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US 10,440,944 B2Granted
Smart micro-mouse trap
OwnerDennis LaRoqueinventor
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Abstract
A smart micro-mouse trap is disclosed herein which can be used to trap and kill the mouse, rat, rodent, etc. instantly. The embodiment comprises an enclosure for the mouse, a beam to detect the mouse, a trap, a latch and a solenoid powered by an electrical circuit to activate the tripping mechanism as the mouse enters the trap and breaks the beam. The smart micro-mouse trap is advantageous and useful as it is inexpensive, easy to operate, durable and allows for sanitary disposal of the dead mice, rats, rodents without contact to human.
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An electro-mechanical rodent trap comprising:
- a) an enclosure having a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a floor wherein the floor and walls are connected together, and an animal access opening is positioned between and formed by the first wall and the third wall, wherein the animal access opening is positioned opposite the second wall;
- b) an electronic eye system mounted to the enclosure configured to generate a beam across the animal access opening;
- c) a trap having a spring-loaded arm positioned within the enclosure which may be loaded and unloaded;
- d) a solenoid powered by an electrical circuit board mounted to the enclosure, the solenoid electrically coupled to the electronic eye system and mechanically coupled with the spring-loaded arm of the trap, and
- e) a latch mount positioned on the second wall opposite the animal access opening.
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An electro-mechanical rodent trap comprising:
- a) an enclosure having a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a floor wherein the floor and walls are connected together, and an animal access opening is positioned between the first wall and the third wall, wherein the first wall and the third wall are parallel and the second wall is opposite the animal access opening;
- b) an electronic eye system mounted to the enclosure configured to generate a beam across the animal access opening, the beam configured as a detector device to detect the entrance of a rodent, the electronic eye system generating the beam when activated;
- c) a trap having a spring-loaded arm positioned within the enclosure, the spring-loaded arm is swingable from a loaded position to a release position;
- d) a solenoid powered by an electrical circuit board mounted outside the enclosure, the solenoid coupled with the electronic eye system and mechanically coupled with the spring-loaded arm of the trap;
- e) a latch mount positioned on the second wall;
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- f) wherein upon the rodent breaking the beam, the spring-loaded arm is released by the solenoid to contact the rodent and pin the rodent to the floor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.