Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Traps – Imprisoning
Patent
1997-07-15
1999-08-31
Swiatek, Robert P.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Traps
Imprisoning
A01M 2318
Patent
active
059438134
ABSTRACT:
An enclosing mousetrap includes a tubular housing, trap plates at each end, and a hanging hook for connecting the trap plates to the tubular housing. The ends of the tubular housing and the trap plates each contain a pair of holes through which the hanging hooks are engaged to connect the trap plates to the tubular housing. The extended end legs of the hanging hooks clip over cutouts formed in the rim of the tubular housing. The trap plates each have a curved shape and freely swing inward to allow a mouse to have easy access into the interior of the tubular housing. Once inside, however, the mouse cannot exit the tubular housing because the first and second trap plates are disposed such that when the trap plates are pushed outward with respect to the interior of the tubular housing, a lower periphery of the trap plates engages with an inner wall of the tubular housing, which stops the trap plates from swinging outside the tubular housing. The mousetrap also may include a supporting bracket to hold it in an upright position, even when a mouse is trapped inside. This supporting bracket can take on a variety of forms. For example, a pair of legs for supporting the tubular housing may extend along the length of the tubular housing. In another embodiment, a pair of supporting brackets, each including a mounting hoop and a pair of extending legs, is provided for receiving and supporting the tubular housing.
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