Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
043060000 | Imprisoning | 70 |
20080202019 | Edge Protector For Wire Mesh Enclosure - Edge protector for protecting the edge of a lobster trap or other type of wire-mesh enclosure. The edge protector is a split tube with transverse openings cut into it at intervals that correspond to intersecting bars of a mesh material. The tube snaps over one bar and the intersecting bars extend outward through the transverse openings. The edge protector serves as a shock-absorbing bumper, prevents deformation of the wire-mesh enclosure, and also prevents damage to the plastic coating that protects the wire mesh. | 08-28-2008 |
20080244958 | Snake fence - The Snake Fence ( | 10-09-2008 |
20100050498 | Insert for Use with a Pest Station - A versatile pest station for use with interchangeable inserts includes a housing, a lock mechanism, a first insert, and a second insert. The housing includes a base, a lid, and an opening. The base and the lid form a cavity, and the opening provides access to the cavity. The base has a bottom surface and is configured and arranged to be securely mounted to a surface. The lock mechanism interlocks the base and the lid. The first insert is configured and arranged to fit within the cavity, and the first insert includes an entrance mechanism. The second insert is configured and arranged to fit within the cavity, and the second insert includes a snap trap. The first insert and the second insert are interchangeable for individual use with the housing, and the first insert and the second insert are elevated relative to the bottom surface of the base. | 03-04-2010 |
20100107471 | TRAP FOR GOPHERS AND UNDERGROUND PESTS - A trap for gophers and underground pests includes: a spring; a catapult attached to the spring having an open position and a closed position and a distal end from the spring, the spring rotating the catapult; a snare for the animal having a size that reduces when the snare is pulled; a snare coupling on the distal end of the catapult, attached to the snare so that the catapult pulls on the snare; a suppression lever to releasably hold the catapult open; a footplate to releasably retain the suppression lever; and an actuator to press upon the footplate in the presence of the animal. The actuator presses upon the footplate, which releases the suppression lever, which releases the catapult to transition from the open position to the closed position, which causes the snare coupling to pull on the snare, which reduces the size of the snare, catching the animal. | 05-06-2010 |
20120066957 | DEVICE FOR SIGNALING A PRESENCE OF ANIMALS INSIDE UNITS FOR MONITORING ANIMALS, AND A RELATIVE MONITORING UNIT - A device, for signaling a presence of animals inside monitoring units for locating animals, of a type having a box body configured to contain animals and provided with at least two access ports and respective mechanical mechanism for opening and closing the access ports. The device includes a detecting and signaling device of the presence of at least one animal inside the box body. The detection and signaling device can be activated to open and close by a switch element ( | 03-22-2012 |
20120174469 | RODENT STATION - A rodent station for capturing or trapping mice, rats or other rodents may provide one or more rodent entry points and is sized to receive one or more rodent suppression devices, such as conventional snap traps, ramp traps, glue boards, etc. The rodent station may present a high contrast entrance that is relatively darker than the station enclosure. The station opening size may be adjustable to accommodate both mice and/or rats. An interior receptacle for station maintenance records or other printed material may also be included. | 07-12-2012 |
20120180378 | ANIMAL TRAP - A humane repeating animal trap having multiple points of entry and redundant mechanisms which prevent an animal reaching the storage section of the trap from escaping. The trap permits selective viewing of the contents without opening the trap and indicators signaling not only the presence of animals within the trap, but also which of multiple points of entry were used by the animals to enter the trap. | 07-19-2012 |
20120260561 | DEVICE FOR TIMED RELEASE OF BAIT - A device for timed release of a bait. The device comprises an enclosure with a release portion of the enclosure being movable between a closed position for enclosing the bait therein and an open position for exposing the bait. An actuating mechanism is connected to the enclosure for moving the release portion of the enclosure from the closed position to the open position. A timing mechanism is connected to at least one of the enclosure and the actuating mechanism. The timing mechanism triggers the movement of the release portion of the enclosure from the closed position to the open position after elapse of a predetermined time interval. | 10-18-2012 |
20120285075 | MOUSETRAP WITH DISPOSABLE, HERMETICALLY SEALING CARTRIDGE AND INTERNAL HIGH-VOLTAGE KILLING MECHANISM - A hermetically sealing, enclosure-type mousetrap is provided having a reusable housing and a disposable cartridge that contains an internal high voltage killing mechanism. Upon entry of a mouse into the cartridge through a rodent access opening, the opening is closed and the mouse is killed using the high voltage mechanism. Closure of the door hermetically seals the cartridge with the dead mouse inside, after which the cartridge can be disposed of without any contact between the user and the carcass along with any parasites and pathogens associated therewith. | 11-15-2012 |
20130031824 | ELECTRONIC MOUSE TRAP MODULE - A controller for a pest trap that includes a sensor, signaler, power source and activator in a housing to be attached to and detached from a pest trap. The sensor detects an animal in the trap and directs an activator to close a door of the trap. A signal is transmitted from the signaler of the housing to indicate that the trap has been activated and the door has been closed. The signal may be collected by a remote receiver. The housing may be detached from the trap and attached to a second trap, or reset on the same trap for reuse. | 02-07-2013 |
