Patent ID: 9644336
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A01M,E02D,E04C,E04H

Claim:
1. An animal trap comprising: a foothold animal trap haying a flange, a pair of opposing jaws pivotally mounted to said flange, a pair of springs coupled to said pair of opposing jaws to pivot sad pair of jaws from an open position to a dosed position, a pan coupled to said pair of jaws to releasably secure said steel jaws in an open position; a unitary clamp for receiving a flange of said foothold animal trap, said unitary clamp having an upper member and a lower member, said upper member having a first aperture formed therein and said lower member having a second aperture formed therein; a threaded fastener received in said first aperture, said threaded fastener engaging said flange of said foothold animal trap; and a stake received and retained in said second aperture, said stake extending away from said flange and downwardly from a bottom of said foothold animal trap; wherein said stake is configured to be driven into the ground to stabilize said foothold animal trap preventing the animal trap from rocking, shifting or moving in a trap bed when encountered by an animal; and wherein said first aperture and said second aperture are axially aligned.