Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Traps – Impaling or smiting
Patent
1991-02-04
1992-05-05
Rowan, Kurt
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Traps
Impaling or smiting
43 79, A01M 2330
Patent
active
051096269
ABSTRACT:
An animal trap apparatus has a frame having a base portion with an upright frame member extending generally perpendicular to the base and a top frame portion extending from the upright frame member over the base. A movable floor is attached to the frame base and has a protruding pin member. A slidable trap jaw is slidably attached to the frame over the base and movable floor and has a shaft extending therefrom and slidably mounted to the frame top frame portion. A pair of tension springs are connected between the top frame member and the slidable trap jaw so that raising the slidable jaw extends the spring. The cocking mechanism holds the jaw in a raised position against the spring tension of the extended springs and an actuating mechanism activates the cocking mechanism to release the jaw to propel the jaw towards the frame base and movable floor to entrap or impale an animal therebetween. The actuating mechanism includes a linkage between the jaw shaft and the movable floor to release the cocking mechanism and jaw responsive to a predetermined pressure on the movable floor so that an animal is trapped by stepping on the movable floor. The cocking mechanism has a cocking lever with a protruding cocking pin which swings into an opening in the jaw shaft and is held by the actuating mechanism linkage. A safety lock mechanism is pinned to the frame and swings a locked pin into a second opening in the upright shaft when the locking member is latched in that position.
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Hobby III William M.
Rowan Kurt
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