20130160349 | Mousetrap - Disclosed is a mousetrap having an enclosure with a rotatable top part having a downwardly extending strike plate within the enclosure, and a bottom part having an upwardly extending catch plate within the enclosure, an aperture in each of the top part and the bottom part which are in substantial alignment when the mousetrap is set, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the mousetrap is set to incapacitate or kill the mouse by the manual rotation of the top part relative to the bottom part when a mouse activates the trigger mechanism causing the top part to rotate relative to the bottom part and thereby incapacitating or killing the mouse between the strike plate and the catch plate. | 06-27-2013 |
20150033614 | Rat Trap Wheel Chock - A rat trap wheel chock integrates a trap in the body of a wheel chock for capturing rats and other rodents. The wheel chock has at least one wheel bracing face and one ancillary face, with the wheel bracing face being designed to block a wheel (such as from an aircraft) from moving while the ancillary face provides an entrance to the interior of the wheel chock. The wheel chock has a chamber inside that forms part of the trap. Animals are capable of entering the trap through a one way entrance door placed in a lateral opening which is cut from the ancillary surface. The door is longer/taller than the door frame, which prevents the door from opening away from the chamber. A bottom surface has a bottom opening and sealing access door, which can be opened to dispose of captured animals. | 02-05-2015 |
20160066557 | RODENT TRAP HAVING IMPROVED APPARATUS TO TRAP RODENTS - A rodent trap may be in an active or inactive state, with the inactive state being first set to enable the rodent to enter the trap without feeling threatened, and after a desired period of time, the trap becomes activated such that the rodent which became comfortable in the previously inactive trap then becomes trapped. | 03-10-2016 |
20160088828 | ANIMAL TRAP - A humane repeating animal trap having multiple points of entry and redundant mechanisms which prevent an animal reaching the storage section of the trap from escaping. The trap permits selective viewing of the contents without opening the trap and indicators signaling not only the presence of animals within the trap, but also which of multiple points of entry were used by the animals to enter the trap. | 03-31-2016 |
20160192638 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANIMAL TRAPPING | 07-07-2016 |
20170231214 | SYSTEM FOR TRAPPING PESTS AND METHOD OF MANAGING SAME | 08-17-2017 |
20170231215 | Method and Apparatus for Automated Animal Trapping | 08-17-2017 |
043061000 | Swinging or sliding closure | 46 |
20080282600 | Cage trap with easy set and release mechanism - A cage type animal trap having an enclosure with an animal access opening into a vacant interior sized to receive an animal to be trapped. The access opening is closed by a door that is movable from a closed to an opened position by an actuating mechanism having a flexible actuating member with one end secured to the door and the other end releasably held by a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism is configured to move the door to the opened position by tensioning the actuating member and, in response to a trigger mechanism, to release the second end of the actuating member and allow the door to move from the opened position to the closed position thereby trapping the animal in the animal enclosure. A door lock in abutment with the outer surface of the door prevents the door from being opened by a trapped animal. A part of the actuating mechanism is in engagement with the door lock when the door is closed such that the door lock is automatically disengaged when the actuating member is tensioned. | 11-20-2008 |
20090094882 | POWERED TRIGGER SYSTEM FOR CAGE-TYPE ANIMAL TRAPS - A power trigger system for cage-type animal traps includes a catch member, a movable latch and a spring operable between the catch mechanism and the latch feature to exert a force tending the latch feature toward powered disengagement from the cage door. A corresponding method of triggering a cage trap to catch an animal is provided. | 04-16-2009 |
20090107029 | ANIMAL TRAP - An animal trap include, a housing having an open end, a door pivotally mounted to the housing and movable between an open position and a closed position, the door including a slit therein at a lower portion of the door to form an elastic portion below the slit, a close latch provided on the housing near the open end, the close latch cooperable with the elastic portion to retain the door in the closed position by latching the elastic portion between the close latch and the door stop. | 04-30-2009 |
20090133317 | System for repelling small mammals - A system for defense against small mammals, for example voles, for areas used for agricultural or horticultural purposes, consists of segments to be put together to form a gutter that is open towards the top, forming a type of fence. Each segment has a base plate and walls that rise laterally from this base plate. An inlet opening is provided, at least in the side wall that faces away from the area to be protected. | 05-28-2009 |
20090205244 | HUMANE ANIMAL TRAP - A humane animal trap includes an enclosure having an opening with a door disposed therein. The door is pivotable about an upper edge between open and closed positions, and is biased toward the closed position by a torsion spring. An electrical solenoid is disposed above the door and has a catch that is biased into engagement with a holding feature on the door when the door is in the open position, and is operable to disengage the catch from the holding feature in response to the receipt of an electrical trip signal. An electrical sensor disposed in the enclosure transmits a light beam between opposite sidewalls of the trap, and generates an electrical trip signal and transmits it to the solenoid when the light beam is interrupted by an animal entering the trap so as to close the door behind the animal and thereby capture it unharmed in the enclosure. | 08-20-2009 |
