Electrocuting mouse trap with automatic chamber-clearing mechanism and access control mechanism

An electronic mouse trap for electrocuting and collecting multiple mice comprising:

• a base having a collection area;
• a roof assembly mounted to the base and having an entranceway with an associated door movable between an opened position and a closed position to open and close said entranceway, respectively;
• a chamber assembly rotatably mounted between the roof assembly and the base and having a killing chamber that is positioned above the collection area, said chamber assembly when in a home position configured to provide a mouse with access to said killing chamber through said entranceway and to initiate a killing cycle;
• and
• a power-driven rotating assembly configured, upon completion of the killing cycle and killing of a mouse, to automatically activate and rotate the chamber assembly to a dump position so as to dump the mouse from said chamber assembly into the collection area, said door moving to said closed position upon rotation of said chamber assembly toward said dump position to prevent mice from passing through said entranceway, said power-driven rotating assembly subsequently returning said chamber assembly to the home position and said door moving to said opened position to provide a next mouse with access to the killing chamber.

An electronic mouse trap for electrocuting and collecting multiple mice comprising:

• a housing having a killing chamber and a collection area, said killing chamber including electrocuting plates;
• a power source associated with said housing to activate said plates upon sensing of a mouse therein for a specified killing cycle;
• a power-driven clearing mechanism configured, upon completion of the killing cycle and killing of a mouse, to automatically rotate said killing chamber to a dump position to transfer said dead mouse from said killing chamber into said collection area, said power-driven clearing mechanism subsequently returning to a home position for a next mouse;
• and
• an access control mechanism operable to enable and disable access to said trap by mice, said access control mechanism enabling access when said killing chamber is in said home position and disabling access when said killing chamber is out of said position.

A method of electrocuting and collecting multiple mice with a trap having a killing chamber with electrocuting plates, a high voltage output circuit, an automatic chamber clearing mechanism, an access control mechanism, and a collection area comprising:

• sensing a mouse on said electrocuting plates;
• activating said high voltage output circuit in response to said sensing for a specified killing cycle during which high voltage is directed to said electrocuting plates;
• automatically activating said chamber clearing mechanism to transfer said dead mouse from said killing chamber into said collection area;
• automatically activating said access control mechanism to prevent access to said trap by a next mouse when said chamber clearing mechanism is activated;
• automatically returning said chamber clearing mechanism to a home position for a next mouse;
• and
• automatically resetting said access control mechanism upon return to said home position to allow a next mouse to access said trap.