Frameless bullet trap
AssigneeOdin Target AB
InventorPeter Norman
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Abstract
The invention relates to a slat arrangement for redirecting the trajectory of a bullet. The slat arrangement has a plurality of elongated steel slats, and each elongated steel slat has a longitudinal front edge and a longitudinal back edge stretching between a first end and a second end. The slat arrangement also has a support structure for supporting the plurality of steel slats. The steel slats are positioned in a louver-like fashion for changing the direction of a bullet following a trajectory along the normal of the slat arrangement. The support structure is connected to each steel slat at the back edge of the steel slat and between the first end and the second end of the steel slat.
Claims10
A slat arrangement for changing the direction of a bullet, the slat arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of steel slats, wherein each steel slat has a longitudinal front edge and a longitudinal back edge stretching between a first end and a second end;
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- a support structure for supporting the plurality of steel slats, the support structure comprising a flat steel bar having an elongated flat first side surface and an elongated flat second side surface, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are parallel, wherein the flat steel bar is positioned with the first side surface and the second side surface parallel to the normal of the slat arrangement, and wherein the flat steel bar connects to the plurality of steel slats at the longitudinal back edge of each of the plurality of steel slats;
- wherein the flat steel bar has a first front edge and comprises a plurality of cut-outs from the first side surface to the second side surface, each of the plurality of cut-outs having an opening at the first front edge that encloses a portion of the back edge of one of the plurality of steel slats;
- wherein each of the plurality cut-outs is configured to form a leaf-spring in a portion of the flat steel bar, wherein the leaf-spring biases the portion of the back edge of the steel slat that is enclosed by the cut-out so as to maintain the position of the steel slat with respect to the steel bar;
- wherein the plurality of steel slats is positioned in a louver-like arrangement that is configured to change the direction of a bullet following a trajectory along the normal of the louver-like arrangement;
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- wherein the support structure is connected to each of the plurality of steel slats at the back edge of the steel slat between the first end and the second end of the steel slat.
A bullet trap comprising a slat arrangement for directing a bullet having a horizontal trajectory in a downward direction, the slat arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of steel slats, wherein each steel slat has a longitudinal front edge and a longitudinal back edge stretching between a first end and a second end;
- and
- a support structure for supporting the plurality of steel slats, wherein the support structure comprises a flat steel bar having an elongated flat first side surface and an elongated flat second side surface, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are parallel, wherein the flat steel bar is positioned with the first side surface and the second side surface parallel to the normal of the slat arrangement, and wherein the flat steel bar connects to the back edge of each of the plurality of steel slats;
- wherein the flat steel bar has a first front edge and comprises a plurality of cut-outs from the first side surface to the second side surface, each of the plurality of cut-outs having an opening at the first front edge that encloses a portion of the back edge of one of the plurality of steel slats;
- wherein each of the plurality of cut-outs is configured to form a leaf-spring in a portion of the flat steel bar, wherein the leaf-spring biases the portion of the steel slat that is enclosed by the cut-out so as to maintain the position of the steel slat with respect to the steel bar;
- wherein the steel slats are positioned in a louver-like arrangement configured for changing the direction of a bullet following a trajectory along the normal of the slat arrangement;
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- wherein the support structure is connected to each of the plurality of steel slats at the back edge of the steel slat and between the first end and the second end of the steel slat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.