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US 12,660,807 B1Granted
Breakdown collapsible mousetrap with rotating vanes
OwnerJesse Jonah Whiteinventor
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Abstract
A mousetrap has a shaft connected to a clip. The shaft has a cylindrical rod with a flange at its proximal end and a cantilever snap-fit stop at its distal end. A pair of tubes are rotatably held on the cylindrical rod in a longitudinally spaced arrangement between the snap-fit stop and the flange. Each of the tubes has a mating sidewall that intermeshes with the other which causes the tubes to rotate in unison on the shaft. A pair of vanes are attached to and laterally extend outward from opposite sides of each one of the tubes in a plane. The planes for the pairs of vanes are perpendicular to each other.
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A mousetrap for use with a bucket, comprising:
- a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a cylindrical rod and a flange, wherein the cylindrical rod has a rod diameter and longitudinally extends a rod length from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the flange is located adjacent to the proximal end of the cylindrical rod and extends laterally outward from the cylindrical rod, and wherein the flange has a lateral width greater than the rod diameter;
- a proximal tube surrounding a first portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the proximal tube extends from the proximal end of the cylindrical rod toward the distal end by a first tube length, wherein the first tube length is less than the rod length, wherein the proximal tube has a first internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the proximal tube rotates relative to the shaft;
- a distal tube surrounding a second portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the distal tube extends from the distal end of the cylindrical rod toward the proximal end by a second tube length, wherein the second tube length is less than the rod length, wherein the distal tube has a second internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the proximal tube engages and rotates with the distal tube relative to the shaft;
- a first pair of vanes connected to the proximal tube, wherein a first lateral centerline through the first pair of vanes is spaced a first distance from the flange;
- and
- a second pair of vanes connected to the distal tube, wherein a second lateral centerline through the second pair of vanes is spaced a second distance from the flange, and wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
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A mousetrap for use with a bucket, comprising:
- a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a cylindrical rod, a flange, and a cantilever snap-fit stop, wherein the cylindrical rod has a rod diameter and longitudinally extends a rod length from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the flange is located adjacent to the proximal end of the cylindrical rod and extends laterally outward from the cylindrical rod, wherein the flange has a lateral width greater than the rod diameter, wherein the cantilever snap-fit stop comprises a pair of shanks and a pair of prongs, wherein the pair of shanks connect to and extend longitudinally from opposite sides of the distal end of the cylindrical rod to a corresponding pair of free ends, and wherein the pair of prongs are connected to and extend laterally outward from the free ends of the shanks;
- a first tube surrounding a first portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the first tube has a first internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the first tube rotates relative to the shaft;
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- a first set of vanes connected to and extending laterally outward from the first tube.
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A mousetrap for use with a bucket, comprising:
- a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a cylindrical rod, a flange, and a terminal stop, wherein the cylindrical rod has a rod diameter and longitudinally extends a rod length from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the flange is located adjacent to the proximal end of the cylindrical rod and extends laterally outward from the cylindrical rod, wherein the flange has a lateral width greater than the rod diameter, and wherein the terminal stop is located adjacent to the distal end of the cylindrical rod;
- a clip fixedly attached to the shaft proximate to the flange, wherein the clip connects to the bucket;
- a tube surrounding the cylindrical rod, wherein the tube has an internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the tube rotates relative to the shaft;
- a first pair of vanes connected to and extending laterally outward from the tube, wherein the first pair of vanes are situated in a first plane;
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- a second pair of vanes connected to and extending laterally outward from the tube, wherein the second pair of vanes are situated in a second plane, and wherein the second plane is perpendicular to the first plane.
