Animal trap for ground moles and the like
OwnerAlbert W. Kelleyinventor
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Abstract
An elongate hollow body of frusto conical tubular formation having a plurality of internal prongs resiliently projecting obliquely into the hollow of the body obliquely away from the larger body end, and a closure on the smaller body end, the body being constituted of longitudinal sections swingable relative to each other for opening the body to remove an occupant.
Claims6
An animal trap for ground moles and the like, said trap comprising an elongate tubular body fabricated of reticulated wirework material and having a longitudinal internal hollow open at one body end and closed at the other body end, said hollow defining a passageway tapering continuously inwardly from said one body end to the other, and a plurality of resilient prongs carried by said body at locations spaced longitudinally of and circumferentially about said body and projecting into said passageway, said prongs being formed from the wire of said wirework material and extending obliquely into said passageway away from said one body end, for impaling an animal having entered said passageway and attempting to return out of said passageway so that the animal continues further into said tapering passageway until immobilized against further movement both laterally and longitudinally.
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