Trap
AssigneeEcotrap Pty. Ltd.
InventorRoy Alan Draper
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Abstract
Animal trap (10) comprises at least one base member (12) for contact with ground, at least one frame member (18) pivotally arranged with respect to at least one base member (12) and release mechanism (30) for holding, in use, at least one frame member (18) under tension above ground. Netting (54) attached to at least one frame member (18) so that when release mechanism (30) is tripped by animal (56) entering trap (10), at least one frame member (18) pulls netting (54) over animal (56) as at least one frame member (18) falls to ground when tension is released.
Claims8
An animal trap including a base member for providing contact of said trap with the ground, a frame member pivotally attached to said base member, and a release mechanism for holding, in use, said frame member under tension above the ground and netting attached to said frame member such that when said release mechanism is tripped by an animal entering said trap, said frame member pulls said netting over said animal as said frame member falls to the ground when said tension is released, wherein a coiled rod forms a pair of substantially co-axial loops such that one of the pair of loops forms said base member and the other of said pair of loops forms said frame member, and wherein movement of said frame member away from said base member tensions said rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.