Bullet containment trap
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Abstract
A bullet trap is disclosed which is formed without intervening sidewalls to enable cross-shooting and the like with reduced risk or ricochet or damage to the bullet trap. Furthermore, the bullet trap can be configured in a variety of ways to eliminate the need for facing plates while providing a removable attachment mechanism, to enable repair on the trap, to reduce bullet adhesion to the trap and to provide improved containment of lead and improved access to the trap.
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77 Claims
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40. A bullet containment trap comprising:
a bullet containment chamber formed by a plurality of impact plates disposed so as to direct a bullet in a generally circular pattern, wherein at least one of the impact plates is bent to provide a first generally planar impact surface and a second generally planar impact surface. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for attaching pieces of metal to form a bullet trap, the method comprising:
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selecting at least two pieces of plate metal;
welding a a plurality of nuts to the pieces of plate metal on a back side thereof adjacent a peripheral edge of each piece of plate metal;
placing the peripheral edges of the at least two pieces of plate metal adjacent one another;
extending bolts through a backing plate which covers the peripheral edges of the at least two pieces of plate metal; and
securing the bolts and nuts so that the at least two pieces of plate metal are secured together on a backside thereof. - View Dependent Claims (46, 48, 49)
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47. (canceled)
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50-57. -57. (canceled)
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58. A method for joining two plates together, the method comprising:
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welding a plurality of nuts on the plates, positioning the plates adjacent one another;
disposing a backing plate adjacent both plates; and
engaging the nuts with bolts and tightening the bolts into the nuts to secure the plates to the backing plate. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for supporting a bullet trap comprising:
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selecting a beam having a first end suspended above the ground and the second end extending downward so as to substantially rest on the ground, the beam having a first portion disposed at a first angle and a second portion disposed at a second angle; and
suspending a plurality of metallic plates therefrom to form bullet channeling surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 77)
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72. A bullet trap comprising:
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a plurality of plates for directing bullets into a containment chamber;
a containment chamber for decelerating bullets, the chamber comprising;
at least one impact plate configured to have at least two generally planar impact surfaces disposed at different angles from one another. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76)
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Specification