Animal trap

Details Animal trap Animal trap

1985-02-19

1985-12-10

Godici, Nicholas P.

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

Traps

Imprisoning

43 67, A01M 2318

Patent

active

045570671

ABSTRACT:
An animal trap comprising an elongated housing having open and closed ends, a door pivotally mounted at its lower end on the housing adjacent the open end and movable between an upright closed position wherein it closes the open end and an open position wherein it is disposed within the housing in a substantially laterally extending position near the bottom of the housing. The door is biased to the closed position. A panel is pivotally connected at one end to the housing and extends generally laterally within the housing near the bottom thereof toward the closed end. An elongated pawl member is pivotally connected at one end with the adjacent end of the panel opposite to the one end thereof, and is pivotally connected at its opposite end to the housing. The pawl member has a tooth at its opposite end and is urged in an upward direction. The tooth is positioned to engage the door when it is moved to the open position to retain the door in the open position. The tooth is movable to a position wherein it releases the door to enable it to be moved to the closed position when an animal enters the housing and steps on the panel to pivotally move it and the pawl member downwardly.

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patent: 4144667 (1979-03-01), Souza

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