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A mousetrap for use with a bucket, comprising:
- a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a cylindrical rod and a flange, wherein the cylindrical rod has a rod diameter and longitudinally extends a rod length from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the flange is located adjacent to the proximal end of the cylindrical rod and extends laterally outward from the cylindrical rod, and wherein the flange has a lateral width greater than the rod diameter;
- a proximal tube surrounding a first portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the proximal tube extends from the proximal end of the cylindrical rod toward the distal end by a first tube length, wherein the first tube length is less than the rod length, wherein the proximal tube has a first internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the proximal tube rotates relative to the shaft;
- a distal tube surrounding a second portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the distal tube extends from the distal end of the cylindrical rod toward the proximal end by a second tube length, wherein the second tube length is less than the rod length, wherein the distal tube has a second internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the proximal tube engages and rotates with the distal tube relative to the shaft;
- a first pair of vanes connected to the proximal tube;
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- a second pair of vanes connected to the distal tube, wherein a first lateral centerline through the first pair of vanes is spaced a first distance from the flange, wherein a second lateral centerline through the second pair of vanes is spaced a second distance from the flange, and wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
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A mousetrap for use with a bucket, comprising:
- a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a cylindrical rod and a flange, wherein the cylindrical rod has a rod diameter and longitudinally extends a rod length from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the flange is located adjacent to the proximal end of the cylindrical rod and extends laterally outward from the cylindrical rod, and wherein the flange has a lateral width greater than the rod diameter;
- a proximal tube surrounding a first portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the proximal tube extends from the proximal end of the cylindrical rod toward the distal end by a first tube length, wherein the first tube length is less than the rod length, wherein the proximal tube has a first internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the proximal tube rotates relative to the shaft;
- a distal tube surrounding a second portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the distal tube extends from the distal end of the cylindrical rod toward the proximal end by a second tube length, wherein the second tube length is less than the rod length, wherein the distal tube has a second internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the proximal tube engages and rotates with the distal tube relative to the shaft;
- a first pair of vanes connected to the proximal tube;
- a second pair of vanes connected to the distal tube;
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- a clip fixedly connected to the shaft proximate to the flange.
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A mousetrap for use with a bucket, comprising:
- a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a cylindrical rod and a flange, wherein the cylindrical rod has a rod diameter and longitudinally extends a rod length from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the flange is located adjacent to the proximal end of the cylindrical rod and extends laterally outward from the cylindrical rod, and wherein the flange has a lateral width greater than the rod diameter;
- a proximal tube surrounding a first portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the proximal tube extends from the proximal end of the cylindrical rod toward the distal end by a first tube length and comprises a first mating sidewall, wherein the first tube length is less than the rod length, wherein the proximal tube has a first internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the proximal tube rotates relative to the shaft;
- a distal tube surrounding a second portion of the cylindrical rod, wherein the distal tube extends from the distal end of the cylindrical rod toward the proximal end by a second tube length and comprises a second mating sidewall, wherein the second tube length is less than the rod length, wherein the distal tube has a second internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, and wherein the first mating sidewall of the proximal tube intermeshes and rotates with the second mating sidewall of the distal tube relative to the shaft;
- a first pair of vanes connected to the proximal tube;
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- a second pair of vanes connected to the distal tube.
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A mousetrap for use with a bucket, comprising:
- a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a cylindrical rod, a flange, and a terminal stop, wherein the cylindrical rod has a rod diameter and longitudinally extends a rod length from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the flange is located adjacent to the proximal end of the cylindrical rod and extends laterally outward from the cylindrical rod, wherein the flange has a lateral width greater than the rod diameter, and wherein the terminal stop is located adjacent to the distal end of the cylindrical rod;
- a clip fixedly connected to the shaft proximate to the flange;
- a tube surrounding the cylindrical rod, wherein the tube has an internal diameter greater than the rod diameter and less than the lateral width of the flange, wherein a first end of the tube is adjacent to the flange, wherein a second end of the tube is adjacent to the terminal stop, wherein the tube has a tube length extending from the first end to the second end, and wherein the tube rotates relative to the shaft;
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- a plurality of vanes connected to and extending laterally outward from the tube, wherein the plurality of vanes are situated in a plurality of planes, and wherein the planes intersect with the tube along the tube length between the first end and the second end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.