Portable firing berm

Abstract: A portable firing berm adapted to capture bullet fragments from rounds fired at the berm. The portable firing berm has a funnel portion and a dry tank portion connected to the funnel portion. The funnel portion is configured to funnel and deflect rounds into the dry tank portion. The dry tank portion has absorbing media fill therein, the absorbing media being arranged to absorb energy from the fired rounds and to capture and contain the bullet fragments. (end of abstract)

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/975,290, filed Sep. 26, 2007.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present invention relates to a firing berm, and more particularly, to a portable firing berm that acts as a bullet trap.

2. Description of Earlier Related Developments

Firing berms are used at shooting ranges as a backstop to capture fragments from cartridges fired at targets and to prevent excessive travel of fired bullets for safety purposes. Lead has become both a safety and environmental concern leading to the use of bullet traps instead of soil based berms. An example of such a trap is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,486,008 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Here, the bullet trap has a spiral deceleration chamber with a lead collection vessel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing aspects and other features of the exemplary embodiments are explained in the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a portable firing berm incorporating features in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view of a firing berm incorporating features in accordance with the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of a firing berm incorporating features in accordance with the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of a firing berm incorporating features in accordance with the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of a firing berm incorporating features in accordance with the exemplary embodiment; and

FIG. 6 is another elevation view of another firing berm in accordance with another exemplary embodiment.

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