Patent ID: 6510647
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A live animal trap, comprising:an elongate hollow tube having a first, closed end and a second, open end; a bait holding device in the first end of the tube; a support frame having a lower end for seating on a support surface; and a pivot device pivotally connecting the support frame to the tube at a fixed location closer to the first end of the tube than the second end, the pivot device having a horizontal pivot axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tube, and dividing the tube into a first, shorter end portion on one side of the pivot axis and a second, longer end portion on the other side of the pivot axis, the second end portion being heavier than the first end portion; wherein the tube has a set position in which it is inclined upwardly with the second end contacting the support surface, and is pivotable between the set position and a generally upright, actuated position in which the first end pivots downwardly and the second end pivots upwardly to trap an animal in the tube; wherein the first end of the tube has an opening and a cap is releasably seated in the first end opening to close the opening; wherein the cap has an inner end, and a bait holder is mounted at the inner end of the cap for holding bait in the first end of the tube; wherein the inner end of the cap has a cavity having an end face, and the bait holder comprises a spike projecting from the end face of the cavity; and wherein the bottom of the closed end of the tube is spaced above the lower end of the support frame when the tube is in the actuated position.