Patent ID: 9565849
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A01M

Claim:
1. A rodent trap comprising: a base having a base panel and a release door formed therein to release rodents from the trap, wherein the base panel is horizontally oriented; a bait tray having an integrally formed cavity extending downwardly for retaining bait, the bait tray being oriented in the horizontal arrangement and removably attached to the base, the release door being sealed when the bait tray is attached to the base, the release door being opened when the bait tray is removed from the base; a top having a top panel and tube with a tube opening extending through the top panel and the tube extending downward toward the release door in the base, the tube opening having a diameter sized to receive a rodent therethrough, wherein the top panel has a perimeter and a center and is horizontally oriented, wherein the tube is solid and is integrally formed with the top panel, and wherein the tube is located at the center of the top panel and is offset from the perimeter by a distance that is greater than the diameter of the tube; and a wire body extending vertically between the top and the base at the perimeter and enclosing an interior space, wherein finger grips are integrally formed in the bottom of the bait tray and extend upward into the bait tray in the interior space, and wherein the bait tray rotates within a horizontal plane in the release door between an opened position and a sealed position.