20090211146 | Two-door cage trap with over-center set mechanism - A cage-type animal trap with two opposed animal access openings that can operate in a one-door-opening configuration or a two-door-opening configuration. The trap has an over-center set mechanism for holding one or both doors open to allow access through the corresponding trap access openings. The set mechanism includes a pivotally mounted set lever coupled to the doors of the trap by an actuating member. A bait pedal is movably mounted inside the trap with a trip rod and link assembly secured to the pedal and to the set mechanism so that when an animal enters the trap, the weight of the animal moves the pedal, causing the trip rod and link assembly to actuate the set mechanism. Upon actuation, the set lever pivots past its over-center position to allow movement of the actuating member which enables one of the doors to move from an opened position to a closed position when the trap is operating in a one-door-opening configuration, and both of the doors to move from the opened position to the closed position when the trap is operating in the two-door-opening configuration. | 08-27-2009 |
20090293340 | Portable Large Animal Trap and Method - A large animal trap (especially for wild hogs) that is easily moved by a single individual and takes only ten minutes to unload and set up and walk away. It is approximately 7½′ diameter across the center allowing a trapper to potentially catch a whole herd at once, but overall it is still light enough for a single individual to pick up and roll anywhere owing to its approximately circular drum shape. Overall, the trap includes 750+ welds making the trap exceedingly strong for its weight and size. The trap further includes triple offset walls to help keep all trapped animals in. In use, the trap is firmly secured to the ground by a chain and allows nothing to get out except turkeys which can fly out the escape hole in the top. It is easy, fast and fun to set the trap. A user only needs to tie the rope on the door and set the pins to engage the ground and suspend the door in the open position using the rope. A user then pours corn in and waits until the hogs come into the trap. When the wild hogs or other large animals in the trap root up the pins in the ground, the door drops and locks shut and you keep everything that came into the trap. Nothing gets out unless it flies. It is a fully assembled trap with no assembly required post purchase. | 12-03-2009 |
20090307961 | ANIMAL TRAP HAVING TIMED RELEASE DOOR - An animal trap includes a housing having an opening, a door coupled to the housing, and a latch mechanism. The door is movable between a closed position in which the door obstructs the opening and an open position in which the opening is unobstructed. The latch mechanism is coupled to either the housing or the door and is configured to enable the door to be opened after a period of time has elapsed. | 12-17-2009 |
20100064572 | Animal trap - The animal trap includes an enclosure for containing a number of relatively large animals. An entry path (game trail, etc.) extends from the enclosure to an automated drop gate at the entrance, or may comprise the enclosure with a gate at each end. At least one double articulated trip arm is placed along the entry path. The trip arm does not actuate the gate when moved toward the enclosure, i.e., when animals pass through the entry path from the drop gate entrance to the enclosure. However, animals passing in the opposite direction move the trip arm(s) toward the gate, causing at least one trip arm to close a circuit and drop the gate to close the trap. The trap is thus configured to capture a number of herd animals, e.g., wild pigs, passing from the gate toward the enclosure, before one of the animals turns back and trips the gate. | 03-18-2010 |
20100115823 | Live Animal Trap - A live animal trap including an enclosure having an open end; a door for covering the forward opening; a hinge for door motions between first and second positions, the door covering the opening in the first position and opening the enclosure in the second position, the door pivoting toward the first position upon enclosure righting and upon inversion counter-pivoting to the second position; a slide shaft; a slide sleeve facilitating slide shaft motions between third and fourth positions, the slide shaft holding the door open while in the third position, the slide shaft releasing the door while in the fourth position, the slide shaft sliding toward the third position upon down tilting the enclosure and sliding toward the fourth position upon up tilting the enclosure; and having an animal contact member attached to the slide shaft's rearward rear end. | 05-13-2010 |
20100170140 | RODENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING HOUSING - A rodent management station includes a housing having a base and a lid together at least in part defining an interior space of the housing. The base has a floor panel and an upstanding wall extending up from the floor panel about at least a portion of the circumference thereof. The upstanding wall has an upper edge and at least one gutter disposed in and extending along at least a portion of the upper edge of the upstanding wall to facilitate water drainage from the upstanding wall. The lid is positionable relative to the base between a closed configuration and an opened configuration. The housing has an entry opening through which rodents enter the interior space of the housing. The rodent management station further includes least one of a trap and a bait positionable within the interior space of the housing. | 07-08-2010 |
20100242338 | Bear trap with safety door - A large animal trap including a hollow cylindrical shell having a front end opening. A vertically slidable trap door is positioned to close the front end opening. A trigger mechanism associated with the trap door is provided so that when a bear seizes the bait located within the cylindrical shell, the trigger will allow the trap door to fall closing the front end opening. This animal trap is further provided with a pneumatic braking assembly which stops downward movement of the trap door when an object is within the front end opening. The large animal trap is further provided with structure to allow a user to raise the trap door from a location away from the trap. | 09-30-2010 |
20100257772 | REPEATING LIVE CATCH ANIMAL TRAP - A live catch animal trap has a trap floor positioned above an animal holding cage, a bait station positioned adjacent to the trap floor, and a mechanical trigger mechanism. The trap floor is rotatably moveable between a generally horizontal closed position and a downwardly inclined open position. The trap floor is normally biased toward its closed position by a return spring and/or its center of gravity location relative to its pivot point. The trigger mechanism is arranged to be tripped by an animal standing on the trap floor as the animal attempts to access the bait station. The trigger mechanism has a trip plate connected to a locking element that engages a spring-loaded latch on the trap floor. The trip plate and the locking element are arranged to automatically return the trigger mechanism to an untripped condition as the trap floor returns from its open position to its closed position. | 10-14-2010 |
