US 11,988,487 B2
Self-healing target with audible and kinetic response
John M. Peterman, Troy, MO (US)
Assigned to GPRE IP, LLC, St. Louis, RI (US)
Filed by Saros Industries, LLC, Troy, MO (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/543,423.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/121,575, filed on Dec. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0178660 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. F41J 1/01 (2006.01); F41J 1/10 (2006.01); F41J 5/06 (2006.01); F41J 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC F41J 1/01 (2013.01) [F41J 1/10 (2013.01); F41J 5/06 (2013.01); F41J 7/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An audible response self-healing target comprising:
a. a first body, said first body having a first strike zone comprising a self-healing polymer, said first body having an integral first attachment component and an integral second attachment component; and
b. a strike plate, said strike plate having an outer edge and a first impact face positioned within said outer edge, said first impact face comprising a material capable of generating an audible response when struck by a projectile, said outer edge defining a first attachment element and a second attachment element, said first impact face being positioned substantially between said first and second attachment elements, said first impact face directed at least in part toward said first body first strike zone, said first impact face being positioned at least in part behind said first body first strike zone, said first body first attachment component attaching directly to said first attachment element, said first body second attachment component attaching to said second attachment element, said first body engaging said strike plate only at said first and second attachment elements, said first and second attachment components and said first and second attachment elements separating said first body strike zone from said first impact face to form a first gap there between when said first body is attached to said strike plate.