Improvements in Mouse and Rat Traps.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Mouse and Rat Traps.
I, DAVID OWEN JONES, of New Mills, Newtown, in the County of Montgomery-
shire, Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
My invention relates to improvements in mouse and rat traps
In carrying my invention into practice I construct a flat round plate with
slightly raised edges. Above the plate I provide a cylindrical body with a lid or
cover with suitable notches or openings to receive catches or the like to prevent
the lid from falling off, one at each side opposite each other. Also I provide two
stops in the body to stop the lid from falling inside the said body. The two notches
are for the purpose of passing over two of the catches fixed to the body, the lid
being secured by turning it slightly round. In order to catch the mouse or rat I
provide a flat plate having the lower edge square and very slightly rounded at
the edges, the end of the upper side will be rounded and the said plate is placed
on edge between the top of the flat round plate and the bottom of cylindrical body.
The flat plate is for holding at the inner end the bait and also to support the body
which will rest at the other end in a small notch. The bait is put on crosswise
as the flat plate is placed across the centre of the base plate with one part of the
bottom of the cylindrical body at an angle, and when a mouse or rat bugs at the
bait down goes the flat plate and the animal is a prisoner in the cylindrical body
which falls on to the flat round plate or platform."
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J. P. BAYLY,
18. Fulham Place, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Mouse and Rat Traps.
I, DAVID OWEN JONES, of New Mills, Newtown, in the County of Montgomery-
shire, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in mouse and rat traps.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
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page_text: Fig. 2, is a plan of the top of the trap thrown.
Fig. 3, is a front elevation of Fig. 1.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct a flat round plate a with
slightly raised edges. Above the plate I provide a cylindrical body with a lid
or cover e with suitable notches or openings & to receive catches et or the like to
prevent the lid from falling off, one at each side opposite each other. Also I pro-
vide two stops ell on the body to stop the lid ¢ from falling inside the said body.
The two notches & are for the purpose of passing over two of the catches el fixed
to the body, the lid being secured by turning it slightly round as in Fig. 2. In
order to catch the mouse or rat. I provide a flat plate f having the lower edge
square and very slightly rounded at the edges, the end of the upper side will be
rounded and the said plate is placed on edge between the top of the flat round
plate a and the bottom of cylindrical body b. The flat plate is for holding at the
inner end g the bait and also to support the body 6 which will rest at the other
end in a small notch as in Fig. 1. The bait is put on crosswise as the flat plate
is placed across the centre of the base plate with one part of the bottom of the
cylindrical body resting on its farthest or extreme edge thereby placing the cylin-
drical body at an angle, and when a mouse or rat tugs at the bait down goes the
flat plate and the animal is a prisoner in the cylindrical body which falls on to
the Hat round plate or platform.
The body is loosely connected by a loop h to the round plate a through holes i
also the plate f is connected to the said plate a in a similar manner.
The object
being to allow both the body and plate to fall directly there is a tug at the bait.
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: -
The mouse and rat trap substantially as above fully described in this specification
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.