20110005122 | Cage tape with over-center set mechanism - A cage-type animal trap has an over-center set mechanism for holding open a door for closing the trap access opening. The set mechanism includes a pivotally mounted set lever coupled to the door of the trap by an actuating cable. A bait pedal is movably mounted inside the trap with a trip rod and link assembly secured to the pedal and to the set mechanism so that when an animal enters the trap, the weight of the animal moves the pedal, causing the trip rod and link assembly to actuate the set mechanism. Upon actuation, the set lever pivots past its over-center position to allow movement of the cable which enables the door to move from an opened position to a closed position to trap the animal inside the trap. | 01-13-2011 |
20110061288 | Advanced powered trigger system "support mechanism" for cage and or corral-type animal traps - An “advanced” powered trigger system for cage-type animal traps includes a catch member, a movable latch and a spring operable between the catch “Support Mechanism” and the latch feature to exert a force tending the latch feature toward powered disengagement from the cage door. A corresponding method of triggering a standard cage trap and other cage traps with multiple doors at odd angles and configurations to catch an animal or animals is provided with the aid of “Support mechanism”. “Support mechanism” creates an advanced powered trigger system when applied. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067292 | Method and Apparatus for Trapping Animals - A repeating animal trap is described that humanely captures animals and allows for their safe release. In one embodiment, the animal trap includes a wire body that forms a cage. The cage includes one or more animal entrances. The one or more animal entrances are each configured such that an animal enters from outside the cage and traverses a passageway that ends about the middle of the cage. The natural instincts of the animal causes the animal to go toward the perimeter and corners of the cage to escape. The natural instinct assists in keeping the animals from finding their way back into the passageway to leave the cage. To further keep animals from leaving the cage via the passageway, a passageway door is provided for each passageway. Each door is configured with a bias and a shape that precludes the animal from opening the passageway door once inside the cage. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072708 | Rodent Trap Having A Pivoting Platform - A trap with a housing having a first wall, an entrance, and a base; a latch mechanism coupled with the base; a pivoting platform pivotally coupled with the housing adjacent a juncture of the base and first wall and adapted to releasably engage with the latch mechanism; and a trigger plate assembly including a first trigger plate and a second trigger plate that are pivotally coupled with the pivoting platform. The first trigger plate is operably coupled with the latch mechanism and the second trigger plate is operably coupled with the first trigger plate. When the trap is triggered by an animal, the pivoting platform disengages from the latch mechanism and the pivoting platform and trigger plate assembly pivot toward the first wall of the housing, moving the rodent toward the first wall of the housing and trapping the rodent between the trigger plate assembly and the first wall of the housing. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078939 | ASSEMBLED TYPE MOUSETRAP DEVICE - The present invention relates to a kind of assembled type mousetrap device, which comprises: a boxlike body having one front opening and one rear opening respectively; a trapdoor having one elastic mechanism and one primary assembly component, wherein, the elastic mechanism can urge the trapdoor to automatically resume its closed position after opening, and the trapdoor may be combined with the front opening of the boxlike body via the primary assembly component with the assembly means; moreover, there is one interlocking mechanism connected to the trapdoor that can be used to restrain the trapdoor from its closing position and thereby sustaining its opening status thereof, and additionally, the restraining function of the interlocking mechanism with regard to the trapdoor can be released by the external force; a back cover having one secondary assembly component, in which, the back cover may be combined with the rear opening of the boxlike body via the secondary assembly component with the assembly means; hereinto, while completing the assembly procedure and combining the boxlike body with the trapdoor and the back cover, it will urge the interlocking mechanism to be effectively moved into the boxlike body and hence constructing a mousetrap device collectively; while using this mousetrap device, it will utilize the interlocking mechanism to restrain the trapdoor and also urge the trapdoor to sustain its opening status; when a mouse is entering into the boxlike body through the trapdoor, it will trigger the interlocking mechanism and urge it to remove its restraining force against the trapdoor, thereat, the trapdoor will automatically resume its closed position by means of the elastic force driven by the elastic mechanism and thus capture the mouse within the enclosed boxlike body successfully. | 04-07-2011 |
