Impenetrable automatically registering target

Claim 2

A target which is impenetrable to projectiles, which projectiles may be of any desired material, said target enabling the automatic register of the position at which a projectile strikes the target; said target comprising: an extended area sheet relatively impenetrable to projectiles and having a continuous surface including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; an elastically deformable membrane extending coextensively with said sheet, and having a continuous surface and including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; support means supporting said membrane and said sheet in spaced parallel and electrically insulated relation with respect to one another, with said surface regions of electrically conductive material of said membrane and said sheet respectively, facing one another; at least one of said conductive regions of said sheet and said membrane being divided into a plurality of insulated conductive zones; said membrane being locally deformable by projectiles to cause local electrical connection between adjacent portions of said regions of electrically conductive material; and respective terminal means connected to each of said plurality of areas, and to the other of said conductive regions, whereby electrical connection is made between the respective terminals of said other of said conductive regions and one of said plurality of areas when a projectile strikes said target at a region falling within said area; said body of the elastic membrane consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of PVC, polyester and rubber.

Claim 3

The target of claim 1 wherein said membrane consists of electrically conductive rubber.

Claim 4

A shooting target as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sheet is subdivided into a plurality of insulated zones and the membrane is of electrically conducting rubber.

Claim 5

A target which is impenetrable to projectiles, which projectiles may be of any desired material, said target enabling the automatic register of the position at which a projectile strikes the target; said target comprising: an extended area sheet relatively impenetrable to projectiles and having a continuous surface including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; an elastically deformable membrane extending co-extensively with said sheet, and having a continuous surface and including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; support means supporting said membrane and said sheet in spaced parallel and electrically insulated relation with respect to one another, with said surface regions of electrically conductive material of said membrane and said sheet respectively, facing one another; at least one of said conductive regions of said sheet and said membrane being divided into a plurality of insulated conductive zones; said membrane being locally deformable by projectiles to cause local electrical connection between adjacent portions of said regions of electrically conductive material; and respective terminal means connected to each of said plurality of areas, and to the other of said conductive regions, whereby electrical connection is made between the respective terMinals of said other of said conductive regions and one of said plurality of areas when a projectile strikes said target at a region falling within said area; said membrane consisting of a body of electrically insulating material with the side of said membrane facing said sheet being covered with an electrically conductive varnish.

Claim 6

A target which is impenetrable to projectiles, which projectiles may be of any desired material, said target enabling the automatic register of the position at which a projectile strikes the target; said target comprising: an extended area sheet relatively impenetrable to projectiles and having a continuous surface including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; an elastically deformable membrane extending co-extensively with said sheet, and having a continuous surface and including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; support means supporting said membrane and said sheet in spaced parallel and electrically insulated relation with respect to one another, with said surface regions of electrically conductive material of said membrane and said sheet respectively, facing one another; at least one of said conductive regions of said sheet and said membrane being divided into a plurality of insulated conductive zones; said membrane being locally deformable by projectiles to cause local electrical connection between adjacent portions of said regions of electrically conductive material; and respective terminal means connected to each of said plurality of areas, and to the other of said conductive regions, whereby electrical connection is made between the respective terMinals of said other of said conductive regions and one of said plurality of areas when a projectile strikes said target at a region falling within said area; said membrane consisting of a body of electrically insulating material with the side of said membrane facing said sheet being covered with an electrically conductive varnish.

Claim 7

A shooting target as claimed in claim 4, wherein said conductive varnish is a varnish on the base of graphite.

Claim 8

A shooting target as claimed in claim 4, wherein said layer of conductive varnish is subdivided into said plurality of areas, each of said areas being connected to respective terminal means by conducting bands formed of electrically conductive varnish deposited onto said body of said membrane.

Claim 9

A target which is impenetrable to projectiles, which projectiles may be of any desired material, said target enabling the automatic register of the position at which a projectile strikes the target; said target comprising: an extended area sheet relatively impenetrable to projectiles and having a continuous surface including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; an elastically deformable membrane extending co-extensively with said sheet, and having a continuous surface and including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; support means supporting said membrane and said sheet in spaced parallel and electrically insulated relation with respect to one another, with said surface regions of electrically conductive material of said membrane and said sheet respectively, facing one another; said conductive regions of said sheet and said membrane being divided into a plurality of insulated conductive zones; said membrane being locally deformable by projectiles to cause local electrical connection between adjacent portions of said regions of electrically conductive material; and respective terminal means connected to each of said plurality of areas, and to the other of said conductive regions, whereby electrical connection is made between the respective terminals of said other of said conductive regions and one of said plurality of areas when a projectile strikes said target at a region falling within said area; and a protective membrane disposed in front of said electrically conducting elastic membrane.

Claim 10

A target which is impenetrable to projectiles, which projectiles may be of any desired material, said target enabling the automatic register of the position at which a projectile strikes the target; said target comprising: an extended area sheet relatively impenetrable to projectiles and having a continuous surface including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; an elastically deformable membrane extending co-extensively with said sheet, and having a continuous surface and including at least one surface region of electrically conductive material; support means supporting said membrane and said sheet in spaced parallel and electrically insulated relation with respect to one another, with said surface regions of electrically conductive material of said membrane and said sheet respectively, facing one another; said conductive regions of said sheet and said membrane being divided into a plurality of insulated conductive zones; said membrane being locally deformable by projectiles to cause local electrical connection between adjacent portions of said regions of electrically conductive material; and respective terminal means connected to each of said plurality of areas, and to the other of said conductive regions, whereby electrical connection is made between the respective terminals of said other of said conductive regions and one of said plurality of areas when a projectile strikes said target at a region falling within said area; and a protective membrane disposed in front of said electrically conducting elastic membrane.