Patent ID: 9730437
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A01M,H05K

Claim:
1. An animal trap comprising: a cage including a top, sides, a front door, a rear, and a bottom to form an enclosure for an animal, the top including a ceiling facing an interior of the enclosure; the front door pivotally attached at the ceiling including a raised position and a lowered position, the raised position exposing an interior of the cage to allow animal access into the enclosure, the lowered position confining the interior of the cage to block animal exit from the enclosure; a hold-close assembly connecting the ceiling to the door including a two bar link including an upper bar pivotally attached at the ceiling at a separate and spaced first location from the pivotal attachment of the front door, the upper bar pivotally attached to a lower bar at second movable location, and the lower bar is pivotally attached to the door at a third movable location; the lower bar of the hold-close assembly being disposed below the ceiling positioned to extend adjacent to the upper bar in the door raised position, the bars of the hold close assembly being released to pivot as the door moves toward the lowered position including a position of the hold close assembly wherein the hold close assembly extends from the ceiling down to a lower location of the door; and the upper bar and lower bar are positioned in a stacked, substantially parallel arrangement in the door raised position, and the bars are spread apart to become near parallel in the door lowered position.