20110078940 | Single use hermetically sealing mousetrap with internal carbon dioxide killing mechanism - A single use, hermetically sealing mousetrap has a housing defining an enclosure that contains a killing mechanism which is accessible through a rotatably mounted door controlled by a spring-loaded door opening gear mechanism. Mounted to the bottom of the housing inside the enclosure is a spring-actuated setting axle and setting bar combination that is movable between a tripped position and a set position by manipulation of a setting handle positioned outside the enclosure. When the setting axle is moved to the set position, the door opening gear mechanism causes the door to open while tensioning a torsional door spring. A trip latch and bait pedal are configured to operate together to secure the setting bar in the set position, with subsequent movement of the bait pedal by a mouse serving to release the trip latch. When the trap is thereby triggered, the setting bar moves to the tripped position where it both activates the killing mechanism and releases the door opening gear mechanism. The tensioned door spring then closes the door and the killing mechanism kills the mouse. With the door closed, the enclosure is hermetically sealed with the dead mouse inside and the trap can be disposed of without any contact between the user and the carcass along with any parasites and pathogens associated therewith. | 04-07-2011 |
20110119987 | BEAR TRAP - A bear trap comprising a trap door, a housing that is large enough to enclose a bear and bait, a bait arm, a first computer, a first temperature sensor located inside the housing, and a camera. When a bear enters the trap and pulls on the bait on the bait arm, the trap door descends. The first computer allows a user to lift the trap door remotely from anywhere in the world via a second computer or device with Internet access. The first computer and first temperature sensor allow a user to monitor temperature inside the housing from anywhere in the world via a second computer or device with Internet access. The first computer and camera allow a user to view a bear inside the housing from anywhere in the world via a second computer or device with Internet access. The first computer preferably connects to the Internet via satellite. | 05-26-2011 |
20110138676 | HUMANE ANIMAL TRAP - An animal trap comprised of an elongated conduit, the elongated conduit including an open proximal end, a closed distal end, inner and outer walls, and a slot dimensioned to receive a door therethrough. The door when urged into the slot is dimensioned to substantially encompass a cross sectional area of the elongated conduit. A tension member is coupled to the door for urging the door into the slot independent of gravity or geometric alignment of the animal trap when released by an actuator. The actuator is coupled to the door. A sensor is provided for signaling a presence of an animal within an interior volume of the elongated conduit. A trigger circuit is operatively coupled with the sensor and the actuator and is configured to cause the actuator to release the door upon receipt of a presence of an animal signal from the sensor. | 06-16-2011 |
20110167709 | REMOTE CONTROL GATE RELEASE FOR TRAP ENCLOSURE - A trap for capturing a plurality of animals is provided, according to one aspect. The trap can comprise an enclosure having an opening through which the at least one animal can pass to enter the enclosure. A gate, movable between an open position and a closed position, is positioned therein the at least one opening. A means for remotely triggering the gate moves the gate from the open position to the closed position when desired. Methods are also provided for capturing at least one animal by providing a trap with a gate, positioning the gate in an open position, monitoring the trap until at least one animal has entered the trap, and remotely triggering the gate to move from the open position to a closed position. | 07-14-2011 |
20110179693 | CAPTURE CAGE - A capture cage includes a cage structure with a cage door, a pedal pivotally connected in the cage structure, a rotation member being of angular displacement same as the pedal, an operation rod supported by the rotation member, a suppression member being adjacent to the operation rod, and an induction lever pivotally connected to the a top face of the cage structure. When the cage door is open, an inducible member of the cage door is confined by the inductive lever; the induction lever is restrained by the suppression member and contacts a head portion of the operation rod. The pedal keeps in suspension while the rotation member supports the operation rod. When the pedal is tilted, the rotation member moves away from the operation rod. The head portion of the operation rod pushes the induction lever away from the suppression member while the operation rod moves downwardly. The inducible member is released thereby and the cage door encloses the cage structure correspondingly. | 07-28-2011 |
20120131845 | PORTABLE LARGE ANIMAL TRAP AND METHOD - An animal trap (especially for wild hogs) is circular in shape and is easily moved by a single individual and takes only minutes to unload and set up. The trap further includes triple offset walls to help keep all trapped animals in. In use, the trap is firmly secured to the ground by a chain and allows nothing to get out except turkeys which can fly out the escape hole in the top. It is easy, fast and fun to set the trap. A user only needs to tie the rope on the door and set the pins to engage the ground and suspend the door in the open position using the rope. A user then pours corn in and waits until the hogs come into the trap. When the wild hogs or other large animals in the trap root up the pins in the ground, the door locks shut. | 05-31-2012 |
20120131846 | Two-door cage trap with over-center set mechanism - A cage-type animal trap with two opposed animal access openings that can operate in a one-door-opening configuration or a two-door-opening configuration. The trap has a set mechanism for holding one or both doors open to allow access through the corresponding trap access openings. The set mechanism includes a pivotally mounted set lever coupled to the doors of the trap by an actuating member. Upon actuation, the set lever pivots from a set position to a tripped position to allow movement of the actuating member which enables one of the doors to move from an opened position to a closed position when the trap is operating in a one-door-opening configuration, and both of the doors to move from the opened position to the closed position when the trap is operating in the two-door-opening configuration. | 05-31-2012 |
20120311918 | METHOD FOR PEST CONTROL - A method of controlling rats and the like by magnetically attaching a pest control device to a dumpster. | 12-13-2012 |
