Improvements in or relating to Mouse Traps.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 7898
Complete Specification Left, 19th May, 1899 -Accepted, 5th Aug., 1899
Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 19th May, 1899-Accepted, 5th Aug., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in or relating to Mouse Traps.
I, HARRY BISSEX, 2, Ropley Place, Brighton Road, Purley, Gardener, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to mouse traps; and
applies more particularly to the method of setting or baiting it.
I provide a frame which is pivotally secured to a suitable piece of wood or
other material, a controlling spring being provided so that when the frame is
placed in the desired position and secured therein by means of the baiting device
or catch upon the bait being tampered with the spring will cause the frame to
The baiting
take up another position and so catch a mouse or other animal.
device and catch consists of a rod provided with a projection which engages
in the frame, the other end of this rod merging into a projection between which
and a fixed projection the bait is carried. Upon the bait being removed or
loosened the spring frame is released.
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1011 If A venst 1909
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Mouse Traps.
I, HARRY BISSEX, 2, Ropley Place, Brighton Road, Purley, Inventor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to mouse traps
and applies more particularly to the method of setting or baiting it. I
provide a frame which is pivotally secured to a suitable piece of wood or
other material, a controling spring being provided so that when the
frame is placed in the desired position, and secured therein by means of the bait-
ing device or catch, upon the baiting being tampered with, a spring will cause
the frame to take up another position, and so catch a mouse or other animal.
The baiting device and catch consists of a rod provided with a projection which
engages in the frame. The other end of this rod merging into a projection
between which and a fixed projection the bait is carried. Upon the bait being
removed or loosened, the spring frame is released.
For the purpose of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings of
which:-

page_text: Figure 2 is a plan view showing my improved trap.
Figure 1.
Side elevation of same.
The frame which may be of wire or other suitable material is pivoted at b
to the piece being controlled by the spring & which tends to bring it towards
the position shown in full in Figure 1. e is a rod which is revolvably secured to
underside of base & maintains the frame a in a position shown by the dotted
lines. This locking action takes place owing to the presence of the bait jor
the like which is placed between the projection f &g the projection g being
fixed or stationary. It will be seen that the effect of the bait being removed
from between the projections f & g the frame a, owing to the action of the
spring d will be brought into the position as shown in Figure 1, thus securing
the mouse or other, animal.
Although I have described my invention as applied to mice more particularly,
it will be understood that it is only a matter of the strength of the spring and
the dimensions of the trap as to what animal might be caught. The cross bars h
are for the purpose of throwing the mouse or other animal (when touching the
bait) so that it may be caught or held between the base i and the frame or bars
as described.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The trap substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the
purpose set forth.
2. In mouse traps of the class herein described, a frame of suitable material
A catch
pivotally attached to a base piece and being controlled by a spring.
piece hold said frame in position through the medium of a movable projection
upon the rod attached to said catch piece; said movable catch piece securing the
bait in position so that the removal of the bait releases the frame which then
secures the object removing the bait such as a mouse; substantially as described
and illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 19th day of May 1899.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.