Impact plate attachment system for bullet traps
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1. A bullet trap comprising:
- a containment chamber for decelerating bullets, the chamber comprising;
a first impact plate and a second impact plate;
an aperture for allowing bullets to enter the chamber;
an egress for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the chamber;
a support extending at least partially around the outside of the containment chamber, wherein the support comprises a flange disposed generally parallel to the first impact plate, and wherein the first impact plate is releasably attached to the support; and
wherein the first impact plate and second impact plate are generally semi-cylindrical so as to form a generally cylindrical containment chamber.
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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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45 Claims
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1. A bullet trap comprising:
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a containment chamber for decelerating bullets, the chamber comprising; a first impact plate and a second impact plate; an aperture for allowing bullets to enter the chamber; an egress for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the chamber; a support extending at least partially around the outside of the containment chamber, wherein the support comprises a flange disposed generally parallel to the first impact plate, and wherein the first impact plate is releasably attached to the support; and wherein the first impact plate and second impact plate are generally semi-cylindrical so as to form a generally cylindrical containment chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A bullet trap comprising:
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a containment chamber for decelerating bullets, the chamber comprising; a first impact plate and a second impact plate; an aperture for allowing bullets to enter the chamber; an egress for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the chamber; a support extending at least partially around the outside of the containment chamber, wherein the support comprises a flange disposed generally parallel to the first impact plate, and wherein the first impact plate is releasably attached to the support; wherein the flange comprises an inner surface forming part of the containment chamber and an outer surface; wherein the first impact plate is attached to the outer surface of the flange; and further comprising a plurality of clamping devices for holding the first impact plate against the outer surface of the flange. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A bullet trap comprising:
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a containment chamber for decelerating bullets, the chamber comprising; a first impact plate and a second impact plate; an aperture for allowing bullets to enter the chamber; an egress for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the chamber; a support extending at least partially around the outside of the containment chamber, wherein the support comprises a flange disposed generally parallel to the first impact plate, and wherein the first impact plate is releasably attached to the support; wherein the flange comprises an inner surface forming part of the containment chamber and an outer surface; and further comprising a plurality of clamping devices attached to the support and configured for holding the first impact plate against the outer surface of the flange. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A bullet trap comprising:
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a containment chamber for decelerating bullets, the chamber comprising; a first impact plate and a second impact plate; an aperture for allowing bullets to enter the chamber; an egress for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the chamber; a support extending at least partially around the outside of the containment chamber, wherein the support comprises a flange disposed generally parallel to the first impact plate, and wherein the first impact plate is releasably attached to the support; and wherein the support member has a generally I-shaped cross-section so as to provide flanges on both sides of the support member.
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23. A bullet trap comprising:
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a containment chamber for decelerating bullets, the chamber comprising; a first impact elate and a second impact plate; an aperture for allowing bullets to enter the chamber; an egress for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the chamber; a support extending at least partially around the outside of the containment chamber, wherein the support comprises a flange disposed generally parallel to the first impact plate, and wherein the first impact plate is releasably attached to the support; and wherein at least a portion of the support member is formed by a plurality of C-beams placed back to back.
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24. A bullet trap comprising:
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a bullet containment chamber being supported on first and second ends thereof; the first end thereof comprising a support member configured for supporting impact plates, the support member having a flange; a plurality of impact plates defining the containment chamber, wherein a first impact plate is attached to the flange; and a plurality of cams configured for holding the first impact plate to the flange. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A bullet trap comprising:
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a plurality of impact plates forming a containment chamber, the containment chamber defining an aperture for allowing bullets to enter the containment chamber and an egress for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the containment chamber; a support member, the support member comprising at least one flange, the flange having an inner surface which forms part of the containment chamber, wherein a first impact plate of the plurality of impact plates releasably attached to the support member; wherein the support member comprises a support which extends generally around the outside of the containment chamber and said flange which forms part of the containment chamber; and further comprising a plurality of clamps configured to releasably hold the first impact plate against an outer surface of said flange. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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