Bullet deflecting baffle system

• US 9,217,623 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2013
• Issued: 12/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Action Target Incorporated (Action Target Holding Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Action Target Incorporated (Action Target Holding Corp.)
• Inventors: Sovine, James, Sovine, Addison
• Primary Examiner(s): GRAHAM, MARK S
• Application Number:
  US13/849,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20140284881A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: 273/404, 273/410, 89/360.2, 403/167, 403/286, 403/395, 403/399, 524/61, 524/63, 524/64, 524/68, 522/81, 522/821, 522/825, 523/94, 523/95, 5250606-50809, 248/343
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 5/023 Armour plate, or auxiliary armour plate mounted at a distance of the main armour plate, having cavities at its outer impact surface, or holes, for deflecting the projectile
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 11/02 Safety means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 13/00 Bullet catchers

Abstract

The present invention provides a releasable clamp assembly for supporting one or more bullet deflecting plates, comprising: a first plate holder having a channel for receiving an outer lateral edge of a first deflecting plate; a second plate holder having a channel for receiving an outer lateral edge of a second deflecting plate; and a bridge comprising a bridge connecting the first plate holder and the second plate holder and one or more releasable clamp integral with the bridge, wherein the one or more releasable clamp is adapted to apply a clamping force in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first plate holder channel and second plate holder channel. The releasable clamp assembly, when disposed over the outer lateral edges of the first and second deflecting plate, positions the releasable clamp over the first and second deflecting plate to apply a clamping force to the one or more deflecting plate, thereby holding the releasable clamp assembly in secure engagement with the first and second deflecting plate.

Claims

1. A modular bullet deflecting baffle system, the system, when assembled, comprising:

a first deflecting plate having an inner lateral edge, and a second deflecting plate having an inner lateral edge, wherein the first deflecting plate and second deflecting plate are positioned such that the inner lateral edge of the first deflecting plate and the inner lateral edge of the second deflecting plate substantially abut each other to form abutting lateral edges;

a backing strip disposed along and covering the abutting lateral edges of the first deflecting plate and second deflecting plate;

a releasable clamp assembly comprising;

a first plate holder having a channel for receiving the outer lateral edge of the first deflecting plate;

a second plate holder having a channel for receiving the outer lateral edge of the second deflecting plate; and

a bridge connecting the first plate holder and the second plate holder and comprising one or more releasable clamp positioned to apply a clamping force in a direction generally perpendicular to the first plate holder channel and second plate holder channel.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the channel of the first plate holder and channel of the second plate holder are coplanar.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the first and second plate holder comprises a hanging harness for securing a hanging wire to the plate holder.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the hanging harness comprises a wire bolt fastened to the plate holder.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising hanging wire disposed through the wire bolt.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the first and second plate holder comprises one or more holes for securing fascia to the plate holder.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a frame secured to a plate holder.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising fascia secured to the plate holder.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the releasable clamp comprises a threaded hole through the bridge assembly and a threaded bolt disposed within the threaded hole, wherein screwing the bolt through the hole results in the bolt applying force to the backing strip and to the deflecting plates.

10. A system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another, the system comprising:

a releasable clamp assembly for supporting one or more bullet deflecting plates, comprising;

a first plate holder having a channel for receiving an outer lateral edge of a first deflecting plate;

a second plate holder having a channel for receiving an outer lateral edge of a second deflecting plate; and

a bridge comprising a bridge connecting the first plate holder and the second plate holder and at least one releasable clamp, wherein the at least one releasable clamp is adapted to apply a clamping force in a direction perpendicular to the first plate holder channel and second plate holder channel; and

a backing strip;

wherein the releasable clamp comprises a threaded hole through the bridge assembly and a threaded bolt disposed within the threaded hole, wherein screwing the bolt through the hole results in the bolt applying force to the backing strip; and

wherein the first plate holder further comprises a second channel for receiving the outer edge of a third deflecting plate, and the second plate holder comprises a second channel for receiving the outer lateral edge of a fourth deflecting plate.

11. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another of claim 10, wherein the channel of the first plate holder and the channel of the second plate holder are coplanar when the first plate holder and the second plate holder are attached to the bridge.

12. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another of claim 10, wherein one or more of the first plate holder and second plate holder comprises a hanging harness for securing a hanging wire to the plate holder.

13. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another of claim 12, wherein the hanging harness comprises a wire bolt fastened to the plate holder.

14. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another of claim 13, further comprising hanging wire disposed through the wire bolt.

15. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another of claim 10, wherein one or more of the first and second plate holder comprises one or more holes for securing fascia to the plate holder.

16. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another of claim 15, further comprising fascia secured to the plate holder.

17. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another of claim 10, further comprising a second bridge assembly connecting the first plate holder and the second plate holder, and a second releasable clamp positioned on the second bridge to apply a clamping force in a direction generally perpendicular to the second channel.

18. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another of claim 10, wherein the second channel of the first plate holder and the second channel of the second plate holder are coplanar when at least one bridge assembly is attached to the first plate holder and the second plate holder.

19. The system for holding deflecting plates adjacent to one another claim 10, wherein the first and second channels of the first plate holder overlap the first and second channels of the second plate holder in a plane bisecting the first plate holder, and wherein a first deflecting plate is disposed in the first channel and a third deflecting plate is disposed in the second channel such that the first deflecting plate and the third deflecting plate overlap.