A New or Improved Rat or other Vermin or Animal Trap.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1994-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Rat or other Vermin or Animal Trap.
ALFRED CLIFFORD Claremont House Hawley near Dartford Kent do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
So as to better describe this invention this Specification is accompanied by a sheet
of drawings having threw views Figured 1. 2 and 3. Fig. 1 is a side view of trap,
Fig. 2 is an end view and Fig. 3 a section through centre of trap. In the bottom
or floor of trap which can be made of any suitable material is a piece of less
thickness than floor hinged on one side A. The other side is connected by an eye,
staple or other suitable manner to wire B at the top end of which is a hinged
metal catch C to which the wire B is also connected by wire D. The metal
catch C is hinged to top of trap at E. The doors are hinged to top bars and are
furnished with strong springs F which are riveted to top or otherwise and assist to
keep doors shut, these springs can be made of any suitable shape.
The doors are furnished at bottom with spikes G to prevent the escape of the
animal and are provided at top with arms H sufficiently long to overlap each other
at ends, when open. The doors are also furnished on the opposite side to arms
with a loosely hinged catch J of any convenient form which effectually prevents
the doors being opened without the said catch being lifted.
The trap can be set by depressing the arms H and placing them under metal
catch C which will then be in a vertical position, this will raise the wire B and
level the hinged piece of floor A on which the bait can then be placed. When the
animal enters and treads on hinged floor A, it loosens the arms H from metal
catch C and the springs F force the 'doors to shut. The trap can be made without
a bottom or floor and can be furnished with spikes I to secure it to the ground
and for the convenience of packing it is made in sections and can be taken to
pieces and put together again in about one minute. The trap is made of galvanized
iron or other suitable material, or shape.
Dated this 26th day of October 1893
ALFRED CLIFFORD.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Rat or other Vermin or Animal Trap.
ALFRED CLIFFORD Claremont House Hawley Road, near Dartford Kent
Plumber and Sanitary Engineer 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:―
So as to better describe this invention this Specification is accompanied by a
sheet of drawings having four views Figured 1. 2. 3 and 4. Fig. 1 is a side view
of trap, Fig. 2 is an end view, Fig. 3 a section through centre of trap and Fig. 4 is
a stiffening bolt with thumb screws to be used at ends of trap when the bottom
or floor is dispensed with. In the bottom or floor of trap which can be made of
any suitable material, is a piece of less thickness than floor hinged on one side A,
the other side is connected by an eye, staple or other suitable manner to wire Bat
the top end of which is hinged a metal catch C to which the wire B is also
connected by wire D. The metal catch C is binged to top of trap at E. The
doors are hinged to top bars and are furnished with strong springs F which are
Price 8d l

page_text: rivetted to top or otherwise and assist to keep the doors shut. These springs can
be made of any suitable shape. The doors are provided at top with arms H,
sufficiently long to overlap each other at ends when open. The sides of trap are
furnished (on the opposite side to arms on doors) with a loosely hinged catch J of
any convenient form which effectually prevents the doors being opened without the
said catch being lifted.
The trap can be set by depressing the arms H and placing thein under metal
catch C which will then be in a vertical position this will raise the wire B and
level the hinged piece of floor A on which the bait can then be placed.
When the animal enters and treads on hinged floor A it loosens the arms H froin
metal catch C and the springs F force the doors to shut.
The trap can be made without a bottom or floor for use on the ground and will
then be furnished with stiffening bolts (Fig. 4) provided with fixed flanges at
each end of same, the bolts being threaded at each end for small metal thumb
screws.
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For the convenience of packing, the trap is made in sections and can be taken
to pieces and put together again in a few minutes.
So as to more particularly describe the different sections of trap and the
convenience of packing same, I would state that there are six pieces in all of which
the two sides are fastened by screws to the bottom and are easily removed. The
two doors and top are fastened to sides by metal pins or pegs which can be
adjusted or removed at pleasure. The whole of the parts can be packed in a small
space on the bottom of trap or put together for use without trouble.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The combination of the different parts herein before described for the purpose of
catching rats or other vermin or animals and for such purposes, I do not confine
myself to any particular material, size, shape, or other arrangements.
Dated this 30th day of July 1894.
ALFRED CLIFFORD.