Patent ID: 8661727
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A humane animal trap, comprising: a base having a periphery and a center; an elongate, hollow center column extending upward from the center of the base, the center column having an upper end and a lower end; a net having an upper edge and a lower edge, the lower edge extending around and attached to the periphery of the base; a plurality of ribs extending between the periphery of the base and the center column, the base and the ribs defining a frame; a drop weight disposed within the hollow center column; a trigger mechanism connected between the frame and the drop weight, the trigger mechanism including at least one trigger pivotal between a set position and a triggered position and a linkage coupling the at least one trigger to the drop weight; and a cable and pulley mechanism having a plurality of cables extending between the drop weight and the upper edge of the net; wherein the drop weight is at the upper end of the column and the net is collapsed around the periphery of the base when the at least one trigger is in the set position, the drop weight falling towards the lower end of the column and the cables raising the net so that the net extends over the ribs and towards the center column to entrap an animal in the frame when the at least one trigger is in the triggered position.