Ballistic Joint
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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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Citations
80 Claims
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1-44. -44. (canceled)
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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 fastener 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, 72, 73, 74)
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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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62-71. -71. (canceled)
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75. A ballistic joint comprising:
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a first steel plate, the steel plate having a first plurality of nuts welded along a peripheral edge thereof and on the back side of the plate;
a backing plate disposed against the back side of the first steel plate so as to extend along the peripheral edge of the first steel plate such that the first plurality of nuts are disposed between the first steel plate and the backing plate; and
a plurality of bolts passing through the backing plate and threaded into the first plurality of nuts so as to attach the first steel plate to the backing plate. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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Specification