Electronic Animal Trap Assembly
OwnerPeregrino Brimahinventor
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Abstract
An electronic animal trap assembly for trapping an animal using motion detection includes a box that may be positioned on a support surface. The box has an open end and a rodent pass passes through the open end to enter the box. A door is hingedly coupled to the box and the door is selectively urged between an open position and a closed position. The door is aligned with the open end of the box such that the door selectively exposes and closes the open end. A control unit is coupled to the box and the control unit detects motion within the box. The control unit is operationally coupled to the door. The control unit selectively urges the door into the closed position when the control unit detects motion within the box. In this way the control unit traps the rodent in the box.
Claims12
And electronic animal trap assembly being configured to detect a motion and trap an animal, said assembly comprising:
- a box being configured to be positioned on a support surface, said box having an open end wherein said open end is configured to have a rodent pass therethrough to enter said box, said box being configured to contain bait thereby tempting the rodent to enter said box;
- a door being hingedly coupled to said box, said door being selectively urged between an open position and a closed position, said door being aligned with said open end of said box such that said door selectively exposes and closes said open end;
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- a control unit being coupled to said box wherein said control unit is configured to detect motion within said box, said control unit being operationally coupled to said door, said control unit selectively urging said door into said closed position when said control unit detects motion within said box wherein said control unit is configured to trap the rodent in said box.
An electronic animal trap assembly being configured to detect a motion and trap an animal, said assembly comprising:
- a box being configured to be positioned on a support surface, said box having an open end wherein said open end is configured to have a rodent pass therethrough to enter said box, said box being configured to contain bait thereby tempting the rodent to enter said box, said box comprising a plurality of intersecting panels, said intersecting panels being removably coupled to each other such that said box is selectively collapsible, each of said intersecting panels having a perimeter edge, said perimeter edge corresponding each of said intersecting panels comprising a plurality of dovetails, said dovetails corresponding to each of said panels engaging said dovetails on associated ones of said panels to construct said box;
- a door being hingedly coupled to said box, said door being selectively urged between an open position and a closed position, said door being aligned with said open end of said box such that said door selectively exposes and closes said open end;
- a biasing member being coupled to said door, said biasing member engaging said box such that said biasing member biases said door into said closed position;
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- a control unit being coupled to said box wherein said control unit is configured to detect motion within said box, said control unit being operationally coupled to said door, said control unit selectively urging said door into said closed position when said control unit detects motion within said box wherein said control unit is configured to trap the rodent in said box, said control unit comprising;
- a housing being coupled and associated one of said intersecting panels,
- a processor being positioned within said housing, said processor selectively generating a close sequence,
- a motion sensor being coupled to said associated intersecting panel, said motion sensor being positioned on said associated intersecting panel such that said motion sensor is positioned within said box when said box is constructed wherein said motion sensor is configured to sense when the rodent enters said box, said motion sensor being electrically coupled to said processor, said processor generating said close sequence when said motion sensor senses motion,
- a motor being positioned in said housing, said motor being electrically coupled to said processor, said motor being turned on to rotate in a first direction or a second direction, said processor turning on said motor to rotate in said second direction when said processor generates said close sequence, said motor extending through said associated intersecting panel,
- a rod being mechanically coupled to said motor, said rod having a distal end with respect to said motor, said distal end of said rod engaging said door when said motor rotates in said first direction such that said rod urges said door into said open position wherein said box is configured to have the rodent enter the box, said distal end of said rod being spaced from said door when said motor rotates in said second direction such that said biasing member biases said door into said closed position wherein said box is configured to trap the rodent, and
- a power supply being positioned in said housing, said power supply being electrically coupled to said processor, said power supply comprising at least one battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.