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           Appeal No. 2004-0100                                                       
           Application No. 09/650,843                                                 

                  14. A clearing trap for receiving bullets fired from a gun,         
             the clearing trap comprising:                                            
                  a housing having an outerwall with an opening at one end            
             and a void disposed within the outerwall; and                            
                  an insert disposed in the void of the housing, the insert           
             forming a continuous, removable bullet deceleration chamber from         
             a position adjacent the opening of the housing to an opposing            
             end of the bullet deceleration chamber with the void.                    
                  15. The clearing trap according to claim 14, wherein the            
             insert is slidably removable from the housing.                           
                  16. The clearing trap according to claim 14, wherein the            
             insert is formed by a bottom portion and a top portion, the top          
             portion being removable from the bottom portion.                         
                  17. The clearing trap according to claim 14, wherein the            
             insert is filled with a removable bullet deceleration medium.            
                  18. The clearing trap according to claim 14, further                
             comprising a leg attached to the housing for supporting the              
             housing.                                                                 
                  19. The clearing trap according to claim 18, further                
             comprising a base plate attached to the housing and the leg.             
                  20. A method for forming a clearing trap, the method                
             comprising;                                                              
















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