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US 12,751,443 B2Granted
Animal kill trap
AssigneeREWILD Limited
InventorNicholas Paul David Jones
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Abstract
Described herein is an animal kill trap. More specifically, an improved animal trap configured for trapping and humanely killing small mammalian predators. The trap comprises an integrated enclosure which utilizes the lid for setting the trap mechanism, and additionally acts as a safety mechanism wherein when the lid is the open position, the trap is deactivated and thus avoiding any harm to the user. The trap comprises a tunnel architecture which is appealing to the predators, and additionally has a capture flag to indicate when a predator has been captured.
Claims24
An animal kill trap comprising:
- an enclosure that comprises
- an upper lid pivotally connected to the enclosure, and
- a trap mechanism;
- and,
- wherein said trap mechanism comprises
- a kill bar,
- two lid reset arms, and
- two linkage members, such that each lid reset arm of said two lid reset arms comprises one of said two linkage members located on either side of the kill bar and attached to the upper lid,
- wherein the kill bar is mechanically linked to the upper lid by way of said two linkage members located on either side of the kill bar.
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