US2347502A - Training device - Google Patents

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April 1944. J. M. PENYAC'SKA 2,347,502

TRAINING DEVICE Filed April 2, 1943- 2 Sheets-Shget l April 25, 1944. J. M. PENYACSKA 2,347,502

TRAINING DEVICE Patented Apr. 25, 1944 UNITED STATS TENT OFFICE TRAINING DEVICE Julius M. Penyacska, Elmhurst, N. Y.

Application April 2, 1943, Serial No. 481,612

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a training device to be employed in the instruction of students in the use of small caliber guns and gun sights and is especially adapted for military purposes, where military recruits can be easily and efficiently trained in the use of sights and guns and aiming at target.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a target including a movable bulls-eye, adjustable in various directions either vertically or horizontally or in directions between the vertical and the horizontal and an operating means therefor which is operable by the student or person being instructed.

A further object of this invention is the provision of means whereby gun sights are used exclusively and held in a fixed position and the bulls-eye of the target moved relative thereto and brought into alignment with said sight by the student. Or a gun having the usual sights may be used by the student and held more or less in a fixed position, the student operating the target from a position at the gun to bring the bull's-eye in alignment with the sights of the un.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully I described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a training device constructed in accordance with my invention and employing exclusively sights in connection with the target.

Figure 2 is a top plan view illustrating the Figure 8 is a fragmentary elevational view il lustrating one of the pulleys for one of the operating cables,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating how one of the cables passes through a panel over a guide pulley.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral '5 indicates as an entirety a portable training device especially adapted for instructing students in the use of gun sights. The construction of this device is such that it may be readily moved from place to place and arranged for use upon a table or like support 6. The device 5 includes an elongated bar or member 1 to which are secured transversely arranged supporting members 8 provided with feet 9.

A combined sight-carrying and target-operating mechanism panel 10 is mounted vertically adjacent the forward end of thebar or member i and is sustained in a vertical position by a brace II, The panel In is of rectangular shape and has mounted thereonxand extending downwardly from the upper edge thereof a sight l2 including both a notch l3 and an opening M. The notch forms a split type sight while the opening forms a peep sight.

A target panel l5 shaped similarly to the panel It] is mounted on the bar or member 1 adjacent the other end thereof and is arranged in direct alignment with the panel 10. Any suitable means may be provided, such as tacks or nails, in'the securing of a sheet of paper to the front face of the panel l5 over which moves a target l6 in the form of a concave disc I! having arranged centrally thereof a bulls-eye I8 andprovided with a peripheral flange [9 of annular formation to which is connected a plurality of operating cables 20 that extend over guide pulleys 2i and through openings 22 provided in the panel 15, The oables after passing through the openings 22 of the panel !5 are passed over guide pulleys 23 arranged on the member 1 rearwardly of the panel l5. The cables after passing over the pulleys 23 extend forwardly along opposite sides of the bar or member 1 and over guide pulleys 24 arranged thereon rearwardly of the panel Ill. The flexible elements or cables 20 after passing over the pulleys 24 extend through slots provided in the panel Iii and over pulleys 25 carried by said panel and are connected to an annular operating member 25 similar to the connection of said cables to the target. The actuating member 25 may be manually moved over the front face of the panel it by the student or person utilizing the device. The movement of the operating member 26 will bring about movement of the target [6 oppositely thereto over the panel IE or the target paper arranged thereon, The movement of the target l6 by the operating member 26 can be either vertically or horizontally or in any direction between vertical and horizontal.

The bull's-eye ll! of the target I6 is preferably in theform of an opening which can be easily distinguished and which will permit a mark to be placed on the target paper carried by the panel l5.

It is preferable that the bar or member I be constructed of sections detachably connected together, as shown at 21, so that the device can be taken apart for storage in a comparatively small space or for convenient carrying from place to place.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, gun sights 28 and 29 are arranged on the bar or member I between the panels IO and Hi. This illustration is for the purpose of showing the different types of gun sights to be used. However, in the use of the device, it is to be understood that only one gun sight is employed at a time. Any suitable securing means may be provided between the gun sights and the bar or member I so that the gun sights can be applied and removed when desired.

The device described and shown in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, is primarily for initially instructing students in the use of gun sights prior to having them taking instructions with a gun.

In operation, the student takes a position in front of the panel l and grasps the operating member 26 and looks through either of the sights |3 or I4 on the panel ID to align with a sight 28 mounted on the bar or member 1 between the panels Ill and IS. The student then moves the operating member, bringing about an opposite movement of the target which is continued until the bulls-eye of the target is brought in alignment with the sights. The student then places a dot through th bulls-eye upon the target sheet arranged on the panel I5. This same procedure is carried out three times, each time the student placing a dot upon the target sheet when the bulls-eye of the target has been brought into alignment with the sights, after which the student draws lines connecting the dots thereby indicating how accurate the student was in the utilization of the sights in connection with the target.

