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1. A live trap for catching an animal, comprising:
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a latch on the housing having a flat end and a notch adjacent the flat end;
a restraint on the housing;
a trigger on the housing;
the latch being engageable with the restraint and the trigger being engageable with the flat end of the latch to hold the trap in a set position;
the trigger being movable in opposite directions by the animal to disengage the flat end of the latch and thereby release the restraint from the set position to catch the animal'"'"'s paw;
the flat end of the latch disengaging the trigger for the unset position when the trigger is moved in one of the opposite directions by the animal'"'"'s paw; and
the notch releasing the trigger for the unset position when the trigger is moved in the other of the opposite directions by the animal'"'"'s paw.
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Abstract
The animal trap of the present invention includes a tubular body with an open forward end and a closed rear end. A spring loaded restraint is pivotally mounted on the body so as to be movable between open and closed positions. A latch on the body engages the restraint to set the restraint in the open position. A trigger on the body engages the latch to set the trap. The trigger is movable in opposite forward and rearward directions by an animal, such as a raccoon, reaching its paw into the housing and pushing or pulling the trigger leg, such that the latch is disengaged and releases the restraint, which is forced by a spring to the closed position to catch the animal'"'"'s paw in the tubular body.
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1. A live trap for catching an animal, comprising:
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a housing; a latch on the housing having a flat end and a notch adjacent the flat end; a restraint on the housing; a trigger on the housing; the latch being engageable with the restraint and the trigger being engageable with the flat end of the latch to hold the trap in a set position; the trigger being movable in opposite directions by the animal to disengage the flat end of the latch and thereby release the restraint from the set position to catch the animal'"'"'s paw;
the flat end of the latch disengaging the trigger for the unset position when the trigger is moved in one of the opposite directions by the animal'"'"'s paw; and
the notch releasing the trigger for the unset position when the trigger is moved in the other of the opposite directions by the animal'"'"'s paw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An animal trap, comprising:
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a tubular body with a closed rearward end and an open forward end into which an animal can reach its paw; a spring loaded restraint mounted on the body movable between open and closed positions; a latch on the body to selectively engage the restraint and having an end with a flat surface and a notch adjacent the flat surface; a trigger on the body to engage the flat surface of the latch so as to hold the restraint in the open position; the trigger being movable in two directions by an animal reaching its paw into the housing and thereby disengaging the flat surface of the latch so as to release the restraint from the open position to the closed position to catch the animal'"'"'s paw in the body;
the flat surface disengaging the trigger for the closed position when the trigger is moved in one of the two directions by the animal'"'"'s paw; and
the notch releasing the trigger for the closed position when the trigger is moved in the other of the two directions by the animal'"'"'s paw. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An animal trap, comprising:
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a tubular housing with a closed rearward end and an open forward end into which an animal can reach its paw; a spring loaded restraint mounted on the housing and movable between set and unset positions; a latch pivotally mounted on the housing movable between set and unset positions; a trigger pivotally mounted on the housing and extending into the housing; the restraint being moved to the set position extending into the housing and the latch being moved to the set position for engagement by the trigger to maintain the latch and the restraint in the set positions; the trigger being movable by the animal'"'"'s paw both rearwardly and forwardly to disengage the trigger from the latch, and thereby release the latch and the restraint from the set positions, whereby the paw is caught in the housing by the restraint; the latch including a flat surface to engage the trigger for the set position and to disengage the trigger for the unset position when the trigger is pulled forwardly by the animal'"'"'s paw; and the latch including a notch to release the trigger for the unset position when the trigger is pushed rearwardly by the animal'"'"'s paw. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Current AssigneeNeil P. Ziegmann
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Original AssigneeNeil P. Ziegmann
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InventorsZiegmann, Neil
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Primary Examiner(s)Ark, Darren W.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Iwasaki, Kathleen
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Application NumberUS12/773,303Publication NumberTime in Patent Office819 DaysField of Search43 85- 87, 43/58, 43/61, 43/77, 43/81US Class Current43/85CPC Class CodesA01M 23/24 Spring traps, e.g. jaw or l...A01M 23/245 Auxiliary devices for sprin...
