Cage Trap Trip Mechanism and Assembly Method

An animal trap, comprising:

• a cage defining an interior space and including:
• at least one of a wire mesh floor, a pair of wire mesh side walls, or a wire mesh rear wall;
• and
• a polymer top wall removably attached to at least one of the rear wall or the side walls;
• a door mounted to the cage and adapted to selectively open and close an entrance of the trap to the interior space;
• and
• a trigger assembly operatively connectable to the door and adapted to hold the door in an open position.

A method of assembling and setting an animal trap comprising the steps of:

• attaching a molded top wall to at least one of a wire mesh rear wall or a pair of opposed wire mesh side walls to form at least part of a cage of the trap;
• attaching a pair of molded side supports a respective one of the pair of opposed side walls;
• rotatably attaching a door of the trap to the pair of side supports;
• and
• connecting an actuating linkage to a trigger assembly of the trap to maintain the door of the trap in an open position.