Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Traps – Impaling or smiting
Patent
1987-12-31
1988-10-25
Rowan, Kurt
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Traps
Impaling or smiting
A01M 2300
Patent
active
047793740
ABSTRACT:
An animal trap is disclosed which includes a substantially planar baseboard. A first generally U-shaped jaw member is provided which has at least one free end thereof pivotally mounted to the baseboard about a pivot axis substantially parallel to the plane of the baseboard surface. A second generally U-shaped jaw member is provided which has at least one free end thereof pivotally mounted to the baseboard about the pivot axis. A spring is provided which cooperates between the baseboard and the first and second jaw members for urging the jaw members from the set position to the sprung position in which cross-bar section of the first jaw member engages the baseboard on one side of the pivot axis. The U-shaped second jaw member is larger in size than the first U-shaped jaw member and includes a bag extending between the parallel legs thereof. When the trap is in the set position the outer surface of the bag is adjacent to the baseboard and the inner surface of the bag is adjacent the first jaw member. The trap includes a conventional trigger device which is composed of a trigger-arm rod and a bait pedal. Upon triggering, the second jaw member follows the first jaw member, by the action of the spring, from the set position to the sprung position whereby any animal caught in the trap by the first jaw member is covered by the bag mounted on the second jaw member, and a floor extension connected to the baseboard of the animal trap.
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