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US 12,543,723 B2Granted
Rodent killing apparatus
AssigneeJohn Plain
InventorJohn Plain
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Abstract
A rodent control apparatus comprising an elongated tube sized to receive a rodent (e.g., rat, mouse, etc.) at a front portion, electrocute the rodent in a middle portion, and propel the rodent's body toward a rodent disposal bag attached to a rear portion. The apparatus is configured to kill and store the remains of many rodents and, as such, finds great utility within the context of reducing a local rodent population.
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Apparatus for killing rodents, comprising:
- an elongated tube having a front end aperture sized to receive a rodent and a rear end configured to attachably receive a rodent disposal bag;
- a power conversion and control circuit for generating at least one alternating current (AC) electrical signal in response to a trigger signal indicative of the presence of a rodent within the elongated tube;
- at least one step-up transformer for converting an AC electrical signal into a high voltage AC electrical signal;
- at least one conductor for exposing a high voltage AC electrical signal to a rodent within the elongated tube;
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- a rodent motivation mechanism configured to move a rodent toward the distal end of the elongated tube;
- wherein the rodent motivation mechanism comprises a moving belt disposed between front and rear belt rollers attached to respective front and rear lower surfaces of the elongated tube, at least one of the front and rear belt rollers being rotated via a motor electrically coupled to the power conversion and control circuit.
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Apparatus for killing rodents, comprising:
- an elongated tube having a front end aperture sized to receive a rodent and a rear end configured to attachably receive a rodent disposal bag;
- a power conversion and control circuit for generating at least one alternating current (AC) electrical signal in response to a trigger signal indicative of the presence of a rodent within the elongated tube;
- at least one step-up transformer for converting an AC electrical signal into a high voltage AC electrical signal;
- at least one conductor for exposing a high voltage AC electrical signal to a rodent within the elongated tube;
- a rodent motivation mechanism configured to move a rodent toward the distal end of the elongated tube;
- an elongated housing containing therein the elongated tube;
- an enclosure, attached to the elongated housing, containing therein the power conversion and control circuit and a battery;
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- an observation aperture formed within an upper portion of the elongated housing, the observation aperture having fitted thereto a removable observation door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.