Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Traps – Imprisoning
Patent
1980-11-28
1982-08-03
Godici, Nicholas P.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Traps
Imprisoning
A01M 2318
Patent
active
043421725
ABSTRACT:
A trap for rodents and the like, for catching them alive, comprising an enclosure of parallelepiped configuration that is open at one end and that includes a floor, an end wall at the other end of the enclosure, opposed spaced apart side walls, a top wall, and a trap door hinged at its top for closing the enclosure open end. A rat trap type device that includes the familiar spring powered striker member and flat base is mounted in the enclosure with the base secured to the floor to have its spring powered striker member swing from its set position adjacent the end wall of the enclosure toward the open end of the enclosure. The trap door has an upstanding arm affixed to same that projects above the enclosure, and a rigid link is articulated between the arm projecting end and the trap device striker member, with the parts being proportioned so that when the trap device is set, the trap door is held open, and when the trap device is released, as by the rodent taking the bait, the spring bias of the striker member slams the trap door shut to capture the animal alive, while the link in the door arm holds the striker member from striking the animal. The enclosure top includes a releasably lockable hinged cover for providing ready access to the interior of the trap for baiting and setting purposes.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2620589 (1952-12-01), Jones
patent: 2793464 (1957-05-01), Bird
patent: 3762093 (1973-10-01), Rohde
patent: 3834063 (1974-09-01), Souza
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