Patent ID: 9374993
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A01M

Claim Text:
1. A mouse trap comprising: a housing having a floor and a body defining a housing enclosure, said body having two side walls defining a width of said body, an open front end and a closed rear end, said housing including a first pair of walls spaced from one another to form a guillotine channel having an open top, and a second pair of walls spaced from one another to form a trigger mechanism channel that is narrower in width than said width of said body and has an open top, said guillotine channel extending downwardly into the housing enclosure, said trigger mechanism channel extending generally perpendicular to said guillotine channel with one end of said trigger mechanism channel being in abutment with said guillotine channel; a trigger mechanism including a lever and a catch assembly, the catch assembly including a setting cover and a catch operatively engaged with said lever, said catch being positioned adjacent an upper surface of said housing and being at least partly received within the open top of said trigger mechanism channel; a guillotine member received within the guillotine channel through the open top thereof, said guillotine member oriented substantially perpendicular to the housing floor and configured to engage with said catch when the trap is set, engagement of said catch with said guillotine member holding the guillotine member in a raised position above the floor; and a biasing member operative to move said guillotine member rapidly to a lowered position adjacent the floor when the guillotine member becomes disengaged from said catch through movement of the lever by a rodent inside the housing enclosure.