Patent ID: 7543406
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A single catch animal trap comprising: a housing having an open end for the animal being trapped to enter, and a stable base for said housing to rest on a surface; a tiltable floor located within said housing such that the animal being trapped has access to the floor only through the open end of said housing; a means of pivotably connecting said tiltable floor to said housing providing an enclosure, where the pivotably means of connecting provides a hinge positioned approximately mid length of said floor, where the hinge allows said floor to tilt in one direction such that the open end of said housing is open, where the hinge allows said floor to tilt in the opposite direction such that the open end of said housing is blocked by said floor, where the enclosure provided by said housing and said floor create an escape-proof chamber for the animal being trapped when said floor is tilted in the position where the open end of said housing is blocked by said floor; a chamber for containing the animal comprised of said housing and said floor, where the chamber is provided with a flange located at each end and provided with a flange located at each side to contain the animal within the trap between said enclosure and said floor once said floor is tilted in the position where the open of said housing is blocked by said floor; a locking mechanism for locking said tiltable floor when said floor tilts such that the open end of said housing is blocked by said tiltable floor, where the locking mechanism is unaffected by gravity regardless of the orientation of the trap relative to gravity, and where said locking mechanism locks said tiltable floor such that the tiltable floor can not tilt until the lock release mechanism releases the locking mechanism; and a lock release mechanism to release the locking mechanism, where the lock release mechanism is unaffected by gravity regardless of the orientation of the trap relative to gravity.