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US 5,325,622 AGranted
Bird trap assembly
OwnerDwain H. Merickelinventor
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Abstract
A trap assembly for trapping birds which have natural instinct to nest or roost in dark places is provided. The trap assembly comprises a housing having a closed end and an open end. A darkened area within the housing entices the birds to enter the housing through the open end. A trap mechanism immediately adjacent the open end traps the birds within the housing thereby preventing the birds from exiting the housing via the open end.
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A trap assembly for trapping birds which have a natural instinct to nest or roost in dark places, the trap assembly comprising:
- a housing having a closed end and an open end truncated along a first plane angularly offset from a longitudinal axis of the housing, the housing being constructed of a light impermeable material such that a darkened area is created within the housing such that the birds are enticed to enter the housing through the open end;
- trap means immediately adjacent the open end for trapping the birds within the housing thereby preventing the birds from exiting the housing via the open end;
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- mounting means attached to the housing for mounting the trap assembly at an angle above the ground surface with the closed end closer to the ground surface that the open end.
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A trap for trapping birds, the tap comprising:
- a tubular housing having a first end and a second end;
- a door covering the first end of the housing, the door blocking light from entering the housing through the first end, the door and the housing crating a darkened area within the housing;
- a plate member covering the second end of the housing, the plate member having an aperture sufficiently sized for allowing birds to enter the housing;
- trap means immediately adjacent the aperture for trapping the birds upon the bird's entry into the housing;
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- mounting means attached to the housing for mounting the trap assembly at an angle above the ground surface with the closed end closer to the ground surface than the open end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.