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US 10,743,531 B2Granted
Wireless rodent trap sensor
OwnerKeven Walter Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A single motion sensing assembly device will activate and transmit a signal when a rodent trap is triggered. The single sensor assembly provide a sensing rod attached to one side of a leaf of an open hinge and a magnet affixed to the same leaf on the opposite side. The magnet is positioned adjacent to a reed switch and transmitter which is attached to the opposite leaf of the open hinge. The sensing rod is moved up and down causing the reed switch to activate the transmitter.
Claims7
A sensor system for monitoring a Rodent Trap, said sensor system comprising:
- a hinge upon which a sensing rod is attached to a first leaf positioned above a magnet attached to an opposite side of said first leaf;
- a battery, a reed switch, a microprocessor, and a wireless transmitter, all contained within a sensor housing attached to a second leaf of said hinge adjacent to said magnet;
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- a base weight upon which rest said magnet and said housing.
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