A compressed foam target, primarily for archery use, made of layered foam material.
Cross-linked polyethylene foam sheets are used, each having a thickness of one-eighth
(";) inch with a density of four (4.0) pounds per square inch. The foam
sheets are assembled either horizontally or vertically to create the arrow receiving
area and are compressed to a size 60% of their original size. After compression,
the foam sheets are slidably placed into a reinforced flexible sleeve made of polypropylene
which circumferentially restrains the foam sheets, but allows expansion of the
foam sheets from the 40% compressed state to the 28% compressed state. The circumferentially
restrained foam sheets create the arrow receiving area of the target which can
then be placed within a frame to make the full scale target or can be molded within
a polyurethane insert for use as a replaceable insert in a flat faced target or
a three-dimensional target.
