Patent ID: 9655357
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A01M

Claim:
1. A method of trapping vermin, the method comprising: attaching a conduit to a vacuum chamber, the conduit having at least one first opening open to atmosphere and a second opening connected to the vacuum chamber, the at least one first opening being positioned within an enclosed vermin run defined by a channel, the enclosed vermin run comprising a first vermin run opening at a first end of the channel and a second vermin run opening at a second end of the channel, the second vermin run opening being in line with the first vermin run opening, and the enclosed vermin run being in line with each of the second vermin run opening and the first vermin run opening, and the at least one first opening being disposed between the first vermin run opening and the second vermin run opening; positioning the channel along a base of a wall such that the first vermin run opening, the second vermin run opening, and the enclosed vermin run collectively define a path that is parallel to and adjacent to the wall; connecting a valve in line with the conduit, and the valve sealing the vacuum chamber in a closed position; maintaining a vacuum inside the vacuum chamber when the valve is closed; monitoring a space within the enclosed vermin run and adjacent to the first opening of the conduit for vermin; and opening the valve to release the vacuum along the conduit when a vermin is detected in the space being monitored, and the vermin being drawn through the conduit into a collection chamber.