Patent ID: 9351482
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A01M

Claim Text:
1. A mole trap comprising: a spring; a first shaft and a second shaft arranged parallel and adjacent one another, said first shaft connected to a trigger pad, said second shaft being spring loaded by said spring and moveable with respect to said first shaft, said spring loaded second shaft operably connected to a plurality of tines; a release component and a trigger, said release component being operative to hold said trigger in a set position, said trigger being operative to hold said spring loaded second shaft and said plurality of tines in said set position, said first shaft being operable to displace said release component in response to upward force applied to said trigger pad, said release component being operable to release said trigger in response to said displacement, and said trigger being operable to release said spring loaded second shaft; a housing substantially encasing said release component and said trigger; and first and second mounting structures internal to said molded housing, said release component being moveably mounted on said first mounting structure, and said trigger being moveably mounted on said second mounting structure.