Bullet trap
US5564712A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41J13/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a bullet trap for indoor shooting with small arms, which bullet trap, behind the targets, includes a vertically suspended curtain (1) made of rubber, and a vertically supported impact plate (3) made of steel and being spaced behind the curtain, the space between the curtain and the impact plate is enclosed by cover plates (4, 4', 5, 6) extending forwards from the side, upper and lower margins of the impact plate, covering the space between the impact plate and the curtain, whereby the latter is sealingly attached to the front edges of the cover plates through steel profiles (9), attached to the cover plates by screwing through the curtain. The enclosed space is continuously evacuated by connected fan means (10) and an interconnected filter (12) to prevent that lead containing dust, which is set free upon the impact of the bullets in the bullet trap, is distributed to the air and the shooting premises.
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