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US 2017/0000105 A1Published application
Animal cage trap
OwnerNeil Ziegmanninventor
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Abstract
A live animal cage trap has a door and a trigger which are continuously connected by a rod, such that when the door opens, the trigger automatically sets and when the trigger is tripped, the door automatically closes by gravity. No springs are provided on the trap. A slide lock on the door prevents the door from being opened by an animal inside the cage. A trigger guard is provided inside the cage to prevent trigger damage by an animal in the cage.
Claims22
A live animal cage trap, comprising:
- a compartment defined by a front wall, a rear wall, opposite side walls, a top, and a bottom;
- a door in one of the walls, and being pivotally connected at an upper edge for pivotal movement between open and closed positions;
- a lock connected to the door and slidably movable between a lock position adjacent a lower edge of the door to prevent the door from opening and an unlock position adjacent to an upper edge of the door to allow the door to open;
- a trigger pivotally mounted to the top for movement between a raised position and a lowered set position extending into the compartment;
- the trigger and the door being interconnected such that moving the door to the open position automatically moves the trigger to the set position;
- and
- whereby actuation of the trigger by an animal in the compartment releases the trigger from the set position and thereby closes the door to entrap the animal.
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The animal cage trap of claim I wherein the trigger and the door are free from any spring energy.
A live animal cage trap, comprising:
- a cage with a door moveable between a raised open position and a lowered closed position;
- a trigger inside the cage moveable between a raised tripped position and a lowered set position;
- a catch on the trigger to selectively hold the trigger in the set position;
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- a rod connected to the catch and to the door to maintain the door in the open position when the trigger is in the set position;
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A live animal trap, comprising
- a cage;
- a door on the cage moveable between open and closed positions;
- a trigger on the cage moveable between set and unset positions;
- and
- a guard on the cage for guarding the trigger in the unset position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.