Patent ID: 9504246
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A01M,B26B

Claim Text:
1. A hand-held apparatus for holding and killing a snake comprising: a. an elongate handle having a guillotine member at one end, the guillotine member configured to remove the head of a snake; b. an outer body, wherein the handle extends laterally outside the outer body and into the outer body, the outer body defining a lower end enclosing the guillotine member, the outer body further defining a pair of downwardly extending tines adapted to extend either side of a snake and hold the snake in preparation for killing the snake; c. a lateral opening in the outer body; d. a lateral limiter post coupled to the handle and extending through the opening in the outer body to limit travel of the guillotine member so that the guillotine member cannot travel beyond the lower end of the outer body e. an annular grommet on the handle below the limiter post; f. a lower shelf in the outer body; and g. a compression spring between the annular grommet and the lower shelf arranged to resist downward motion of the handle and to automatically reset the blade upon completion of a downward stroke of the handle.