Animal trap

An improved animal trap, comprising:

• a housing having a top, a bottom, and a peripheral sidewall which in combination form an imprisoning enclosure for confining an animal therein;
• said housing including a bait container for confining bait therein, and wherein said bait container has a plurality of holes formed therein so as to allow bait aroma to emanate within and around said imprisoning enclosure;
• wherein said bait container comprises a hollow cylinder having a thread formed thereon, the hollow cylinder for the storage of the bait therein, the cylinder attached to a portion of one of the peripheral sidewalls, said portion of the peripheral sidewall having apertures therein so as to allow aroma from bait to migrate into the imprisoning enclosure, and wherein the bait enclosure further comprises a threaded cap for removable engagement with the thread on the cylinder, the cap having apertures therein so as to allow aroma from the bait to migrate about the exterior of the trap;
• an entry port formed in said peripheral sidewall for providing access to said imprisoning enclosure;
• a non-linear passageway disposed within said imprisoning enclosure with a first end adjoined with said entry port and a second end open to said imprisoning enclosure, said passageway having at least one slotted pivot region formed therein;
• and
• at least one door corresponding to said at least one slotted pivot region, each said door having a pivot rod extending along one edge for suspending said door from said corresponding slotted pivot region so as to allow said door to pivot between an open and a closed position;
• wherein said passageway with each said slotted pivot region and each said corresponding door with each said pivot rod being operatively engaged to allow each said door to open in an inward direction when an inward force is applied thereto but to substantially prevent each said door from opening in said inward direction when an upward force is applied thereto, thereby allowing an animal to enter said imprisoning enclosure but substantially preventing said animal from exiting said imprisoning enclosure.