Patent ID: 8550466

Claim:
A bullet trap apparatus for capturing an associated bullet traveling along a substantially linear trajectory, the bullet trap apparatus comprising: a support frame having an upper surface configured to support associated material; a flowable material disposed in a randomized orientation on the upper surface of the support frame substantially on the linear trajectory, the flowable material including a plurality of sheets of substantially flat rectangular material, each of the sheets being configured to move freely relative to the upper surface of the support frame for absorbing the associated bullet by the associated bullet penetrating the sheet and deflecting the associated bullet from its substantially linear path and each of the sheets being configured for absorbing energy from the associated bullet by the penetrating and deflecting, thereby slowing the traveling of the associated bullet through the flowable material; and, a housing operatively coupled with the support frame and having opposite front and back walls spaced apart along the linear trajectory of the associated bullet, the housing and the front and back walls being configured to contain the flowable material; wherein the back wall of the housing includes an energy absorbing sheet of rubberized material having a stranded fabric therein and being disposed along the trajectory to absorb energy from the associated bullet after the bullet exits from the flowable material; wherein the back wall of the housing includes: a block member; an outer rear wall member defining a back portion of the bullet trap apparatus on a side thereof opposite the front wall; and, an inner rear wall member adjacent to the energy absorbing sheet of rubberized material and spaced apart from the outer rear wall member by the block member to define a space therebetween, wherein portions of the inner rear wall member spaced from the block member are free to vibrate in the space without contacting the outer rear wall member.