Bullet trap with anti-splatter safety screen

Abstract

An anti-splatter screen safety apparatus in which a screen of rubber-like material adapted to self-closing when penetrated by bullets is secured to the front face of a deflector plate for a bullet trap and spaced forwardly of the front face to form a space between the screen and the plate. When penetrated by a bullet which then strikes the plate, the material of the screen immediately closes behind the bullet to block passage of the spent bullet, fragments and particulate. The space between the screen and the plate allows bullets to completely penetrate the screen and allows all spent bullets and all fragments and particulate from spent bullets to move through the space without restriction to a well of the bullet trap. The screen provides total protection against splattering of bullets, fragments and particulate, prevents ricochet of all spent bullets, and contains all spent bullets, fragments and particulate. When used with a bullet trap for air guns, the screen also acts as a shock absorber to slow bullets fired from the gun before they strike the deflector plate, and the sound of initial impact is lessened and subsequent impact with the plate is muffled so that use of a bullet trap with the anti-splatter screen is more quiet than use of a bullet trap without such a screen.

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