Year: 1885

page_text: жиртотомецию ш маро тот поредна оцеГ АРППалк,
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of N° 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
Middlesex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention (a communication to me from abroad by Henri Ferdinand
Serrin of 23 Boulevard St Martin, Paris, France, Trap Manufacturer) to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to a trap wherein the animal has an easy access over a
swinging board which from its arrangement and its mode of construction responds
to the weight of the smallest and lightest rodent. After the animal has passed the
swinging board its return is prevented but it is free to go forward into a second
compartment and in doing so it disengages the swing board which returns to its
original position so that the trap is set afresh. The flooring of the second com-
partment is capable of being turned or moved either to bait the trap or to expel
therefrom the captive animals. The nature of the invention is clearly shewn in
the annexed sheet of drawings which is appended by way of illustration only.
In the examples therein depicted the two compartments of the trap are shewn as
being the continuation one of the other, but the trap may, as regards shape, be
arranged in any other suitable manner.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of one form of trap according to this invention
ready for the entrance of an animal. The dotted line indicates the position of the
swing board when the latter has operated under the weight of a mouse or of any
other animal.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, in which the dotted lines indicate
the position of the bottom of the second compartment when it is desired to expel
the rodents caught in the trap or when placing the bait or again when setting the
trap lever in position should it have been forced out of place.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a modified form of trap.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the partitioned trap, and shews the side openings designed to
allow the passage of as much light as possible for the purpose of causing the
animal to pass into the second compartment.

page_text: As shewn, the trap is composed of a box formed of two compartments A and B,
the first, forming a chamber for the bait and the second a cage where the animals
are held captive.
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The two compartments or chambers are separated by means of a partition a
extending the whole height of the box, with the exception of one part where there
is an opening b, which is hidden by an inclined trap door c pivotted at d and
provided at one part with a projection e and by the side of its hinge with a lever f.
An opening h formed in a piece of sheet iron g establishes, when the trap door c is
raised, a communication between the compartments A and B; a cover x is fitted to
the partition a to prevent the animals caught from resting upon the door ci the
said covering extends along the whole width of the compartment B and further
increases the surface which can be occupied by the animals. The end of the
compartment B is formed by a perforated wall in such a manner that the light
admitted therethrough passes easily through the opening h and on each side of
the trap door there being apertures formed between the edges of the latter and the
walls enclosing the space bas strewn at fig. 4, and attracting the animal causes it
to push up the trap door c. The whole arrangement formed by the partition a,
the covering x, the space b, the partition g and the trap c e f is carried by the
bottom of the second compartment B. This is pivotted at k upon the lower part
of the side walls of the box. When it is desired to expel the captive animals, a
bait is hooked upon the nail 7, the hook m is disengaged and the bottom j is caused
to swing as shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 2.
The compartment A contains the swing board n constructed of any light
material such as very thin deal wood or cardboard and pivotted at p. This swing
board n is stiffened by means of a cross bar of wood or of metal o upon which
it is fixed and by a metal edging which strengthens the swing board and protects
it against the teeth of animals; a front opening r, or if required two or more
openings s allow a free entry to the animals to seize the bait fixed to the nail l.
When the animal has passed beyond the journals p, the board swings and its
extremity catches under the lever f; the animal being thus caught between the
swing board n, the stopping partition t and the trap door c and seeing a light
through the opening hand by the sides of the trap door c enters the second
compartment whence it cannot escape; at the same time the swing is disengaged
from the lever f and falls forward in such a manner that the trap is by this fact
set afresh.
The example shewn in fig. 3 is different from the preceeding inasmuch as the
chamber A has but one entrance r, and the swing board n of metal is provided
with flaps u having perforations through which pass the journals upon which the
said board pivots; these journals are fixed to the ends of a cross-bar g nailed,
glued or otherwise fitted upon the bottom. Further the trap door cabuts at its
lower part upon a step v instead of bearing directly upon the bottom j. As to the
remaining parts of the apparatus, it is similar to the first and the operation is the
same in both arrangements.
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page_text: Improvements in Traps for Rodents and other Animals.
I, WILLIAM LLOYD WISE, of N° 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
Middlesex, Consulting Engineer, and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention (a communication to me from abroad by Henri Ferdinand Serrin,
of 23 Boulevard, St Martin, Paris, France, Trap Manufacturer) and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a trap wherein the animal has an easy access over a
swinging board which from its arrangement and its mode of construction responds
to the weight of the smallest and lightest rodent. After the animal bas passed the
swinging board its return is prevented but it is free to go forward into a second
compartment and in doing so it disengages the swing board which returns to its
original position so that the trap is set afresh. The flooring of the second com-
partment is capable of being turned or moved either to bait the trap or to expel
therefrom the captive animals.
The two compartments of the trap may be the continuation one of the other,
but the trap may, as regards shape, be arranged in any other suitable manner.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section
of one form of trap according to this invention ready for the entrance of an animal.
The dotted line indicates the position of the swing board when the latter has
operated under the weight of a mouse or of any other animal.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, in which the dotted lines indicate
the position of the bottom of the second compartment when it is desired to expel
the rodents caught in the trap or when placing the bait or again when setting the
trap lever in position should it have been forced out of place.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a modified form of trap.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the partitioned trap and shews the side openings designed to
allow the passage of as much light as possible for the purpose of causing the animal
to pass into the second compartment.
As shewn, the trap is composed of a box formed of two compartments A and B
the first forming a chamber for the bait and the second a cage where the animals
are held captive.
The two compartments or chambers are separated by means of a partition a
extending the whole height of the box with the exception of one part where there
is an opening b, which is hidden by an inclined trap door c pivotted at d and
provided at one part with a projection e and by the side of its hinge with a
lever f. An opening h formed in a piece of sheet iron g establishes, when the trap
door c. is raised, a communication between the compartments A and B; a cover
is fitted to the partition a to prevent the animals caught from resting upon the
door c; the said covering extends along the whole width of the compartment B
and further increases the surface which can be occupied by the animals. The end
of the compartment B is formed by a perforated wall in such a manner that the
light admitted therethrough passes easily through the opening hand on each side
of the trap door (there being apertures formed between the edges of the latter and

