Animal trap
AssigneeWhite Buffalo, Inc
InventorAnthony J. DeNicola
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Abstract
An animal trap is provided that includes a plurality of posts and a net structure. The net structure is attached to the posts. The net structure has a width that extends between an upper lateral edge and a lower lateral edge, a first length that extends between a first lengthwise end and a second lengthwise end at the upper lateral edge, and a second length that extends between the first and second lengthwise ends at the lower lateral edge. The net structure includes a net and an upper cord. The upper cord is attached to the net. The net structure is configurable in a set configuration having an interior trap region. In the set configuration, the net structure has a first circumference at the upper lateral edge and a second circumference at the lower lateral edge. The first circumference is greater than the second circumference.
Claims13
A trap for trapping animals, comprising:
- a flexible net structure including:
- a collapsible net formed from a plurality of spaced apart flexible lines that define a plurality of openings within the net, the net having a width that extends between an upper lateral edge and a lower lateral edge, a first length that extends between a first lengthwise end and a second lengthwise end at the upper lateral edge, and a second length that extends between the first lengthwise end and the second lengthwise end at the lower lateral edge;
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- a flexible upper cord attached to the collapsible net at the upper lateral edge extending the first length of the net;
- wherein the collapsible net is configurable in a closed configuration where the first lengthwise end and the second lengthwise end are disposed proximate each other, and the lower lateral edge defines a trap opening;
- a plurality of posts configured to support the flexible upper cord and a hanging portion of the flexible net structure above a ground surface;
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- a plurality of anchoring devices, each anchoring device including a mechanical fastener and an anchor stake, and each anchoring device configured for coupling at least a portion of the lower lateral edge of the net with the ground surface, the coupling configured to permit an amount of movement of the at least a portion of the lower lateral edge relative to the ground surface sufficient for animal ingress through the trap opening.
A trap for trapping animals, comprising:
- a flexible net structure including:
- a collapsible net formed from a plurality of spaced apart flexible lines that define a plurality of openings within the net, the net having a width that extends between an upper lateral edge and a lower lateral edge, a first length that extends between a first lengthwise end and a second lengthwise end at the upper lateral edge, and a second length that extends between the first lengthwise end and the second lengthwise end at the lower lateral edge;
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- a flexible upper cord attached to the collapsible net at the upper lateral edge extending the first length of the net;
- wherein the collapsible net is configurable in a closed configuration where the first lengthwise end and the second lengthwise end are disposed proximate each other, and the lower lateral edge defines a trap opening;
- a plurality of posts configured to support the flexible upper cord and a hanging portion of the flexible net structure above a ground surface;
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- a plurality of anchoring devices each configured for coupling at least a portion of the lower lateral edge of the net with the ground surface, the coupling configured to permit an amount of movement of the at least a portion of the lower lateral edge relative to the ground surface sufficient for animal ingress through the trap opening;
- wherein in the closed configuration, the lower lateral edge of the net is gravitationally biased to be in contact with the ground surface;
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- wherein the plurality of anchoring devices are configured to be driven into the ground surface and configured to allow the at least a portion of the lower lateral edge of the net to be lifted off of the ground surface a limited distance and to return to the ground surface by gravitational force;
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- wherein each of the plurality of anchoring devices includes a mechanical fastener and an anchor stake and is configured to permit the mechanical fastener to slide along a length of the anchor stake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.