Patent ID: 9066510
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A trap comprising: a base having an upper surface bordered by edges; a snap mechanism mounted on said base; a trigger member connected to said mechanism; a snap cover connected to said mechanism with said mechanism operative to snap said snap cover to a closed position on said base responsive to activation of said trigger member, the snap cover at a terminal end having outer wall portions which are rounded; a flange portion projecting upward from the upper surface and formed along selected edges of said base and having inner walls perpendicular to the upper surface, with said snap cover proportioned to fit into a space defined by said flange portion when said snap cover is in said closed position and form a point of contact between the rounded outer wall portions of the snap cover and flange portion, and when in the closed position, the rounded outer wall portions contact the upper surface of the base and are spaced inwardly from at least one of the inner walls of the flange portion creating a gap between the rounded outer wall portions and the at least one inner wall of the flange portion.