Patent ID: 9615566
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A01M

Claim:
1. A pneumatically powered animal trap including: I. a trap body including a chamber; II. a source of compressed gas; III. a trigger mechanism configured to be actuated by an animal, the trigger mechanism including: IV. a main valve; V. a main valve space between the last trigger valve and the main valve; and VI. a kill mechanism powered by the compressed gas; wherein the trigger valves, trigger valve spaces, main valve and main valve space are arranged such that, in use: a) in a ready state, each of the trigger valve spaces and the main valve space are pressurized by the compressed gas; b) opening of each of the trigger valves vents one of the trigger valve spaces, which in turn causes a further one of the trigger valves to open until all of the trigger valves have been opened; and c) opening of the last trigger valve vents the main valve space, which causes actuation of the main valve to allow the compressed gas to flow to the kill mechanism for killing the animal within the chamber.