US 12,161,105 B2Granted

Animal snare

OwnerEdward John Briceinventor

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Abstract

An animal snare includes an elongated barrel and first and second carriages slidably supported on the barrel. The first and second carriages are interconnected by a cord. A snare extends out the first end of the barrel and has at least one end affixed to the second carriage. An elastic member is releasably connected to the first carriage and is configured to bias the first carriage toward a fired position. The elastic member is in tension when the first carriage is in a cocked position. A trigger assembly is configured to retain the first carriage in the cocked position against the tension of the elastic member. Actuation of the trigger assembly causes release of the first carriage and permits the first carriage to travel along the barrel toward the first end to the fired position as the tension in the elastic member is released to draw the snare.

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Dependent claims

An animal snare comprising:

an elongated barrel having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface;
a first carriage slidably engaged on the outer surface of the barrel and configured to travel along at least a portion of the barrel between a cocked position and a fired position;
a second carriage slidably retained within the inner surface of the barrel and configured to travel along at least a portion of the barrel;
a pulley positioned distal to the second end of the barrel;
a cord having a first end affixed to the first carriage, a second end affixed to the second carriage, and a portion disposed around the pulley;
a snare extending out the first end of the barrel and having at least one end affixed to the second carriage;
an elastic member releasably connected to the first carriage and configured to bias the first carriage toward the fired position, wherein the elastic member is in tension when the first carriage is in the cocked position;
and
a trigger assembly configured to retain the first carriage in the cocked position against the tension of the elastic member, wherein actuation of a trigger of the trigger assembly causes release of the first carriage and permits the first carriage to travel along the barrel toward the first end to the fired position as the tension in the elastic member is released.

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An animal snare comprising:

an elongated first barrel portion having a first end and a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface and an axis from the first end to the second end;
a first carriage slidably engaged on the outer surface of the first barrel portion, the first carriage configured to travel along at least a portion of the first barrel axis;
a second carriage slidably retained within the inner surface of the first barrel portion and configured to travel along at least a portion of the first barrel axis;
a pulley;
a cord having a first end affixed to the first carriage and a second end affixed to the second carriage wherein at least a portion of the cord is disposed around a portion of the pulley;
a curved second barrel portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the curved second barrel portion is affixed to the first end of the elongated first barrel portion;
a snare extending out the first end of the curved second barrel portion, the snare having at least one end affixed to the second carriage;
an elastic member connected to the first carriage that, when stretched toward the second end of the first barrel portion, pulls the first carriage toward the first end of the first barrel portion;
and
a trigger configured to retain the first carriage along the first barrel portion with the elastic member in a stretched condition such that an activation of the trigger permits the first carriage to travel along the first barrel portion toward the first end as tension in the elastic band member is released.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.