RODENT TRAP HAVING A PIVOTING PLATFORM
First Claim
1. A trap, comprising:
- a housing having an entrance, a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a roof, and a base extending between the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall;
the entrance being located opposite the rear wall;
the roof extending between the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall;
a trigger structure pivotally coupled to first and second side walls at a first location adjacent the base;
a pivoting structure pivotally coupled to first and second side walls at a second location and adapted to releasably engage with the trigger structure; and
a trigger plate located at an upper portion of the trigger structure such that, when triggered by a rodent, the trigger plate causing a latch mechanism on the trigger structure to disengage the pivoting structure, causing the pivoting structure to pivot towards the wall thereby moving the rodent towards the rear wall and trapping the rodent between at least the pivoting structure and the rear wall of the housing.
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Abstract
A trap has a housing including an entrance. Internally, the trap has a trigger structure including a trigger plate and a latch mechanism, coupled with the housing; and a pivoting structure pivotally coupled with the housing and adapted to releasably engage with the latch mechanism of the trigger structure. When the trap is triggered by a rodent, the pivoting structure disengages from the latch mechanism and the pivoting structure pivots towards a rear wall of the housing and the trigger plate, and the trigger plate pivots toward the pivoting structure, moving the rodent against towards the rear wall of the housing and trapping the rodent between the pivoting structure and the rear wall. Once the trap is triggered, the rodent is contained and in most cases, killed, within the trap.
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20 Claims
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1. A trap, comprising:
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a housing having an entrance, a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a roof, and a base extending between the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall; the entrance being located opposite the rear wall; the roof extending between the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall; a trigger structure pivotally coupled to first and second side walls at a first location adjacent the base; a pivoting structure pivotally coupled to first and second side walls at a second location and adapted to releasably engage with the trigger structure; and a trigger plate located at an upper portion of the trigger structure such that, when triggered by a rodent, the trigger plate causing a latch mechanism on the trigger structure to disengage the pivoting structure, causing the pivoting structure to pivot towards the wall thereby moving the rodent towards the rear wall and trapping the rodent between at least the pivoting structure and the rear wall of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A trap, comprising:
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a housing having an entrance, a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a roof, and a base extending between the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall; the entrance being located opposite the rear wall; the roof extending between the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall, the roof comprising a protrusion extending toward the base; a trigger structure pivotally coupled to first and second side walls at a first location adjacent the base; a pivoting structure pivotally coupled to first and second side walls at a second location and adapted to releasably engage with the trigger structure, the pivoting structure comprising a paddle and a vertical extension piece, wherein the vertical extension piece includes a distal end; and a trigger plate located at an upper portion of the trigger structure such that, when triggered, the trigger plate causing a latch mechanism on the trigger structure to disengage the pivoting structure, causing the pivoting structure to pivot to a triggered position such that the distal end of the vertical extension piece moves to a position adjacent the rear wall and the paddle moves to a position such that the paddle engages the protrusion of the roof, enclosing an interior portion of the trap.
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Specification