Improvements in Rabbit. Traps.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rabbit. Traps.
I, RICHARD EDWARD DAVIES, of Short Bridge Street, Llanidloes, in the County
of Montgomeryshire, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
My invention relates to improvements in rabbit traps.
The object of my invention is to catch rabbits or other animals without injuring
them in a double trap. The trap is constructed with a long narrow box divided
into two compartments with a lid and a semicircular top. At each of the ends I
form openings, and inside the ends I form grooves in which iron doors slide up or
down. Inside each of the iron doors is a small projection or catch which engages
with the ends of a longitudinal flat bar hereinafter described.
In the inside of the box in or about the centre is hung vertically a glazed iron
door or shutter (to divide the compartments), this said shutter at the top engages
with a slit cut in a vertical pin rivetted on the underside of the longitudinal flat
bar operating above the lid. A hole is cut in the lid to allow the vertical pin
sufficient play to move either end of the horizontal bar away from the projections
or catches inside the doors directly an animal presses against the glass in the
shutter so that one door will fall and the animal is secured. By the use of the
glass shutter the animal is caught in either ends as the trap is double and has a
sliding iron door at each end. Inside of each compartment I fix hooks for hanging
bars longitudinally for the purpose of putting grass, ferns, or such like herbs as
an enticement to a animal to enter at either end of the double trap when the trap
is set. Both of the iron doors are supported by the ends of the longitudinal bar
when the trap is set.
The use of the glass shutter is of importance, because the animal cannot see
the obstruction therefore he strikes it before he is aware of it, and by the slight
movement the end of the longitudinal bar releases the iron door which instan-
taneously falls down and closes the entrance of his compartment, this operation
may be repeated in the other compartment.
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J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: 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 rabbit 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.
Fig. 1, is an end view of the trap.
Fig. 2, is a side elevation with a portion of one end shown in section.
Fig. 3, is an enlarged view of the vertical pin rivetted to the longitudinal flat bar.
Fig. 4, is a plan of the hinged glazed door and stops in the interior of the trap.
Fig. 5, is a plan of the lid and longitudinal flat bar.
The object of my invention is to catch rabbits or other animals without injuring
them in a double trap. The trap is constructed with a long narrow box a divided into
two compartments with a lid b and a semicircular metal top c. At each of the ends d
I form openings e, and inside the ends d I form grooves f in which iron doors g
slide up or down. Inside each of the iron doors is a small projection or catch h
which engages with the ends of a longitudinal flat bar i hereinafter described.
In the inside of the box a in or about the centre is hung vertically a hinged
glazed iron door or shutter j (to divide the compartments), this said shutter j
at the top engages with a slit k cut in a vertical pin 7 rivetted on the underside
of the longitudinal flat bar i operating above the lid b. A hole m is cut in the
lid b to allow the vertical pin 7 sufficient play to move either end of the bar i away
from the projections or catches h inside the iron doors g directly an animal presses
against the glass n in the shutter j so that one door will fall and the animal is
secured. By the use of the glass shutter j the animal is caught in either ends
as the trap is double and has a sliding iron door at each end. Inside of each
compartment I fix a number of hooks o for hanging bars p longitudinally for the
purpose of putting grass, ferns, or such like herbs as an enticement to a animal
to enter at either end of the double trap when the trap is set. Both of the iron
doors are supported by the ends of the longitudinal bar i when the trap is set.
Hooks are attached to each side of the trap to engage with eyes s fixed to the
sides of the lid b.
The use of the glass shutter is of importance, because the animal cannot see
the obstruction, therefore he strikes it before he is aware of it, and by the slight
movement between small flat stops the end of the longitudinal bar releases the
iron door which instantaneously falls down and closes the entrance of his com-
partment, this operation may be repeated in the other compartment.
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:-
1. In rabbit traps, the combination of the various parts of mechanism con-
structed in the manner fully described in the above specification and illustrated in
the accompanying drawing.
2. In rabbit traps, the combination of the lid 6 bar i pin 7 slit k hinged glazed
iron door or shutter j flat stops q catches h and iron sliding doors g, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.