Animal trap

An animal trap, comprising;

• a first portion;
• a second portion coupled to the first portion, the second portion slidably repositionable relative to the first portion between a first position and a second position;
• a third portion coupled to an end of the first portion, the third portion including a plate spaced from the end of the first portion;
• a trigger assembly positioned to selectively hold the second portion in the first position such that an end of the second portion is spaced from the plate, the trigger assembly including a trigger;
• a biasing member disposed internally within the first portion, the biasing member positioned to force the second portion into the second position from the first position such that the end of the second portion engages with the plate in response to activation of the trigger, and the biasing member being positioned within the first portion and disposed around the second portion;
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• a cap positioned to enclose a first end of the first portion;
• wherein the second portion defines a ledge, wherein the biasing member is compressed between an interior surface of the cap and the ledge of the second portion when the second portion is in the first position.

An animal trap, comprising;

• a housing defining a first cavity;
• a snare tube defining a second cavity, a retention aperture, and a pair of slots extending longitudinally along a portion of a length of the snare tube, wherein the snare tube is positioned within the first cavity of the housing, and wherein the snare tube is repositionable between a cocked position and a deployed position;
• a snare cup coupled to an end of the housing, the snare cup defining a passage;
• a trigger assembly disposed within the second cavity of the snare tube, the trigger assembly including:
• a trigger housing having (i) a trigger casing defining a trigger cavity and (ii) a pair of supports extending from the trigger casing, the pair of supports positioned to protrude through the pair of slots of the snare tube and couple the trigger housing to the housing;
• a latch pivotally coupled to the pair of supports and biased to engage with the retention aperture of the snare tube to hold the snare tube in the cocked position;
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• a trigger disposed within the trigger cavity of the trigger casing and having a trigger rod extending from the trigger cavity into the passage, wherein engagement of the trigger rod causes the trigger to disengage the latch from the retention aperture, thereby releasing the snare tube from the cocked position;
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• a biasing member positioned to force the snare tube into the deployed position such that the snare tube projects into the passage in response to the latch disengaging from the retention aperture.

An animal trap, comprising;

• an outer tubular member having a first lower end and a first upper end, and defining a first cavity;
• an inner tubular member having a second lower end and a second upper end, and defining a second cavity, wherein at least a portion of the inner tubular member is positioned within the first cavity of the outer tubular member, and wherein the inner tubular member is slidably repositionable relative to the outer tubular member between a cocked position and a deployed position;
• a resilient member positioned to bias the inner tubular member into the deployed position;
• a bottom portion coupled to the first lower end of the outer tubular member, wherein at least one of the bottom portion and the first lower end of the outer tubular member define a passage;
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• a trigger assembly positioned to selectively hold the inner tubular member in the cocked position, the trigger assembly including a trigger extending into the passage, wherein the trigger assembly is fixed relative to the outer tubular member, and wherein the trigger assembly is disposed within the second cavity of the inner tubular member;
• wherein the inner tubular member defines a pair of slots that facilitate relative movement between the inner tubular member and the trigger assembly;
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• wherein the trigger assembly includes a trigger housing having (i) a trigger casing defining a trigger cavity that receives at least a portion of the trigger and (ii) a pair of supports extending from the trigger casing, the pair of supports positioned to protrude through the pair of slots of the inner tubular member and couple the trigger housing to the outer tubular member.