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Abstract

The invention relates to a sports shooting target made of a biodegradable material, the target having a rotational axis (z) and attachment means (2, 4′, 4″, 10, 11, 15) for releasable attachment to a launching device, where the target is provided with trajectory stabilizing means that are configured to stabilize the trajectory of the target by gyro effect caused by rotation about said rotational axis (z) which stabilizing means further function as propelling means that cause forward movement of the target along its trajectory due to the rotation about said rotational axis (z), when the target is rotating, where said stabilizing means comprises a fan comprising fan blades (3′, 3″) that rotates in unison with the target, when the target rotates, such that the stabilizing means both provides said stabilizing gyro effect and forward propulsion (movement) of the target along a chosen trajectory. The target comprises a hub portion (2, 15) configured for releasable attachment to a corresponding portion of a launching device and a plurality of concentric ring members (5, 6, 7; 12, 13, 14) arranged about the rotational axis (z) of the target at different distances (r₅, r₆, r₇) from the rotational axis (z) and outside the hub portion (2) The stabilizing means comprises first fan blades (3′) that extend radially from the hub portion (2, 15) to the ring member (7, 14) provided at the largest distance from the rotational axis (z) and second fan blades (3″) that extend radially between two adjacent ring members. The invention further relates to a launching device for launching the target, launching apparatuses comprising the launching device of the invention as well as a method of launching targets for skeet shooting and similar sport shooting activities.

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First Claim