Raccoon trap
OwnerRobert E. Alleninventor
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Abstract
A live trap for capturing an animal by its paw includes a hollow body with a ground stake. A lever assembly, jaw, latch, and trigger are pivotally mounted on the body for movement between a released position and a set position. A trapper can squeeze the lever to automatically set the trap without touching the latch or the trigger. A latch guide on the lever and a curved surface on the trigger direct the latch into retentive engagement with a notch in the trigger for setting the trap. The latch is released by an animal withdrawing its paw from a position behind the trigger, where bait resides.
Claims20
A trap for catching an animal's paw, comprising:
- a tubular body with forward and rearward ends;
- a jaw at the forward end of the trap;
- a lever having a forward end attached to the jaw and a rearward end, and being pivotally mounted to the body between the forward and rearward ends;
- a trigger pivotally mounted on the body;
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- a latch pivotally mounted on the body and having a rear end adapted to releasably engage the trigger;
- whereby squeezing the rear end of the lever automatically moves the latch into engagement with the trigger and moves the jaw into the body so as to set the trap.
A paw trap for catching an animal, comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a jaw extendable into the body;
- a trigger pivotally mounted to the body;
- a latch pivotally mounted to the body;
- a lever pivotally mounted to the body and connected to the jaw;
- a torsion spring in the interior of the body to bias the arm to a release position;
- a guide on the lever and through which the latch extends;
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- whereby pivoting the lever away from the release position simultaneously moves the jaw into the body and positions the latch to lock the trigger in a set position.
An animal trap, comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a jaw extending into the body;
- a trigger pivotally mounted to the body;
- a latch pivotally mounted to the body;
- the trigger having a curved end for sliding engagement by the latch and a notch above the curved end for receipt of the latch so as to set the trap.
A paw trap for catching an animal by its paw, comprising:
- a tubular body with forward and rearward ends;
- a jaw at the forward end of the trap;
- a trigger pivotally mounted on the body;
- a latch pivotally mounted on the body and having a rear end adapted to releasably engage the trigger;
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- a stake attached to the body and extending angularly relative to a longitudinal axis of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.