Appeal No. 2004-0100
Application No. 09/650,843
APPENDIX
1. A trap for receiving bullets, the trap comprising:
a housing having a cavity defined by an outerwall
surrounding a void; and
an insert forming a bullet deceleration chamber, the
insert being slidably insertable into and removable from the
void of the housing, the insert being formed of a bullet
decelerating material and having an opening for receiving a
barrel of a gun.
2. The trap for receiving bullets according to claim 1,
wherein the insert is formed by a plurality of pieces of
steel plate.
3. The trap for receiving bullets according to claim 2,
wherein the plurality of pieces of steel plate form a bottom
portion having a generally u-shaped cross-section and a top
removably engaging the bottom portion such that the insert has
a square cross-section when the top is attached.
4. The trap for receiving bullets according to claim 3,
wherein the bottom portion is formed by a bottom and a pair
of sidewalls, the bottom and sidewalls being fixedly attached
to one another.
5. The trap for receiving bullets according to claim
1, wherein the insert comprises a plurality of vents for
releasing force from the insert when a gun is fired into
the insert.
6. The trap for receiving bullets according to claim 5,
wherein the insert is formed from a top plate, a bottom plate
and a pair of sidewalls, and wherein the vents are formed
between the sidewalls and at least one of the top plate and the
bottom plate.
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