Referring to my other form of the invention as shown in Figures to 9, inclusive, the device is especially adapted for giving instructions to students wherein a gun or rifle and its sights are employed. This device includes panels 30 and 3| set up in vertical positions and in alignment with each other and at a selected distance apart. Of course, the distance between the panels 38 and 3| will be much greater than the distance between the panels l0 and I5 in the other form of my invention. The panels 30 and 3| are constructed similar to the panels l0 and I5 except that the panels 30 and 3| are minus of the slots that are provided in the panels H] and IS. The target I6 is mounted for movement over the front face of the panel 3|, it being understood that the target sheet is arranged on the front face of the panel 3| over which the target I6 moves and the cables connected to the target l6 pass over pulleys 32 arranged on the front face of the panel 3| and thence over pulleys 33 and 34 supported by brackets 35 located between the panels 30 and 3|. The cables after passing over the pulleys 34 pass through openings provided in the panel 30 and over guide pulleys 36 and are connected to the actuating member 26. The panels 39 and 3| are provided with spike feet 31 for biting into the ground. Supporting cables 38 connected to the panels 30 and 3| support them in vertical position, the cables 38 being connected to suitable anchors 39 located in the ground.

The panel 30 is provided with a slot 40 which opens outwardly through the lower edge of the panel and through which a rifle or gun 4| may extend and be supported upon a rack 42 arranged adjacent the panel 30.

The rifle or gun 4| being arranged on the rack 42 will be supported in a substantially fixed position so that the sights on the gun or rifle my be employed by the student taking the advance course in connection with the target H5.

The student assumes a lying-down position with the gun or rifle butt arranged at the shoulder, and with the hand of the other arm grasps the actuating member 26 and moves the same to bring about opposite movement of the target. This is continued until the bulls-eye of the target is brought in alignment with the sights of the gun. The student then places a dot upon the target sheet on the panel 3| by a marker placed through the bulls-eye of the target. The same procedure is carried out three times, after which the student draws lines between the three markings indicating how accurate the student was in the use of the gun with the sights in connection with the target.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, spaced vertically disposed panels arranged in horizontal alignment, a target movably mounted over a vertical face of one of the panels and including an apertured type bulls-eye, a marking sheet between one of the panels and the target, and actuating means connected to said target and mounted on the other panel and operable by a student learning the use of sights by moving the target relative to, and into alignment with, the sights from a position adjacent the last-named panel.

2. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, spaced vertically disposed panels arranged in horizontal alignment, a target movable over a vertical face of one of the .panels and including an apertured bulls-eye, a marking sheet arranged between the target and said latter-named panel, an actuating means manually movable over a vertical form of the other panel and in various selected directions, and flexible means connecting said actuating means to the target whereby a student learning the use of gun sights may move the target to align with the sights by the manual movement of said actuating means.

3. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, vertically disposed spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment, means connecting said panels, a target movable over one of the vertical faces of one of the panels, an actuating member movable over one of the verticle faces of the other panel, flexible elements connecting the target to the actuating member so that said target will be moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the actuating member is manually moved by a student aiming sights to bring the target in alignment with the sights.

4. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, vertically disposed spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment, means connecting said panels, a target movable over one of the panels, an actuating member movable over the other panel, flexible elements connecting the target to the actuating member so that said target will be moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the actuating member is manually moved by a student aiming sights to bring the target in alignment with the sights, and a supporting means carried by the first means.

5. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, vertically arranged spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment, a member connecting said panels and arranged in a horizontal position, a sight carried by said member between said panels, a second sight carried by one of the panels, an actuating member movable over one face of the latter-named panel, a target movable over a face of the other panel, and flexible elements connecting the actuating member to the target.

6. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, vertically arranged spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment, a member connecting said panels and arranged in a horizontal position, a sight mounted on said member, a second sight carried by one of the panels, an actuating member movable over one face of the latter-named panel, a target movable over a face of the other panel, flexible elements connecting the actuating member to the target, and guide pulleys mounted on said member and on the panels for guiding the movement of the flexible elements.

7. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, vertically disposed spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment, means for the support of said panels, means for supporting a gun adjacent one of the panels, an actuating member movable over a vertical face of the latter-named panel, a target including an apertured bulls-eye movable over a vertical face of the other panel, and flexible cables connecting the actuating member to the target.

8. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, vertically disposed spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment, means for the support of said panels, means for supporting a gun adjacent one of the panels, an actuating member movable over a vertical face of the latter-named panel, a target including an apertured bulls-eye movable over a vertical face of the other panel, flexible cables connecting the actuating member to the target, and guide means for the flexible cables between the actuating member and the target.

JULIUS M. PENYACSKA.

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