Patent ID: 6735899
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An animal trap comprising a housing including a base having a floor and side walls and defining an interior chamber, and a cover for said chamber,an entrance opening communicating with said chamber, a pathway leading from said entrance opening along the interior of said housing, first and second spaced electrodes interposed in said pathway and circuitry electrically connected to said electrodes to initiate an electrical shock when said electrodes are simultaneously contacted by a target animal, said first and second electrodes each having a leading edge closer to said entrance opening and a trailing edge further from said entrance opening, said leading edge of said second electrode being spaced along said pathway from said trailing edge of said electrode, at least one diverter interposed in said pathway intermediate said entrance opening and at least said leading edge of said second electrode to discourage a target animal approaching said second electrode from reversing direction, and at least one barrier blocking simultaneous contact with both of said electrodes by a straight element passing through said entrance opening.