Portable firing berm

• US 20100327531A1
• Filed: 06/10/2010
• Published: 12/30/2010
• 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:
  US12/802,643
• Publication Number:
  US 20100327531A1
• 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 bullets fired at the berm. The portable berm has a frame forming an opening through which bullets fired at the berm enter the berm and a bullet containment portion communicating with the opening. The bullet containment portion has an integral impact section disposed so that unspent bullets received in the bullet containment portion impact against and are stopped by the impact section, and having an integral bullet containment section arranged to contain bullets and bullet fragments from the impact section. The bullet containment portion is movably mounted to the frame to move substantially as a unit relative to the opening from one position to another position.

Claims

1. A portable firing berm adapted to capture bullets fired at the berm, the portable berm comprising:

a frame forming an opening through which bullets fired at the berm enter the berm; and

a bullet containment portion communicating with the opening, the bullet containment portion having an integral impact section disposed so that unspent bullets received in the bullet containment portion impact against and are stopped by the impact section, and having an integral bullet containment section arranged to contain bullets and bullet fragments from the impact section;

wherein, the bullet containment portion is movably mounted to the frame to move substantially as a unit relative to the opening from one position to another position.

2. The portable firing berm of claim 1 further comprising an impact portion connected to the frame and disposed to deflect bullets entering the opening into the containment portion;

and

wherein the bullet containment portion is dry and utilizes an absorbing media fill arranged to absorb and contain the bullets and bullet fragments.

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

6. The portable firing berm of claim 1 further comprising a ventilation portion adapted to ventilate and filter air from within the bullet containment portion.

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

4. 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, and wherein each berm module has one or more open sides.

5. 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, and wherein each berm module has one or more open sides, and wherein outermost berm modules have one open side, and wherein intermediate berm modules have two open sides.

8. A portable firing berm adapted to capture bullets fired at the berm, the portable berm comprising:

a frame forming an opening through which bullets fired at the berm enter the berm;

a bullet containment portion communicating with the opening, the bullet containment portion having an integral impact section disposed so that unspent bullets received in the bullet containment portion impact against and are stopped by the impact section, and having an integral bullet containment section arranged to contain bullets and bullet fragments from the impact section;

wherein the impact section is movably mounted to the frame to move relative to the frame from a position inside the frame to another position located at least partially outside the frame.

9. The portable firing berm of claim 8, further comprising a first impact portion connected to the frame and disposed to deflect bullets entering the opening into the containment portion;

a second impact portion connected to the frame and arranged below the first impact portion; and

wherein, the second impact portion is arranged to provide another containment portion, and wherein the second impact portion communicates with the bullet containment portion such that bullets and bullet fragments captured by the second'"'"'impact portion may be swept into the bullet containment portion.

10. The portable firing berm of claim 8 wherein the bullet containment portion is dry and utilizes an absorbing media fill arranged to absorb and contain the bullets and bullet fragments.

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

13. The portable firing berm of claim 8 further comprising a ventilation portion adapted to ventilate and filter air from within the bullet containment portion.

14. The portable firing berm of claim 8 further comprising lifting points coupled to the frame.

12. 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, and wherein each berm module has one or more open sides.

15. A portable firing berm adapted to capture bullets fired at the berm, the portable berm comprising:

a frame forming an opening through which bullets fired at the berm enter the berm;

a first impact portion connected to the frame and disposed to deflect bullets entering the opening; and

a bullet containment portion communicating with the opening, the bullet containment portion having an integral impact section disposed so that unspent bullets received in the bullet containment portion impact against and are stopped by the impact section, and having an integral bullet containment section arranged to contain bullets and bullet fragments from the impact section;

wherein, the bullet containment portion is movably mounted to the frame to move substantially as a unit relative to the opening from one position to another position, and wherein the bullet containment portion is movable to a position where the containment section is accessed for contained bullets and bullet fragments.

16. The portable firing berm of claim 15 wherein the bullet containment portion is dry and utilizes an absorbing media fill arranged to absorb and contain the bullets and bullet fragments.

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 further comprising a ventilation portion adapted to ventilate and filter air from within the bullet containment portion.

20. The portable firing berm of claim 15 further comprising lifting points coupled to the frame.

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, and wherein each berm module has one or more open sides.