Trap-setting apparatus

A trap-setting apparatus for use in setting a dog-proof trap of a type that includes a body member having a continuous side wall defining an open top and a generally open interior area, a clamp member movable between a tripped configuration and A rigging configuration, and a spring member biasing said clamp member towards said tripped configuration, said trap-setting apparatus comprising:

• a cam member that includes a bottom wall having a generally flat configuration, a top wall opposed to said bottom wall and having a generally cylindrical configuration, and first and second side walls extending between said bottom wall and said top wall;
• an elongate handle having a proximal end coupled to said cam member and an opposed distal end displaced from said proximal end, said handle configured to selectively apply rotational torque to said cam member when operated;
• wherein said proximal end of said handle is coupled to said first side wall of said cam member such that said handle extends away from said top wall;
• a pair of hook members, each hook member having a first end rotatably coupled to said cans member and a second end having a U-shaped configuration selectively coupled to the spring member of the dog-proof trap, said first ends being coupled together and situated in a channel defined by said cam member such that said pair of hook members move together simultaneously;
• wherein;
• said top wall of said cam member is positioned against the outer surface of the body member of the dog-proof trap when the spring member of the dog-proof trap is positioned in the tripped configuration;
• said bottom wall of said cam member is positioned against the outer surface of the body member of the dog-proof trap when the spring member of the dog-proof trap is positioned in the rigging configuration;
• and
• said cam member is rotated by operation of said handle member so as to move the spring member of the dog-proof trap between the triggered configuration and the rigging configuration.