PORTABLE FIRING BERM

• US 20090102130A1
• Filed: 09/26/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Colt Defense LLC (Colt Defense Holding LLC)
• Original Assignee: Colt Defense LLC (Colt Defense Holding LLC)
• Inventors: Bavaro, Frank, Bavaro, Scott
• Application Number:
  US12/238,965
• Publication Number:
  US 20090102130A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/410
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 13/00 Bullet catchers

Abstract

A portable firing berm adapted to capture bullet fragments from rounds fired at the berm. The portable firing berm has a funnel portion and a dry tank portion connected to the funnel portion. The funnel portion is configured to funnel and deflect rounds into the dry tank portion. The dry tank portion has absorbing media fill therein, the absorbing media being arranged to absorb energy from the fired rounds and to capture and contain the bullet fragments.

Claims

1. A portable firing berm adapted to capture bullet:

fragments from rounds fired at the berm, the portable firing berm comprising;

a funnel portion;

a dry tank portion connected to the funnel portion, the funnel portion being configured to funnel and deflect rounds into the dry tank portion, and the dry tank portion having absorbing media fill therein, the absorbing media being arranged to absorb energy from the fired rounds and to capture and contain the bullet fragments

2. The portable firing berm of claim 1 wherein the dry tank portion and absorbing media fill are arranged to absorb the bullets without the bullets or bullet fragments impacting structure of the dry tank portion.

3. The portable firing berm of claim 1 wherein the berm is movable as a unit without disassembly or re-assembly.

4. A modular firing berm comprising a number of firing berm modules, wherein the portable firing berm of claim 1 forms at least one of the firing berm modules.

5. The portable firing berm of claim 1 wherein the dry tank portion comprises a forward chamber and a rear chamber separated by a partition, and wherein the absorbing media fill is held within the rear chamber.

6. The portable firing berm of claim 1 further comprising a ventilation portion adapted to ventilate and filter air from within at least one of the funnel portion or the dry tank portion.

7. The portable firing berm of claim 1 further comprising lifting points coupled to the dry tank portion.

8. A portable firing berm for capturing bullet fragments from bullets fired at the berm, the berm comprising:

a frame;

a dry tank connected to the frame;

the dry tank being configured to define an opening through which the bullets enter the dry tank, the dry tank being configured to define a dry bullet absorption section communicating with the opening;

wherein

the dry bullet absorption section is arranged to absorb and stop bullets, fired at the berm and entering unspent into the dry bullet absorption section, substantially without the bullets or bullet fragments impacting structure of the dry tank, and to capture and contain the bullet fragments.

9. The portable firing berm of claim 8 further comprising a funnel portion coupled to the opening of the dry tank portion.

10. The portable firing berm of claim 8 wherein the berm is movable as a unit without disassembly or re-assembly.

11. A modular firing berm comprising a number of firing berm modules, wherein the portable firing berm of claim 8 forms at least one of the firing berm modules.

12. The portable firing berm of claim 8 wherein the dry tank comprises a forward chamber and a rear chamber separated by a partition, the forward chamber and rear chamber forming the dry bullet absorption section at least in part, and wherein at least one of the forward chamber and rear chamber holds absorbing media fill.

13. The portable firing berm of claim 8 further comprising a ventilation portion adapted to ventilate and filter air from within at least one of the funnel portion or the dry tank portion.

14. The portable firing berm of claim 8 further comprising lifting points coupled to the frame and arranged so that the berm is capable of lifting and moving as a unit when supported from the lifting points.

15. A portable firing berm for capturing bullet fragments from bullets fired at the berm, the berm comprising:

a funnel portion;

a dry tank portion connected to the funnel portion;

the funnel portion being configured to funnel and deflect rounds into the dry tank portion, the dry tank portion having absorbing media fill therein, the absorbing media fill being arranged to absorb energy from the fired rounds and to capture and contain the bullet fragments such that inspection of interior tank structure is substantially eliminated.

16. The portable firing berm of claim 15 wherein, the dry tank portion is arranged so that unspent bullets and bullet fragments are absorbed in the absorbing media fill without impacting structure of the dry tank portion.

17. The portable firing berm of claim 15 wherein the berm is movable as a unit without disassembly or re-assembly.

19. The portable firing berm of claim 15 wherein the dry tank portion comprises a forward chamber and a rear chamber separated by a partition, and wherein the absorbing media fill is contained within the rear chamber.

20. The portable firing berm of claim 15 further comprising a ventilation portion adapted to ventilate and filter air from within at least one of the funnel portion or the dry tank portion.

18. A modular firing berm comprising a number of firing berm modules, wherein the portable firing berm of claim forms at least one of the firing berm modules.