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Rodent trap having a pivoting platform

US7814702B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by

85References

22Claims

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Assignee

SMG BRANDS, INC. · US

Inventors

Philip Nathan · Royal Oak, US
Matthew L. Phillips · Litchfield, US
Lynn Briggs · Bristol, US
Thomas Paul Danniger · Ostrander, US
Richard Gene Foster · Powell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 16, 2008
Grant date	Oct 19, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01M23/36
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A trap having a housing and an entrance, a trigger plate pivotally coupled to the housing, and when triggered by an animal, the trigger plate pivots towards the housing to thereby trap the animal against the housing. The trap may further include a biasing element to bias the trigger plate towards the housing. The trap may further include blunt fingers extending from the back wall. When the trap is triggered, an animal may be trapped between the trigger plate and the blunt fingers.

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