Tool seizing apparatus for deterring vandals
US6983876B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G29/1216
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bat trap provides for capturing a bat, club, or other tool or weapon used by a vandal to damage a mailbox adjacent a roadway. The trap may comprise an elongated support member; a plurality of spikes protruding through the support member from a back side of the support member so that a respective point of each spike extends outwardly from the support member by some selected minimum distance; a cover extending far enough from the support so as to cover all of the spikes; and an adhesive or mechanical fastener for attaching the support member to the mailbox so that the back side of the support abuts a traffic-facing side of the mailbox.
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