page_text: the walls enclosing the space b as shown at fig. 4) and attracting the animal causes
it to push up the trap door c. The whole arrangement formed by the partition a,
the covering x, the space b the partition g and the trap cef is carried by the
bottom of the second compartment B. This is pivotted at k upon the lower part
of the side walls of the box. When it is desired to expel the captive animals, a bait
is hooked upon the nail 1, the hook m is disengaged and the bottom j is caused to
swing as shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 2..
The compartment A contains the swing board n constructed of any light material
such as very thin deal wood or card board and pivotted at p. This swing board n
is stiffened by means of a cross-bar of wood or of metal o upon which it is fixed
and by a metal edging which strengthens the swing board and protects it against
the teeth of animals; a front opening r, or if required two or more openings & allow
a free entry to the animals to seize the bait fixed to the nail . When the animal
has passed beyond the journals p, the board swings and its extremity catches under
the lever f; the animal being thus caught between the swing board n, the stopping
partition t and the trap door c and seeing a light through the opening h and by. the
sides of the trap door c enters the second compartment whence it cannot escape;
at the same time the swing is disengaged from the lever fand falls forward in such
a manner that the trap is by this fact set afresh.
The example shewn in fig. 3 is different from the preceding inasmuch as the
chamber A has but one entrance r, and, the swing board n of metal is provided
with flaps u having perforations through which pass the journals upon which the
said board pivots; these journals are fixed to the ends of a cross bar g nailed glued
or otherwise fitted upon the bottom. Further the trap door c abuts at its lower
part upon a step v instead of bearing directly upon the bottom j. As to the
remaining parts of the apparatus it is similar to the first and the aperture is the
same in both arrangements.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :—
1. In a trap for rodents and other animals having two divisions separated by a
tumbling device, the combination with the principal device n opening into the trap
of a secondary device c which in tilting serves to throw the former into position in
order to allow an animal to enter substantially as described.
2. In a trap for rodents and other animals the combination in the second division
in which the rodent is caught, of a floor j pivotted at k, and carrying the par-
tition a, the secondary tumbling device c e f and the partition g which is provided
with one or more apertures substantially as described.