20130025182 | Advanced-powered sliding or guillotine door trap system for cage or corral-type animal traps - A trap door system for sliding trap doors or guillotine-style traps has a door guide assembly in which a door of a trap slides. The system provides a powered door using a door spring arming assembly having compression springs and spring slides situated on door supports. With the door open, the spring slides compress the compression springs and engage a door spring stop to bias the door toward a closed position. The door is spring loaded so that when a support mechanism with trigger is operated to release a catch assembly, the door rapidly closes. The catch assembly includes a spring to bias the catch arm to position for locking the door once closed. The support mechanism may be situated to operate multiple doors using the system. | 01-31-2013 |
20130081322 | HUMANE ANIMAL TRAP - The humane animal trap has a circular base and a plurality of arcuate ribs extending upward and inward therefrom to form a generally hemispherical frame. A hollow central column extends upward from the center of the base. A drop weight is installed within the column. A collapsible net is placed about the base when the trap is set, the weight being connected to the net by tensile members. A mechanically or remotely actuated trigger and actuating mechanism is connected to a weight release mechanism at the top of the column. When an animal enters the open volume defined by the hemispherical frame and trips the mechanism or the trapper actuates the mechanism remotely, the mechanism causes the weight to release mechanism to release the drop weight, thereby pulling the net upward and over the arcuate ribs to enclose the hemispherical volume at the lower portion of the trap. | 04-04-2013 |
20130174469 | Motion Activated Non-Lethal Animal Trap - Disclosed is a non-lethal animal trap that comprises a housing, a mechanically actuated trap door, a motion sensor, and a microprocessor controlled tripping mechanism. The trap includes a pathway having a first and second entrance and a first and second trap door. The pathway includes animal bait therein, whereabove a motion sensor detects objects and motion within the pathway such that the entrances to the pathway are closed by the trap doors. The motion sensor sends signals to the microprocessor, which in turn activates an electrical latch mechanism that releases the trap door mechanism from its set position to its closed position. Once closed, each trap door includes a brace that prevents the animal from forcibly opening the door. The animal is then trapped for later disposal or relocation. A plurality of indicator lights provides notification of the device operational state, including device standby, triggered, and trapped animal notification. | 07-11-2013 |
20130232848 | Trap Attachment for a Soup Can - A trap attachment for a soup can is an apparatus that is inserted into a soup can or any kind of container in order to create an animal trap. The apparatus is primarily used to catch raccoons by their paw. The apparatus includes a face plate, a trap hole, a hollow body, a torsion spring, a trap door, and a trigger. The hollow body is the structural component of the apparatus and is inserted into the soup can. The face plate prevents the apparatus from being inserted too far into the soup can. The trap hole allows an animal's paw to enter the hollow body through the face plate. The trigger allows the animal's paw to activate the trap door, which closes off the trap hole and pins the animal's paw. The torsion spring forces the trap door to close when the trigger is tripped by the animal's paw. | 09-12-2013 |
20130312312 | Animal Trap With Spring-Latched Seals - An animal trap is disclosed which includes a latch and spring mechanism to secure the entrance opening seal. This mechanism provides give to avoid deformation and/or the seal becoming disengaged. | 11-28-2013 |
20140190067 | TWO-DOOR CAGE TRAP WITH OVER-CENTER SET MECHANISM - A cage-type animal trap with two opposed animal access openings that can operate in a one-door-opening configuration or a two-door-opening configuration. The trap has a set mechanism for holding one or both doors open to allow access through the corresponding trap access openings. The set mechanism includes a set lever that is movable from a set position to a tripped position and that is coupled to the doors of the trap by an actuating member. Upon actuation, the set lever moves from the set to the tripped position to allow movement of the actuating member which enables one of the doors to move from an opened position to a closed position when the trap is operating in a one-door-opening configuration, and both of the doors to move from the opened position to the closed position when the trap is operating in the two-door-opening configuration. | 07-10-2014 |
20140208633 | OVER-CENTER TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR ANIMAL CAGE TRAPS AND CONVERSION KIT - A trigger mechanism for an animal cage having a door that can be closed by linking to hanging bait comprises a frame for mounting to that cage. The frame includes a first support pivotally mounted at its base end, a second support fixedly mounted substantially perpendicular to the frame; and a door actuation bar pivotally mounted to the frame at one end. That actuation bar connects to a latch on the cage door and pulls on that latch to close the door when an animal inside the cage engages bait hanging from a strike arm pivotally mounted at one end to the second frame support. A link arm pivotally mounted at one end to the first frame support connects at its opposite end to an intermediate point along the strike arm with varying levels of tension. A kit for converting animal cages from floor pedal actuation to this hanging bait improvement is also disclosed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140259873 | Humane mousetrap with a novel entrance device - A two-piece, sanitary, safe and humane mousetrap comprising an entrance device and a container, wherein the entrance device comprises a tunnel, a one-way door, a mousetrap support piece, a fastening mechanism, and a door locking mechanism, is disclosed. Specifically, the mousetrap is formed by inserting the container to the entrance device from the back of the tunnel all the way to the one-way door. Preferably the one-way door comprises a pivotal wire door with a push-and-lock mechanism or comprises a gate with a touch-and-drop mechanism. The preferred entrance device is able to fit a common bottle. When the entrance device contains a flat rim fitted around the tunnel, the entrance device is capable of fitting containers of various sizes and shapes during repeated uses. | 09-18-2014 |
