Bullet trap
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1. A bullet trap comprising:
- a first containment chamber section for decelerating bullets having an inlet for receiving bullets into the first containment chamber section, the inlet having an upper impact surface disposed at an angle greater than horizontal and a lower impact surface disposed at an angle less than horizontal;
a second containment chamber section for decelerating bullets having an inlet for receiving bullets into the second containment chamber section, the inlet having an upper impact surface disposed at an angle greater than horizontal and a lower impact surface disposed at an angle less than horizontal; and
a support for connecting the first containment chamber to the second containment chamber the support having a cut-out portion for alignment with the inlet of at least one of the first containment chamber section and the second containment chamber section so that when assembled the inlet of the first containment chamber section has at least one side uninterrupted by a sidewall and the inlet of the second containment chamber section has at least one side uninterrupted by a sidewall so as to form a single uninterrupted inlet extending along a bullet containment chamber formed by the first containment chamber section and the second containment chamber section when the first containment chamber section and the second containment chamber section are attached to one another.
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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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17 Claims
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1. A bullet trap comprising:
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a first containment chamber section for decelerating bullets having an inlet for receiving bullets into the first containment chamber section, the inlet having an upper impact surface disposed at an angle greater than horizontal and a lower impact surface disposed at an angle less than horizontal; a second containment chamber section for decelerating bullets having an inlet for receiving bullets into the second containment chamber section, the inlet having an upper impact surface disposed at an angle greater than horizontal and a lower impact surface disposed at an angle less than horizontal; and a support for connecting the first containment chamber to the second containment chamber the support having a cut-out portion for alignment with the inlet of at least one of the first containment chamber section and the second containment chamber section so that when assembled the inlet of the first containment chamber section has at least one side uninterrupted by a sidewall and the inlet of the second containment chamber section has at least one side uninterrupted by a sidewall so as to form a single uninterrupted inlet extending along a bullet containment chamber formed by the first containment chamber section and the second containment chamber section when the first containment chamber section and the second containment chamber section are attached to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A bullet trap comprising:
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a first containment chamber section for decelerating bullets having an inlet for receiving bullets into the first containment chamber section, the inlet having an upper impact surface disposed at an angle greater than horizontal and a lower impact surface disposed at an angle less than horizontal; a second containment chamber section for decelerating bullets having an inlet for receiving bullets into the second containment chamber section, the inlet having an upper impact surface disposed at an angle greater than horizontal and a lower impact surface disposed at an angle less than horizontal; at least one support beam for supporting a portion of the bullet trap, wherein the support beam is curved; and wherein the inlet of the first containment chamber section has at least one side uninterrupted by a sidewall and the inlet of the second containment chamber section has at least one side uninterrupted by a sidewall so as to form a single uninterrupted inlet extending along a bullet containment chamber formed by the first containment chamber section and the second containment chamber section when the first containment chamber section and the second containment chamber section are attached to one another. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A bullet trap comprising:
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a channel defined by an upper plate surface and a lower plate surface, the upper plate surface extending downwardly and the lower plate surface extending upwardly toward one another from a wide opening to a narrow opening, the upper plate surface and the lower plate surface defining the upper surface and the lower surface of the opening, respectively, and lacking any deflecting structure therebetween; a bullet containment chamber section having an ingress disposed adjacent the channel for receiving bullets from the channel; and at least one support comprising a curved beam, wherein the bullet containment chamber section is releasably attached to the support. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bullet trap comprising:
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a generally cylindrical bullet containment chamber having at least two sections, each section having an inlet on an upper portion thereof and an outlet on a lower portion thereof, the sections being disposed end to end; a channel defined by plate surfaces, the plate surfaces including a downwardly extending upper plate surface and an upwardly extending lower plate surface so as to define a wide opening at one end of the plate surfaces and a narrow opening at the opposing end of the plate surfaces; wherein the inlets of the generally cylindrical bullet containment sections are disposed adjacent the narrow opening and wherein neither the inlet nor the channel comprises an intervening support structure adjacent an intersection of the at least two sections so as to divide the inlet. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for assembling a bullet trap, the method comprising:
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assembling a plurality of pieces of metal to form a multi-section, generally cylindrical bullet containment chamber, each section having an inlet; and attaching a plurality of plates together to define a channel having a wide opening and a narrow opening, the narrow opening leading into the bullet containment chamber; and wherein the pieces of metal and the plurality of plates are assembled to leave the narrow opening of the channel and the inlet without an intervening support structure between the sections to thereby form one continuous opening and inlet across multiple sections.
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17. A bullet trap comprising:
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a channel defined by an upper plate surface formed by a plurality of plates disposed side by side and a lower plate surface formed by a plurality of plates disposed side by side, the upper plate surface extending downwardly and the lower plate surface extending upwardly toward one another from a wide opening to a narrow opening, the upper plate surface and the lower plate surface defining the upper surface and the lower surface of the opening, respectively, and lacking any deflecting structure therebetween for a width of at least two plates; a bullet containment chamber including a first section having an ingress disposed adjacent the channel for receiving bullets from the channel and a second section having an ingress disposed adjacent the channel for receiving bullets from the channel, the bullet containment chamber lacking a deflecting structure extending between opposing sides of the ingress along the first section and second section.
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