Rotating frame animal trap with improved trigger

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1977-10-25

1979-01-09

Godici, Nicholas P.

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

Traps

Jaw

A01M 2326

Patent

active

041331362

ABSTRACT:
An animal trap having two similar frames each having jaw forming sides and ends extending between the sides to support the jaws. The ends have a central portion in which the frames are pivotally engaged through adjacent ends for rotation about a common axis between set and closed positions and outer portions on each side of the central portion of the jaws. At least one actuator capable of rapidly and forcefully effecting the rotation is present. The actuator has two arms spring biased at one end so that the other ends, which terminate in rings encircling adjacent ends of both frames on opposite sides of the axis would, if unobstructed, move apart to a distance substantially greater than the length of the frame ends. There are trigger means for releasably maintaining the trap in set position. The trigger means comprises a trigger lever pivotally connected to a first frame and extending, when the trap is in the set position, to engage releasably the second frame at first and second points, spaced from each other. The trigger has contact means extending, when the trap is in the set position, from the trigger lever across the trap. Movement of the contact means moves the lever from engagement of the first and second points and thus releases the trap from the set position. The trap is particularly useful for trapping long legged animals.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1135626 (1915-04-01), Schreck
patent: 1231065 (1917-06-01), Pues
patent: 1305588 (1919-06-01), Cherep
patent: 4071972 (1978-02-01), Conibear

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