Ordnance – Shields – Shape or composition
Patent
1988-01-15
1988-11-29
Brown, David H.
Ordnance
Shields
Shape or composition
273410, F41J 112
Patent
active
047872896
ABSTRACT:
An improved bullet trap effective to stop and retain bullets fired from a firearm and enabling the recovery of such bullets in a reuseable condition. The bullet trap includes an elongate tubular housing defining a chamber open at each end, and a pair of cover assemblies are provided which are releasably secured to the opposite end portions of the housing, the cover assemblies each including a membrane formed of a material easily penetrated by a bullet fired from a firearm. The chamber defined by the housing is loosely filled with a relatively low density filler material in the form of particles effective to stop and retain bullets fired therein without significant deformation of the bullets. The bullet trap also includes a basket incorporating an open mesh screen which enables removal of bullets from the trap without requiring removal of the filler material therefrom. In addition, the bullet trap includes adjustable leg means which facilitates positioning and supporting the bullet trap on the ground or other supporting surface.
REFERENCES:
patent: 941642 (1909-11-01), Maxim
patent: 2812660 (1957-11-01), Marden et al.
patent: 3739731 (1973-06-01), Tabor
patent: 4201385 (1980-05-01), Szabados
Twin-Duty Target Box, "Popular Mechanics", p. 141, Jun. 1974.
IPN WO85/05672, Simonetti, Dec. 1985.
Brown David H.
McKinnon Malcolm R.
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