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US 5,528,852 AGranted
Rotating cylinder rodent trap
OwnerExtry R. Sarffinventor
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Abstract
A trap for capturing rodents within a bucket. The inventive device includes an axle having a cylinder rotatably positioned thereon. A mounting assembly secures the axle across an open upper end of a container. A ramp extends from a ground surface to the upper end of the container, whereby a comestible paste applied to the cylinder will lure a rodent up the ramp and onto the cylinder which rotates to deposit the rodent into the container.
Claims2
A rotating cylinder rodent trap comprising:
- a container;
- an axle of substantially elongated configuration positioned across an open end of said container;
- a cylinder rotatably mounted about the axle so as to be positioned in a substantially horizontal orientation centered over the open upper end of the container;
- a ramp extending from the open upper end of the container and downwardly therefrom so as to be positionable upon a second surface;
- and a mounting means for securing the axle across the open upper end of said container, said mounting means comprising an end plate secured to a first end of the axle, with the axle including exterior threads on a second end of the axle;
- a pair of clamp plates threadably engaged to the exterior threads of the axle wherein the clamp plates are axially advanced relative to the axle to effect clamping of a side wall of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.