Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Traps – Imprisoning
Patent
1989-02-24
1991-01-15
Godici, Nicholas P.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Traps
Imprisoning
43 64, 43 65, A01M 2302
Patent
active
049843826
ABSTRACT:
An animal trap for catching animals in an unharmed manner, comprises a cage having a top, a bottom, a pair of side walls, a first end wall, and a second end wall. There is an opening in said cage, and a door means located in the first end wall. A platform is adapted to receive and retain bait used to attract animals and also adapted to receive at least a portion of the body of an animal to be trapped, said platform having a set position and an actuated position, with retaining means for retaining said platform in said set position. The retaining means releases the platform upon introduction of at least a portion of the weight of the animal, whereby the platform is moved from its set position to its actuated position upon being released. The door means has a set position and an actuated position, and is in the set position when the platform is in its set position. Upon actuation of the platform, the position of said door means is contingent upon the position of the platform so that the opening is substantially obstructed by the door means when it is in its actuated position.
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Godici Nicholas P.
Hewson Donald E.
Starkweather Michael William
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