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Signal mousetrap apparatus

  • US 5,184,416 A
  • Filed: 12/02/1991
  • Issued: 02/09/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mousetrap apparatus, comprising in combination,a mousetrap assembly, the mousetrap assembly including a base plate with the base plate forward edge and a "U" shaped bail pivotally mounted medially of the base plate, the "U" shaped bail mounted about a axle, with the axle fixedly mounted to the base plate, andan axle spring biasing the "U" shaped bail to a first position, with the "U" shaped bail including a base leg, and the base leg oriented adjacent the forward edge in the first position, anda first contact boss and a second contact boss mounted relative to the base plate adjacent the forward edge, and the first contact boss and the second contact boss spaced from the axle a predetermined length, and the axle spaced from the base leg a further predetermined length, wherein the further predetermined length is equal to the predetermined length, anda signal housing, the signal housing including at least one battery contained therewithin, and a visual signal light mounted to the housing projecting exteriorly thereof, anda first electrical transmission line and a second electrical transmission line mounted to the respective first and second contact boss in electrical communication with the at least one battery, whereupon actuation of the "U" shaped bail to the first position in contiguous communication with the first and second contact bosses effects illumination of the signal light.

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