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US 2008/0184613 A1Published application
Trap
OwnerJoseph Emery Finniganinventor
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Abstract
A trap comprises an enclosure having an opening and a door for closing the opening. The door has a first portion operatively connected to the enclosure and a second portion extending into the enclosure. The second portion of the door has a surface able to support a body of an animal.
Claims20
A trap for trapping a desired animal, the trap comprising:
- an enclosure having an opening;
- and
- a door for closing the opening, the door having a first portion operatively connected to the enclosure and a second portion extending into the enclosure, the second portion of the door having a surface area able to support a body of the animal.
A trap for trapping a desired animal, the trap comprising:
- an enclosure having an opening;
- and
- a door for closing the opening, the door having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the door having an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge of the first portion of the door being pivotably connected to the enclosure, the second portion of the door extending from the lower edge of the first portion of the door and into the enclosure, a surface area of the second portion of the door able to support a body of the animal.
A trap for trapping a desired animal, the animal having front legs and hind legs, the trap comprising:
- an enclosure having opening;
- and
- a door for closing the opening, the door having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the door having an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge of the first portion of the door being operatively connected to the enclosure, the second portion of the door extending from the lower edge of the first portion of the door and into the enclosure along a plane juxtaposed to a floor of the enclosure when the door is in a closed position, when the door is in the closed position the second portion of the door extending sufficiently into the enclosure so that when the animal's front legs are in contact with the first portion of the door the animal's hind legs rest on the second portion of the door, thereby preventing the animal from opening the door from inside the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.