Patent ID: 7163205
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: F41A,F41J,F42B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for recovering projectile material fragments ejected by an impact, said apparatus comprising: a projectile containment chamber having an interior volume; a target having a front side and a back side, said target being disposed within said chamber to contact a projectile introduced into said chamber at a rate sufficient to generate said projectile material fragments; a solvent-soluble granulated material disposed within the interior volume of said containment chamber and completely encompassing at least one side of said target to thereby capture said projectile material fragments therein; wherein said projectile containment chamber comprises a front wall, a pair of opposed side walls, and a back wall defining said interior volume, and further including a removable lid adapted to cover an open top side of said projectile containment chamber; wherein said solvent soluble granulated material substantially completely fills said projectile containment chamber; and wherein each of said walls has a rimmed upper edge for supporting said removable lid, and further including a gasket interposed between said rimmed upper edge and said removable lid.