EP0438175A3 - Bullet catcher filled with granular material - Google Patents

Bullet catcher filled with granular material Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0438175A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: filled; granular material; bullet catcher; catcher; bullet
Prior art date: 1990-01-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP19910100593

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0438175A2 (en

Inventor

Allan Stefan Dipl.-Ing. Wojcinski

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Individual

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Individual

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1990-01-19

Filing date

1991-01-18

Publication date

1993-10-20

1990-04-27 Priority claimed from DE19904013652 external-priority patent/DE4013652A1/en

1991-01-18 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1991-07-24 Publication of EP0438175A2 publication Critical patent/EP0438175A2/en

1993-10-20 Publication of EP0438175A3 publication Critical patent/EP0438175A3/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
- F41J13/00—Bullet catchers

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
Combined Means For Separation Of Solids (AREA)
Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)

EP19910100593 1990-01-19 1991-01-18 Bullet catcher filled with granular material Withdrawn EP0438175A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4001527		1990-01-19
DE4001527		1990-01-19
DE4003837		1990-02-08
DE4003837		1990-02-08
DE4013652		1990-04-27
DE19904013652 DE4013652A1 (en)	1990-01-19	1990-04-27	Bullet-trap

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0438175A2 EP0438175A2 (en)	1991-07-24
EP0438175A3 true EP0438175A3 (en)	1993-10-20

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19910100593 Withdrawn EP0438175A3 (en)	1990-01-19	1991-01-18	Bullet catcher filled with granular material

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
US (2)	US5171020A (en)
EP (1)	EP0438175A3 (en)

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1991
- 1991-01-18 US US07/643,539 patent/US5171020A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-01-18 EP EP19910100593 patent/EP0438175A3/en not_active Withdrawn
1992
- 1992-10-23 US US07/965,749 patent/US5340117A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
CH590447A5 (en) *	1975-04-03	1977-08-15	Steiner Silidur Ag	Bullet collecting bollard behind firing target - has rubber front wall on frame for cubic, bullet-collecting housing
WO1985005672A1 (en) *	1984-06-01	1985-12-19	Impresa Costruzioni Soc. Fra.Sa A R.L.	Ballistic projectile-arrester, having a regeneration and/or recovery system for the impact material
US4787289A (en) *	1988-01-15	1988-11-29	Duer Morris J	Bullet trap

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0438175A2 (en)	1991-07-24
US5340117A (en)	1994-08-23
US5171020A (en)	1992-12-15

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0438175A3 (en)	1993-10-20	Bullet catcher filled with granular material
IL98438A0 (en)	1992-07-15	Hole-trap-compensated scintillator material
DE3277720D1 (en)	1988-01-07	Filter filled with loose granular material
GB2224221B (en)	1992-06-17	Container for bulk material
GB2245574B (en)	1994-03-16	Damping material
GB2291377B (en)	1996-11-27	Loose fill packaging material
JPS57141444A (en)	1982-09-01	Polyamide wrapping material
GB9108568D0 (en)	1991-06-05	Bin for granular substance
EP0466513A3 (en)	1992-05-20	Damping material
GB2226016B (en)	1992-06-24	Co2 absorber material
PL293480A1 (en)	1992-07-27	Bullet catcher
ZA911554B (en)	1991-11-27	Container made from polymeric material
GB2090216B (en)	1985-06-05	Feeding and distributing granular material
GB2262045B (en)	1994-12-21	Racket with improved shock-absorbing means
GB2120914B (en)	1985-10-02	Granular material spreader
GB2268951B (en)	1995-11-15	Ground fill material
CA71860S (en)	1992-11-10	Container with funnel
GB9211198D0 (en)	1992-07-15	Charging material into containers
GB8818927D0 (en)	1988-09-14	Gravity classifier for loose material
AU111232S (en)	1991-06-05	Granular Storage Bin
GB9000543D0 (en)	1990-03-14	Material
GB8321685D0 (en)	1983-09-14	Granular material
EP0467855A3 (en)	1992-09-30	Anti-fire material
GB9104681D0 (en)	1991-04-17	Spreader for granular material
JPS57100967A (en)	1982-06-23	Construction filling material

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1991-06-07	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1991-07-24	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): DE ES FR
1993-08-27	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
1993-10-20	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A3 Designated state(s): DE ES FR
1994-12-08	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
1995-01-25	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 19940429