Rodent trap

Abstract

A rodent trap especially suited for trapping mice or rats comprises a shell having two parallel sides and a top. A separate enclosure having a concave door, a concave roof and a convex connecting side rigidly connected to the door at one end and to the roof at the other end forming a triangular spaced interior. The enclosure is set inside the shell and pivotally connected to the side walls at the juncture of the door and connecting side of the enclosure. Thus the enclosure can be tilted to a stable position with the enclosure totally enclosed by the side walls and a less stable position with the enclosure partially outside the shell and the interior space of the enclosure is accessible to a rodent. When the rodent enters the enclosure, and climbs onto the connecting side for the bait, the rodent's weight tilts the enclosure backward to a totally closed position, and the rodent is thus trapped within.

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