ANIMAL TRAP
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1. An animal trap comprising:
- a. An elongate base having an open top, a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, a first end wall, a second end wall, each of the first end wall and second end wall having an animal ingress opening, and the elongate base defining an animal storage section;
b. a cover which closes the open top of the elongate base; and
c. a first capture assembly located within the elongate base between the animal ingress opening of the first end wall and the animal storage section and a second capture assembly located within the elongate base between the animal ingress opening of the second end wall and the animal storage section, each of the animal capture assemblies including a first door, a second door, a stop and a ramp, the ramp being pivotal between a first position which allows an animal to enter the ramp through the animal ingress opening, and a second position which allows an animal to exit the ramp through the second door into the animal storage section, the first door being pivotal by movement of the ramp between a first position in which the first door overlies a portion of the ramp permitting an animal to enter the ramp through the animal ingress opening and a second position preventing an animal on the ramp from exiting through the animal ingress opening, the second door being pivotal between an open position which allows entry of an animal into the animal storage section and a closed position in which the second door engages the stop such that the second door cannot be pushed open by an animal within the animal storage section.
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Abstract
A humane repeating animal trap having multiple points of entry and redundant mechanisms which prevent an animal reaching the storage section of the trap from escaping. The trap permits selective viewing of the contents without opening the trap and indicators signaling not only the presence of animals within the trap, but also which of multiple points of entry were used by the animals to enter the trap.
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1. An animal trap comprising:
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a. An elongate base having an open top, a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, a first end wall, a second end wall, each of the first end wall and second end wall having an animal ingress opening, and the elongate base defining an animal storage section; b. a cover which closes the open top of the elongate base; and c. a first capture assembly located within the elongate base between the animal ingress opening of the first end wall and the animal storage section and a second capture assembly located within the elongate base between the animal ingress opening of the second end wall and the animal storage section, each of the animal capture assemblies including a first door, a second door, a stop and a ramp, the ramp being pivotal between a first position which allows an animal to enter the ramp through the animal ingress opening, and a second position which allows an animal to exit the ramp through the second door into the animal storage section, the first door being pivotal by movement of the ramp between a first position in which the first door overlies a portion of the ramp permitting an animal to enter the ramp through the animal ingress opening and a second position preventing an animal on the ramp from exiting through the animal ingress opening, the second door being pivotal between an open position which allows entry of an animal into the animal storage section and a closed position in which the second door engages the stop such that the second door cannot be pushed open by an animal within the animal storage section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An animal trap comprising:
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a. an enclosure having an animal ingress opening and an animal storage section; and b. a capture assembly located within the enclosure between the animal ingress opening and the animal storage section, the capture assembly including a ramp pivotal between first and second positions, a first door located between the ramp and the animal ingress opening movable between an open position and a closed position as the ramp moves from its first position to its second position, and a second door located between the ramp and the animal storage section movable between a closed position and an open position as the ramp moves from its first position and its second position, wherein the first door permits animals to enter the trap through the ingress opening when in its open position and prevents animals from exiting the trap through the ingress opening when in its closed position and the second door permits animals to enter the storage section when in its open position and prevents animals from exiting the storage section when in its closed position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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