Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 8th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 18th Oct., 1887
JOSEPH CHALLENOR 21 Bright Street Middlesbrough on Tees Yorkshire Iron
Works Foreman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A trap for Mice or other Vermin consisting of a Box made Shoe Shape surmounted
with a perforated or wire Box (to suit size of trap) for Bait open on one side with a
tunnel leading to the unprotected side. The part of Box exactly under the tunnel is cut
away & fitted with a tongue working upon centres adjusted to keep the aperture
closed thus forming the floor of Tunnel which immediatly the Vermin enter on their
way to the bait works on its centres & so closes up the entrance of Tunnel, at the
same time pitching the Vermin into the Pit or Box beneath. Releived of its Burden
the tongue at once returnes to its former position & becomes self setting, & as bait is
untouched by Vermin being tripped into Box before it can reach it the trap is
still Baited. The Box is fitted with a small door to discharge its captives, & a large
one for washing or disinfecting.
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21, Bright Street, Middlesbrough Oll Tees, Yorks.

page_text: Improvements in Vermin Traps.
JOSEPH CHALLENOR 21 Bright Street Middlesbrough on Tees Yorkshire Iron
Works Foreman 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:—
The invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings with reference
to which it will be described as follows.
Figure 2 is a side elevation Figures and 3 are respectively back and front.
elevations; Figures 4 and 6 are transverse sections at a. a and b Figures 5 and 7
are longitudinal sections at c. c, Figures 8 is a plan on top, Figures 7 shows position
of the tongues D and F when in use.
It consists broadly of a box made in shape to suit the vermin or animal to be
trapped, mounted with a perforated or wire bait box A, partly open on one side
at B, so that the vermin may readily see the bait from the entrance of the tunnel C,
through which access is made into the trap, D is a tongue or door, which oscillates on
centres E, in a space or opening P formed in top of trap of the same width as the
tongue D, F is a short tongue of same breadth and similar construction as tongue D,
which oscillates on centres G, and placed in front of the parily exposed bait at B,
having attached to it on its underside a catch H, which holds in position the tongue
or trap door D, K is a covering to keep the bait from contact with the tongue F. The
vermin enters the trap at the tunnel C, and walk on the tongue or trap door D, and
on attempting to reach the bait must necessarily tread upon the tongue F, which is
adjusted to oscillate upon the slightest pressure, and so liberates the tongue D from
the catch, which readily goes down with the weight of vermin on it, and pitches them
into the box, at the same time closes the entrance end of the tunnel C, relieved of its
burden, the tongues D and F are so counterbalanced at M and N as to quickly
return to their former or set position, thus the trap is self setting, and as the vermin
is caught or trapped before it can reach the bait, the trap is still baited. The box is
provided with a door at one end to discharge its captives, the other end of trap is
partly covered with wires O, as well as with a door for the purpose of seeing into
the trap.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the said invention performs its work, I wish it to be under-
stood that the invention is not limited to the exact details shown, as the construction
and cantour may be altered to suit the class of vermin or animal to be trapped, 1
declare that what I claim is
1st. The manufacture and use of vermin or animal trap, constructed to catch
vermin without cruelty or injury to the skin or fur of the animal or vermin trapped.
2nd. The use in a trap of an automatic setting arrangement, substantially as and
for the purposes described.
3rd. Having its working parts arranged so that the vermin is caught before it
reaches the bait.
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JOSEPH CHALLENOR.