Animal trap and package therefor
AssigneeWoodstream Corporation
InventorAnthony J. Souza
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Abstract
An animal trap, particularly a mouse trap or the like, in combination with a package therefor wherein the trap is normally urged into a collapsible container forming part of the package, such as a paper bag, by a resilient means in the form of a rubber band or the like, with a limited stop means being provided to temporarily maintain the trap outside the container until an animal triggers the trap at which time the impact causes the trap to jump the stop and be withdrawn into the container. The trap and the trapped animal are thus encased by the package and can be disposed of without contact by the user.
Claims10
In combination, animal trap means and a package means therefor, said package means including a container portion, resilient means normally tending to withdraw said trap means into said container portion of said package means, and limited stop means forming part of said package means for temporarily maintaining said trap means outside said container portion of said package means, springing of said trap means in catching an animal overriding said limited stop means, whereby said trap means and the animal trapped thereby are automatically withdrawn into said container portion of said package means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.