Bullet trap
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1. A bullet trap comprising:
- a bullet containment chamber comprising a plurality of rows of impact plates forming a generally cylindrical shape having a bullet inlet and a bullet outlet, wherein one or more rows of impact plates comprises a plurality of elongate impact plates disposed in a horizontally extending row forming one or more joints between the ends of adjacent impact plates; and
a support configured to support the elongate impact plates at the position of the one or more joint between adjacent ends of the elongate impact plates, wherein the support is external to the containment chamber and does not extend into the containment chamber to form an interior sidewall which divides the containment chamber, thereby providing a bullet containment chamber that is substantially uninterrupted by an interior sidewall at the position of the one or more joint between adjacent ends of the elongate impact plates.
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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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21 Claims
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1. A bullet trap comprising:
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a bullet containment chamber comprising a plurality of rows of impact plates forming a generally cylindrical shape having a bullet inlet and a bullet outlet, wherein one or more rows of impact plates comprises a plurality of elongate impact plates disposed in a horizontally extending row forming one or more joints between the ends of adjacent impact plates; and a support configured to support the elongate impact plates at the position of the one or more joint between adjacent ends of the elongate impact plates, wherein the support is external to the containment chamber and does not extend into the containment chamber to form an interior sidewall which divides the containment chamber, thereby providing a bullet containment chamber that is substantially uninterrupted by an interior sidewall at the position of the one or more joint between adjacent ends of the elongate impact plates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A bullet trap comprising:
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a bullet containment chamber comprising; a first bullet containment chamber section comprising; a first inlet for allowing bullets to enter the bullet containment chamber; a first impact plate configured for decelerating bullets; a second impact plate configured for decelerating bullets; and an outlet for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the bullet containment chamber; a second bullet containment chamber section comprising; an inlet for allowing bullets to enter the bullet containment chamber in alignment with the inlet of the first bullet containment chamber section so as to form a continuous inlet; a first impact plate configured for decelerating bullets; a second impact plate configured for decelerating bullets; and an outlet for allowing decelerated bullets to exit the bullet containment chamber; a support for connecting the bullet containment chamber section to the second bullet containment chamber section; and a channeling portion for directing bullets into the continuous inlet, the channeling portion having a downwardly sloping upper plate and an upwardly sloping lower plate so as to direct bullets into the continuous inlet, and wherein a void is formed between the upper plate and the lower plate such that there are no other deflecting plates between the upper plate and the lower plate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A bullet trap comprising:
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a first bullet containment chamber section having an inlet for receiving bullets into the first bullet containment chamber section, the first bullet containment chamber section comprising one or more plates for deflecting and decelerating a bullet, the one or more plates having an interior side and an exterior side; a second bullet containment chamber section having an inlet for receiving bullets into the second bullet containment chamber section, the second bullet containment chamber section comprising one or more plates for deflecting and decelerating a bullet; and a support for holding the first bullet containment chamber section to the second bullet containment chamber section; and a plurality of flanges for holding the first bullet containment chamber section to the support and for holding the second bullet containment chamber section to the support, the plurality of flanges connected to the exterior side of the one or more plates, and wherein the inlet of the first bullet containment chamber section and the inlet of the second bullet containment chamber section form a continuous, uninterrupted inlet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A bullet trap comprising:
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a first bullet containment chamber section having an upper plate and a lower plate, the upper plate and lower plate arranged in complementary acute angles to form a wide opening and a narrow opening for receiving bullets into the first bullet containment chamber section, the first bullet containment chamber section comprising an upper channel plate and one or more curved impact plates for deflecting and decelerating a bullet, wherein the first bullet containment chamber section has an interior for deflecting and decelerating a bullet and an exterior side; a second bullet containment chamber section having an upper plate and a lower plate, the upper plate and lower plate arranged in complementary acute angles to form a wide opening and a narrow opening for receiving bullets into the first bullet containment chamber section, the second bullet containment chamber section comprising an upper channel plate and one or more curved impact plates for deflecting and decelerating a bullet wherein the second bullet containment chamber section has an interior for deflecting and decelerating a bullet and an exterior side; a first support for holding the first bullet containment chamber section to the second bullet containment chamber section, the first support attached to the exterior side of the first bullet containment chamber section; a second support for holding the first bullet containment chamber section to the second bullet containment chamber section, the second support attached to the exterior side of the second bullet containment chamber section; and wherein the narrow opening of the first bullet containment chamber section and the narrow opening of the second bullet containment chamber section form a continuous, uninterrupted narrow opening.
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