Mole trap

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2007-04-17

2007-04-17

Rowan, Kurt (Department: 3643)

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

Traps

Jaw

C043S094000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11351531

ABSTRACT:
A mole trap has a pair of spring-loaded jaws. A platform is pivotally connected to the jaws to limit the travel of the trap into the ground and to stabilize the trap on the ground when it is set. A lever assembly forces the jaws open. A trigger mechanism includes a clasp member configured to selectively hold the lever assembly in a set position. The trap may be positioned such that a portion of the trigger mechanism is on the ground above a mole burrow. The disturbance of a mole traveling beneath the trigger causes the clasp member to disengage the lever assembly, permitting the lever assembly to collapse, thereby permitting the jaws to close and destroy the animal.

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Screenshots from www.greentreediscounts.com, relating to VICTOR brand mole traps, printed Dec. 30, 2004.
Office Action dated Jul. 25, 2005 for U.S. Appl. No. 11/031,442 filed Jan. 7, 2005.
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