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US 10,973,222 B1Granted
Automated hog trap
AssigneeAmbush 360, LLC
InventorWalter W. Pankey
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Abstract
A system and method for trapping and securing wild animals, especially hogs, by using a flexible perimeter fence attached to a counter weight. Springing of the traps drops the counterweight and pulls up the perimeter fence around the wild hogs. A modular frame breaks down easily for users to carry the automated hog trap into and out of the backcountry easily.
Claims19
An automated hog trap, comprising:
- a frame located on a ground surface, the frame including sectional leg members, truss members, and lateral members;
- a containment system, comprising:
- a net suspended within a perimeter of the frame, the net being attached to interior portions of the frame and being configured to form a fence;
- and
- a plurality of retaining rings, each retaining ring encompassing a corresponding leg member;
- an activation system supported by the frame;
- wherein the activation system raises the net to form the fence once triggered.
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An automated hog trap, comprising:
- a frame, comprising:
- a plurality of leg members;
- a plurality of truss members;
- a plurality of lateral members;
- and
- a plurality of interconnect members;
- a containment system, comprising:
- an annular shaped net configured to form a fence;
- and
- a plurality of retaining rings, each retaining ring encompassing a corresponding leg member;
- wherein the annular shaped net is coupled to the retaining rings;
- an activation system supported by the frame, the activation system comprising:
- a counterweight coupled to the annular shaped net;
- and
- a trip wire configured to release the counterweight;
- wherein the activation system raises the annular net to form the fence once triggered.
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An automated hog trap, comprising:
- a first frame, having;
- a plurality of sectional leg members;
- a plurality of truss members;
- a plurality of lateral members;
- a plurality of interconnect members having integral bearings;
- and
- a plurality of retaining members, each retaining member being slidingly coupled to a leg member;
- a containment system, having;
- an annular shaped net configured to form a fence;
- wherein the annular shaped net is within a perimeter and attached to interior portions of the first frame;
- and
- wherein each retaining member comprises a pair of annular members having openings offset from each other;
- and
- an activation system supported by the first frame, the activation system comprising:
- a counterweight coupled to the annular shaped net;
- a locking system;
- and
- a trip wire configured to release the counterweight;
- wherein the activation system raises the fence once triggered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.