ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,315, issued on Sept. 30.
"Firearm target frame" was invented by Donald Runyan (Hillsboro, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The frame is comprised of two grooved vertical sides, a grooved horizontal bottom, and a slotted horizontal top that allows a rectangularly shaped target to be easily dropped into place through the slotted top and into the grooved sides and bottom. Any target used in the frame may be preprinted or attached to a supporting backing such as cardboard. The target frame may be of any size. The target frame's side and bottom grooves may be of any width and depth to securely hold the target. The target frame's slott...