US 2009/0151222 A1 · Rodent Trap Having Compressive Trapping Members

Abstract

A trap having a first housing member slideably engaged with a second housing member, to provide a collapsible trapping enclosure therebetween. The trap has an opening that provides a passageway to the trapping enclosure, such as an opening disposed in one of the first and second housing members. The trap has an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the opening is unobstructed so that an animal may enter and exit the trapping enclosure. In the closed position, the opening is substantially blocked. A trigger is located inside the trap, so that when the trigger is triggered by an animal, the trap moves to its closed position, enclosing the animal inside.

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Dependent claims

A rodent trap having an open position and a closed position, comprising:

a first housing member and a second housing member that are slidingly engaged and define a collapsible trapping enclosure therebetween;
at least one opening in one of said first and second housing members, wherein said opening provides a substantially unobstructed passageway to the collapsible trapping enclosure in said open position with the passageway being substantially obstructed in said closed position;
and
a trigger disposed at least partially inside said trapping enclosure that, when triggered by a rodent, causes the rodent trap to move from the open position to the closed position, by causing at least one of said first and second housing members to slide toward the other housing member, thereby collapsing the trapping enclosure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Rodent Trap Having Compressive Trapping Members

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Abstract

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