US 5,996,274 A · Rodent trap

Abstract

A rodent trap for drowning a plurality of rodents and other small pests without the need for resetting the trap is disclosed. The inventive device includes a ramp engageable to a rim of a conventional pail and a rotating body positionable horizontally within the pail. The pail is partially filled with water or a mixture of water and ethylene glycol in such manner that the rotating body is free to rotate a distance above the water or mixture line. The rotating body includes a cylindrical body rotatably mounted to a shaft in such manner that a rodent or like pest is unable to feed upon a rodent-attracting substance such as peanut butter spread on the cylindrical body without stepping upon the cylindrical body and thereby causing the cylindrical body to rotate and force the rodent or like pest into the water or mixture of water and ethylene glycol.

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Dependent claims

A rodent trap for use with a pail having a rim and an inside surface comprising:

a ramp engageable to the rim of the pail;
a rotating body positionable horizontally and entirely within the pail;
the rotating body having a cylindrical body rotatably mounted to a shaft, the shaft being fixedly positionable within the pail and having opposite ends, each of said opposite ends receiving a boot frictionally engageable to the inside surface of the pail;
and
wherein said boots each have an outer surface which lies in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the shaft, such that when the rotating body is placed within the pail, the outer surfaces each engage the inside surface of the pail in face to face contacting relation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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