20140298710 | ANIMAL TRAP - A humane animal trap includes an enclosure having an opening with a door disposed therein. The door is pivotable about an upper edge between open and closed positions, and is biased toward the closed position by a torsion spring. A transfer arm is disposed along a side of the enclosure and has a catch that is biased into engagement with the door when the door is in the open position and a trip release is engaged with the transfer arm. The transfer arm is operable to rotate the catch away from the entry door in response to disengagement of the trip release. A mechanical sensor is disposed in the enclosure and includes a trip pad coupled to the trip release. The mechanical sensor disengages the trip release from the transfer arm when an animal enters the trap, thereby closing the door behind the animal and capturing it unharmed. | 10-09-2014 |
20140352199 | Animal Trap - Generally, an animal trap floatable in a body of water having an entry enclosure defining an entry opening having a trap door which by operation of a door latch including a door trip element and a door set element rotates about a door pivot axis between a set-closed condition and a tripped-open condition allowing an animal lured by a bait in a bait station to fall through a trap floor into an interior chamber defined by apertured walls of a container allowing serial capture of plurality of animals. | 12-04-2014 |
20150059234 | Remote-Activated Animal Trap - A fast closing remotely activated animal trap gate includes a gate with a wire mesh and a frame to hold the gate, with the gate moving within the frame between an open position and a closed position. A cable, interacting with a system of weight-reducing pulley wheels, holds the gate within the frame in an open position, and a release rod holds the cable in place. The release rod is retracted in order to allow release of the cable and consequent movement of the gate from the open position to the closed position. In some embodiments, low friction ball-bearing trolley wheels assist in the fast, downward fall of the gate. | 03-05-2015 |
20150296766 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAPPING ANIMALS - A system and methods for trapping animals including an enclosure adapted to be suspended above a trap area. The enclosure may be movable from the suspended position to a lowered position to enclose a trap area. The system further includes a user-directed control system to remotely control the position of the enclosure in order to trap animals within the enclosure. | 10-22-2015 |
20150327536 | REMOTE CONTROL GATE RELEASE FOR TRAP ENCLOSURE - A trap for capturing a plurality of animals is provided. The trap can comprise an enclosure having an opening through which the at least one animal can pass to enter the enclosure. A gate, movable between an open position and a closed position, is positioned therein the at least one opening and can be selectively moved from the open position to the closed position when desired. Methods are also provided for capturing at least one animal by providing a trap with a gate, positioning the gate in an open position, monitoring the trap until at least one animal has entered the trap, and remotely triggering the gate to move from the open position to a closed position. | 11-19-2015 |
20150335005 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY DEVICE FOR TRAPPING ANIMALS - An environmentally friendly device for trapping animals comprising a collection container ( | 11-26-2015 |
20160029614 | ANIMAL TRAP - An animal trap for capturing a small-weight animal. The animal trap includes a capturing enclosure | 02-04-2016 |
20160050903 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAPPING ANIMALS - A system and methods for trapping animals including an enclosure adapted to be suspended above a trap area. The enclosure may be movable from the suspended position to a lowered position to enclose a trap area. The system further includes a user-directed control system to remotely control the position of the enclosure in order to trap animals within the enclosure. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057988 | CAGE TRAP WITH EASY SET AND RELEASE MECHANISM - A cage type animal trap having an enclosure with an animal access opening into a vacant interior sized to receive an animal to be trapped. The access opening is closed by a door that is movable from a closed to an opened position by an actuating mechanism having a flexible actuating member with one end secured to the door and the other end releasably held by a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism is configured to move the door to the opened position by tensioning the actuating member and, in response to a trigger mechanism, to release the second end of the actuating member and allow the door to move from the opened position to the closed position thereby trapping the animal in the animal enclosure. A door lock in abutment with the outer surface of the door prevents the door from being opened by a trapped animal. A part of the actuating mechanism is in engagement with the door lock when the door is closed such that the door lock is automatically disengaged when the actuating member is tensioned. | 03-03-2016 |
20160073624 | ANIMAL TRAP - An animal trap according to an embodiment includes a housing including an open end, the open end having a bottom wall plate, both side wall plates and both side lateral guides; and a door slidably and movably mounted to the housing through the both side lateral guides for swinging upward and downward between an open position and a closed portion, whereby an animal that enters the housing through the door is automatically trapped | 03-17-2016 |
20160135444 | QUICK SETTING TRAP WITH ENHANCED SAFETY FEATURES - Devices according to the present disclosure include humane animal traps that include convenient setting elements and/or safety features. These traps comprise a body, an entrance to the body, a door, a bias mechanism configured to bias the door toward a position, a setting mechanism to hold the door open against its bias and a trigger mechanism configured to release the setting mechanism. The setting elements can comprise features allowing for one-handed setting, such as a handle connected to the door and a setting-base portion connected to the bias mechanism. The safety features can include a connecting mechanism connected to the door, which can be configured to temporarily connect the open door to a portion of the trap body, such that the door cannot swing in accordance with its bias during baiting of the trap. | 05-19-2016 |
