Patent ID: 6101761
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A trap for rodents, moles, or other burrowing animals, the trap comprising:(a) a handle;(b) two pairs of opposed legs rotatably mounted on the handle;(c) a spring mounted on the handle for biasing each pair of opposed legs in a sprung position wherein the two legs of each pair of opposed legs are adjacent one another;(d) means for rotating the two pairs of opposed legs about the handle to a set position wherein the two legs of each pair of opposed legs are separated from one another, thereby forming a passage for the animal;(e) a latch movably mounted on the handle for holding the two pairs of opposed legs in the set position; and(f) a trigger movably mounted on the handle and the latch being mounted between the spring and trigger the trigger being adapted for releasing the latch, whereby the two pairs of opposed legs will snap rapidly to the sprung position, thereby trapping and killing the animal.