to correct the striking of the ball right
away.
[0007] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is
provided a target assembly comprising a target member including two
films each having a center conductive member, and at least one
ring-shaped conductive member provided around the center conductive
member, a spacer panel disposed between the film and including a
plurality of openings formed therein and aligned with the center
and the ring-shaped conductive members of the films, for allowing
the center and the ring-shaped conductive members of the films to
be contacted with each other when the spacer panel is compressed,
and a plate disposed in front of the films and including a center
portion located corresponding to the center conductive members of
the films, and including at least one ring portion located
corresponding to the ring-shaped conductive member of the films.
The center and the ring-shaped conductive members of the films are
allowed to be contacted with each other when the spacer panel is
compressed and when a ball hit onto the plate.
[0008] The films each includes a margin formed between the center
and the ring-shaped conductive members of the films, the plate
includes at least one non-conductive ring element disposed between
the center portion and the ring portion of the plate and aligned
with the margin of the films.
[0009] The films and the spacer panel and the plate of the target
member include four corners, the target assembly further includes a
frame, and four cables coupled between the corners of the films and
the spacer panel and the plate and the frame for securing the
target member to the frame.
[0010] Four fasteners are further provided and secured to the
corners of the films and the spacer panel and the plate, the
fasteners each includes an orifice formed therein for threading the
cables respectively.
[0011] A displaying device is further provided, a detecting device
is coupled to the center and the ring-shaped conductive members of
the films for detecting a contact of the center and the ring-shaped
conductive members of the films, the displaying device is provided
for displaying the contact of the center and the ring-shaped
conductive members of the films means.
[0012] A device is further provided for coupling the detecting
device to the displaying device or for transmitting the detected
signals of the detecting device to the displaying device.
[0013] The displaying device includes a displaying screen for
showing the location of the contact of the center and the
ring-shaped conductive members of the films.
[0014] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent from a careful reading of a detailed
description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to
accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a target device of a target
assembly in accordance with the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a target member;
[0017] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of
the target assembly;
[0018] FIG. 4 is a plane view illustrating the displaying device of
the target assembly; and
[0019] FIG. 5 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 3, illustrating
the other embodiment of the target assembly.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0020] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a
target assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises
a target device (FIG. 1) including a target member 10 to be
supported in a frame 30 with cables 24, wires, threads, ropes or
the like. For example, four cables 24 are coupled to the four
corners of the target member 10 and are coupled to the four corners
of the frame 30 for stably and resiliently securing the target
member 10 to the frame 30.
[0021] As best shown in FIG. 2, the target member 10 includes a
front plate 15, a rear board 16, two films 17 disposed between the
plate 15 and the board 16, and a partition or a spacer panel 18
disposed between the films 17. Four fasteners 23 are secured to the
corners of the plate 15 and the board 16 and the films 17 and the
panel 18 for securing the plate 15 and the board 16 and the films
17 and the panel 18 together. The fasteners 23 each includes an
orifice 26 formed therein for threading the cables 24 and for
allowing the target member 10 to be solidly secured to the frame
30. The front plate 15 includes a center portion 12 and one or more
concentric ring portions 13, 14 formed around the center portion 12
thereof and separated by nonconductive ring elements 11. The center
portion 12 and the ring portions 13, 14 of the plate 15 are
preferably applied with different colors.
[0022] The films 17 each includes an electric conductive circuit or
member 170 disposed in the center portion thereof corresponding to
the center portion 12 of the plate 15, and each includes one or
more concentric ring-shaped conductive circuit or members 171
formed around the center conductive member 170 and separated by
margins 173 that have no conductive members provided therein. The
ring-shaped conductive members 171 are located corresponding to the
ring portions 13, 14 of the plate 15. The spacer panel 18 includes
a number of holes or openings 181 formed therein and provided
between the conductive members 170, 171 of the films 17 for
allowing the conductive members 170, 171 of the films 17 to be
contacted with each other when a ball 70, 80 (FIGS. 3, 5) hits onto
the target member 10. The ring elements 11 are engaged in the
margins 173 of the film 17 for separating the conductive members
170, 171 of the film 17 that is located close to the plate 15 from
each other and for preventing the conductive members 170, 171 of
the front film 17 from being contacted with each other.
[0023] The spacer panel 18 is preferably made of deformable or
compressible materials, such as the spongy materials, for allowing
the spacer panel 18 to be compressed and for allowing the
conductive members 170, 171 of the films 17 to be contacted with
each other when a ball hits onto the target member 10. The
conductive members 170, 171 are preferably the printed circuits or
the like.
[0024] One or more sensors or detecting devices 19 or the like are
coupled to the conductive members 170, 173 for sensing or for
detecting whether the conductive members 170, 173 are contacted
with each other not. The detecting devices 19 may be coupled to a
displaying device 50 with an electric wire 51 or the like. The
displaying device 50 includes a displaying screen 52 for showing
the locations or the positions 53 of the striking or the hit of the
ball 70, 80 onto the target member 10.
[0025] In operation, as shown in FIG. 3, when the ball 70 is hit
and stricken onto the target member 10, the conductive members 170,
171 of the films 17 may be forced to be contacted with each other
in order to form a short-circuit or to generate a signal which may
be detected by the detecting devices 19 and may be sent and
displayed on the displaying screen 52 of the displaying device 50.
The user may view the location or the hit of the ball 70 onto the
target member 10 right away after each shot, and may thus correct
his striking posture right away after each shot.
[0026] Referring next to FIG. 5, the signal generated by the
contact of the conductive members 170, 171 and/or detected by the
detecting devices 19 may be directly transmitted to the displaying
device 50 with a remote control device or an emitting-and-receiver
device. The
[0027] Accordingly, the target assembly in accordance with the
present invention includes a displaying device for displaying and
showing the striking of the ball onto the target member and for
allowing the user to correct the striking of the ball right
away.
[0028] Although this invention has been described with a certain
degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present
disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous
changes in the detailed construction and the combination and
arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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