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US 6,658,787 B1Granted
Humane raccoon restraint
OwnerGary D. Bonnotinventor
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Abstract
An animal trap designed to restrain a raccoon. The trap has a spring trigger on which the bait is placed and a double swivel anchor chain to hold the trap. A movable restraint bar actuated by the release of the trigger and an internal fixed grip bar hold the paw of the raccoon inside the housing.
Claims5
An animal trap comprising:
- a housing that is generally closed with a top opening,
- a biased triggerable restraint member within the housing,
- said restraint member being adapted to engage the extremity of an animal which has been inserted into the housing through the top opening, and
- an anchor system fixed to said housing,
- said anchor system including a first anchor which engages the ground and second anchor remote from said first anchor,
- said first anchor being a twist lock ground engaging anchor having a converging lower end and two upper divergent ends fixed to the housing,
- said anchor system including a double swivel anchor chain mounted to said first anchor at one end and extending to said second anchor at a second end opposite where joined to the first anchor.
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