US Patent Issued to COLT CANADA on Nov. 11 for "Bullet trap blank firing attachment for use with a firearm" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,708, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to COLT CANADA Corp. (Kitchener, Canada).

"Bullet trap blank firing attachment for use with a firearm" was invented by Blaine Groves (Kitchener, Canada), Steven John Samborsky (Kitchener, Canada), Glen E. Kulchecki (Kitchener, Canada) and Jeffrey A Dukes (Kitchener, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure is directed at a blank fire bullet trap attachment (BFBTA) that provides improved protection for firearm users when live ammunition is accidently loaded into the firearm. The BFBTA includes a barrel portion made of a first metal; and a hardened element portion made of a second metal,...