Patent ID: 8341869
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling the release of a tip-up signal indicator for a trap, wherein the tip-up signal indicator includes a spring and a visual indicator, and the trap includes a mast having a first end and a second end, wherein the spring of the signal indicator is mounted to the mast and a movable reel is mounted to the second end of the mast, the apparatus comprising: a. a trigger bolt including a stabilizing end, a signal indicator retainer and a receiver disposed between the stabilizing end and the signal indicator retainer, wherein the stabilizing end is configured to stabilize a position of the trigger bolt to the first end of the mast when the movable reel is not moving, and the signal retainer is configured to retain the trigger bolt to the signal indicator; and b. a trigger rod movably connected to the mast, wherein the trigger rod includes a first end and a second end arranged such that the first end of the trigger rod is adjacent to the first end of the mast and the second end of the trigger rod is adjacent to the movable reel, wherein the first end of the trigger rod is configured for releasable engagement with the receiver of the trigger bolt and to releasably retain the trigger bolt to the first end of the mast, wherein the second end of the trigger rod is configured to engage the movable reel such that, when the first end of the trigger rod is engaged with the receiver of the trigger bolt, movement of the reel displaces the second end of the trigger rod, which causes the first end of the trigger rod to disengage the trigger rod from the trigger bolt and thereby causes the trigger bolt to release from the mast.