20160157476 | Mouse Trap - A mouse trap device for non-lethally trapping mice and other rodents. The mouse trap includes a housing defining an interior volume, wherein the housing can resemble a building, rocket ship, or other decorative structure. The interior volume of the housing is accessed via an opening on a lower end thereof that allows a mouse to fit therethrough. A trapping structure having one or more sidewalls and an open upper end removably covered by a trap door is disposed within the housing, wherein the trapping structure is used to trap the mouse within an interior volume thereof. The mouse trap further includes a pathway and a platform, wherein the pathway leads a mouse to the platform that is disposed adjacent to the trap door. The platform can support bait thereon so as the mouse moves towards the bait, it will be required to step on the trap door and fall therethrough. | 06-09-2016 |
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20100154287 | SNAKE TRAP SYSTEM - A snake trap system includes a snake trap apparatus having a top portion and a bottom portion, a trigger, a guide member to guide falling motion of the top portion, a live bait trap, and a cover for covering the live bait trap when the top portion falls. The system includes a live bait catching trap, and a transporter for transporting the live bait between the live bait catching trap and the snake trap apparatus. | 06-24-2010 |
20110308137 | Wall-Less Trap Systems and Methods - One embodiment comprises a wall-less trap that includes a base, vertical supports, an upper cage, one or more guides connected to the upper cage, and a trigger. The base is positioned on a horizontal surface. The vertical supports extend upward from the base. The upper cage is movable between a raised position, in which the upper cage is suspended above the base, and a lowered position, in which the upper cage rests on the base or the horizontal surface. The guides are connected to the upper cage and slide on the vertical supports to guide vertical travel of the upper cage. The trigger can be either engaged to hold the upper cage in the raised position, or disengaged to allow the upper cage to fall downward from the raised position. The trigger is movable from the engaged position to the disengaged position by an animal positioned under the upper cage. | 12-22-2011 |
20130081323 | HUMANE ANIMAL TRAP - The humane animal trap has a circular base and a plurality of arcuate ribs extending upward and inward therefrom to form a generally hemispherical frame. A hollow central column extends upward from the center of the base. A drop weight is installed within the column. A collapsible net is placed about the base when the trap is set, the weight being connected to the net by tensile members. A mechanically or remotely actuated trigger and actuating mechanism is connected to a weight release mechanism at the top of the column. When an animal enters the open volume defined by the hemispherical frame and trips the mechanism or the trapper actuates the mechanism remotely, the mechanism causes the weight to release mechanism to release the drop weight, thereby pulling the net upward and over the arcuate ribs to enclose the hemispherical volume at the lower portion of the trap. | 04-04-2013 |
20130205645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAPPING ANIMALS - A system for trapping animals includes a cable and an enclosure adapted to be suspended above a trap area by the cable. A release mechanism includes a pivotable member, and the pivotable member is configured to rotate about a pivot support between an engaged position and a released position. The pivotable member in the engaged position supports the cable to hold the enclosure in a suspended position, and the pivotable member in the released position releases the cable to allow the enclosure to fall from the suspended position and enclose the trap area. The system further includes an actuator, which in an extended position holds the pivotable member in the engaged position. In a retracted position, the actuator releases the pivotable member to allow the pivotable member to rotate into the released position. | 08-15-2013 |
20150351378 | SELF EMPTYING RAT TRAP FOR DUMPSTERS AND RESIDENTIAL WASTE CARTS - A waste cart may be provided. The waste cart may include a housing having a top wall and a plurality of outer walls enclosing an interior space. The interior space may include a bait stick connected and extending therein. The housing may have an entranceway providing access to the interior space. The entranceway may include a passageway having a rotatably mounted plurality of tines adapted to allow one-way access into the interior space. The top wall may be pivotably connected to the housing. The top wall may be secured by a gravity locking mechanism adapted to release the top wall under the force of gravity when the waste cart is inverted, such as when the waste cart is fixed to the inside of a inversion-dumped trash bin. | 12-10-2015 |
20160143262 | TRAP FOR CATCHING ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR MURIDAE - A trap for catching animals, in particular muridae, is provided with a tank and a passageway, which extends above the tank from an entry and has, at the end, a container for a bait; the floor of the passageway is defined by a gangway, which opens to let an animal fall into the tank and is provided with two trapdoors hinged to one another; the first of said trapdoors is hinged about a horizontal axis, so as to tilt from a substantially horizontal position during the opening of the gangway, and has a counterweight to reclose the gangway; the gangway has an attach device which connects the second trapdoor to a fixed retaining device, so as to support the first trapdoor in its substantially horizontal position even when the first trapdoor is subject to a weight; the attach device is releasable when the weight rests on the second trapdoor. | 05-26-2016 |
20160198697 | Cage having an automatic door | 07-14-2016 |