Trap
AssigneeEcotrap Pty. Ltd.
InventorRoy Alan Draper
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Abstract
Animal trap (10) comprises at least one base member (12) for contact with ground, at least one frame member (18) pivotally arranged with respect to at least one base member (12) and release mechanism (30) for holding, in use, at least one frame member (18) under tension above ground. Netting (54) attached to at least one frame member (18) so that when release mechanism (30) is tripped by animal (56) entering trap (10), at least one frame member (18) pulls netting (54) over animal (56) as at least one frame member (18) falls to ground when tension is released.
Claims13
An animal trap including at least one base member for providing contact of said trap with the ground, at least one frame member pivotally attached to said at least one base member, a release mechanism for holding, in use, said at least one frame member under tension above the ground and netting attached to said at least one frame member whereby, in use, when said release mechanism is tripped by an animal entering said trap, said at least one tensioned frame, member pulls said netting over said animal as said at least one frame member falls to the ground when said tension is released.
The animal trap of any one of the preceding claims, wherein a cord is coupled to said release mechanism at one end and to a bait at the other end.
The animal trap of any one of the preceding claims, wherein said at least one frame member is, in use, staked to the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.