Modular bullet trap cover
First Claim
1. A projectile backstop cover element comprising a shell filled with a projectile trapping medium, said projectile trapping medium comprising a resilient granular ballistic medium mixed with a hydrated super absorbent polymer (SAP) gel, wherein said shell comprises:
- an inner bag having a sealed end and an open end; and
at least one outer bag having a sealed end and an open end,wherein said sealed end of one of said at least one outer bag is attached to said open end of said inner bag; and
wherein said at least one outer bag is invertible over said inner bag to cover at least a portion thereof.
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Abstract
A modular bullet trap cover element generally includes a shell filled with a projectile trapping medium, preferably a mixture of a resilient granular ballistic medium and a hydrated super absorbent polymer (SAP) gel. The shell may be made of any of a number of fabric or polymeric materials. In embodiments, the shell includes at least two bags, an inner bag and at least one outer bag, each of which has an open end and a sealed end, connected to one another such that the outer bags may be inverted over the inner bag to cover at least a portion thereof. The modular cover element is formed by filling the inner bag with the projectile trapping medium and then inverting the outer bags to produce a multi-layer shell. In embodiments, the outer bags and inner bag are rotatably connected, permitting the outer bags to be rotated with respect to the inner bag such that bullet holes in the inner and outer bags no longer line up with each other. Several modular cover elements may be fixedly or releasably interconnected, preferably in a mattress-like arrangement, to form a bullet trap cover.
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30 Claims
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1. A projectile backstop cover element comprising a shell filled with a projectile trapping medium, said projectile trapping medium comprising a resilient granular ballistic medium mixed with a hydrated super absorbent polymer (SAP) gel, wherein said shell comprises:
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an inner bag having a sealed end and an open end; and at least one outer bag having a sealed end and an open end, wherein said sealed end of one of said at least one outer bag is attached to said open end of said inner bag; and wherein said at least one outer bag is invertible over said inner bag to cover at least a portion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cover for a projectile backstop, said cover comprising a plurality of shells filled with a projectile trapping medium, said projectile trapping medium comprising a resilient granular ballistic medium mixed with a hydrated super absorbent polymer (SAP) gel, wherein each said shell comprises:
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an inner bag having a sealed end and an open end; and at least one outer bag having a sealed end and an open end, wherein said sealed end of one of said at least one outer bag is attached to said open end of said inner bag; and wherein said at least one outer bag is invertible over said inner bag to cover at least a portion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A backstop for decelerating and trapping projectiles, said backstop comprising:
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a piled ballistic medium; and at least one cover element disposed atop said piled ballistic medium and covering at least a portion thereof, said at least one cover element comprising a shell filled with a projectile trapping medium, the projectile trapping medium comprising a resilient granular ballistic medium mixed with a hydrated super absorbent polymer (SAP) gel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of constructing a projectile trapping cover element comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one shell; wherein said step of providing at least one shell comprises providing at least one shell comprising an inner bag having a sealed end and an open end and at least one outer bag having a sealed end and an open end, wherein the sealed end of one of the at least one outer bag is attached to the open end of the inner bag; providing a projectile trapping medium comprising a resilient granular ballistic medium mixed with a hydrated super absorbent polymer (SAP) gel; and filling the at least one shell with the projectile trapping medium, wherein said step of filling the at least one shell with the projectile trapping medium comprises filling the inner bag with the projectile trapping medium; and further comprising the step of inverting the at least one outer bag over the inner bag to cover at least a portion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A method of covering a projectile backstop comprising the steps of:
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filling a plurality of shells with a projectile trapping medium comprising a resilient granular ballistic medium mixed with a hydrated super absorbent polymer (SAP) gel wherein each said shell comprises; an inner bag having a sealed end and an open end; and at least one outer bag having a sealed end and an open end, wherein said sealed end of one of said at least one outer bag is attached to said open end of said inner bag; and wherein said at least one outer bag is invertible over said inner bag to cover at least a portion thereof; and disposing the plurality of filled shells on an upper surface of the projectile backstop to cover at least a portion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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