Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Trapping Animals and Birds.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 15th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 4th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Trapping Animals
and Birds.
We, GEORGE ANDREWS, of Jessamine Villa, Hunters Road, Willesborough,
Ashford, in the County of Kent, Engineer, JOHN WARREN BRIGINSHAW and
HENRY VINCENT BRIGINSHAW, both of 198 Rye Lane, Peckham, in the County
of Surrey, Butchers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in means or apparatus for trapping
animals and birds, which consists of a fork or perch of any suitable shape, on, in,
or below a rocking platform or trap door, with a fall down, throw-over, or close up.
cage; the said cage or crusher closing directly a bird or animal put their feet on
the perch or trap door, by their weight operating on a lever, this said lever
releasing the trapping mechanism or device by dropping on or over the said
animal or bird, for the purpose of catching the same alive, or killing the same.
instantaneously.
This invention we attach to various suitable shaped boxes or frames. Across
the centre on the top of the platform we fix by means of springs a curved arm or
arms pivoted in lugs or bearings on either side of the platform, and to this curved
arm we place a suitable net or any other device. To the platform I construct a
pivoted rocking platform or trap door attached to which is a lever or levers, (or
other device), the end of which runs out at the end of the box on the top towards
a loose catch, (or other device).
The loose catch, curved aim or lever is pivoted on the box or platform
horizontally and when the trap is set engages with a fixed lever arm on the end of
the rocking platform or trap door. A stop pin or pins are provided on the box in
order to keep the lever arm on the end of the rocking platform or trap door in
its proper position.
The pivoted horizontal loose catch is turned up at one end at right angles with
a small hollow formed therein to engage with the curved arm. At the other end.
is a long lever arm formed to engage with the fixed lever arm on the end of the
rocking platform or trap door.
Directly a bird or animal place their feet on the rocking platform or trap door.
the lever releases the curved arm, which said arm falls down over the bird or
animal by the power of the springs, and secures the bird or animal alive.
The trap door or end of the rocking platform is constructed to fall by the
weight of the animal, and thereby raise the lever from the loose arm on which the
aforesaid curved arm is placed when the trap is set, in order to release the arm to
throw the trap, as hereinbefore described.
This invention can be constructed of any metallic, hemp, silk, cotton, wood, or
other suitable substance.
The object of our invention is to provide an instantaneous fall down cage, net, or
throw-over trap to catch animals or birds of any dimensions without injuring the
same, or to adopt the "crusher" principle when the animal or bird is intended to
be instantaneously killed.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration only,
and

page_text: that the shapes, materials and proportions of the various parts may be varied in
many ways within the scope of our invention:
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J. P. BAYLY.
18 Fulbam Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements n Means or Apparatus for Trapping Animals
and Birds.
We, GEORGE ANDREWS, of Jessamine Villa, Hunters Road, Willesborough,
Ashford, in the County of Kent, Engineer, and JOHN WARREN BRIGINSHAW,
and HENRY VINCENT BRIGINSHAW, both of 198 Rye Lane, Peckham, in the
County of Surrey, Butchers, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in means or apparatus for trapping
animals and birds, which consists of a fork or perch of any suitable shape, on, in,
or below a rocking platform or trap door, with a fall down, throw-over, or close-up
cage; the said cage or crusher closing directly a bird or animal put their feet
on the perch or trap door, by their weight operating on a lever, this said lever
releasing the trapping mechanism or device by dropping on or over the said
animal or bird, for the purpose of catching the same alive, or killing the same
instantaneously.
This invention we attach to various suitable shaped boxes or frames.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
F. 1, is a plan of a trap set.
Fig. 2, is a plan of Fig. 1, thrown.
Fig. 3, is an end view of the catch drawn to an enlarged scale.
Fig. 4, is a plan of the catch pivoted to the connecting bar.
Fig. 5, a plan of the loose catch.
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Fig. 6, is a plan of a trap with the apparatus placed in another position.
Fig. 7, is an end view of the catch a with the notch cut on the opposite side.
Across the centre on the top of the platform e we fix by means of springs f
cnrved arm a pivoted on a bearing supported by lugs i on either side of the
platform, and to this curved arm 9 we place a suitable net or any other device.
To the platform we construct a pivoted rocking platform j or trap door attached to
a lever k or a hinged perch or bar the end of which runs out at the end of the
platform on the top towards a loose catch c.
The loose catch c is pivoted on the platform horizontally and when the trap is
set as in Figs. 1, and 6, engages with a fixed lever k or the end of the rocking
platform or trap door j or a hinged perch or bar l.
by a
The con-
The pivoted loose catch a is turned up at right angles with a hollow or notch d
formed or cut therein to engage with the curved arm g. At the other end of the
platforme is the pivoted loose catch c which is connected to the catch a
connecting bar b, this said bar b may be of any suitable length to suit the various
positions in which the catches a and c are pivoted to the platform e.
Décting bar b and catches a and c are connected together and work on pivots m.
Directly a bird or animal place their feet on the rocking platform or trap door j
or perch the lever releases the curved arm g, which said arm falls down over
the bird or animal by the power of the springs f, and secures the bird or animal
alive or dead.

page_text: The trap door or end of the rocking platform is constructed to fall by the weight
of the animal, and thereby raise the lever k from the loose arm or catch c to
release the aforesaid curved arm g.
This invention can be constructed of any metallic, hemp, silk, cotton, wood, or
other suitable substance.
The object of our invention is to provide an instantaneous fall down cage, net,
or throw-over trap to catch animals or birds of any dimensions without injuring
the same, or to adopt the "crusher" principle when the animal or bird is intended
to be instantaneously killed.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration only, an 1
that the shapes, materials and proportions of the various parts may be varied in
many ways within the scope of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is: : -
1. In an apparatus for trapping animals and birds, the combination of the lever k
fixed to the rocking platform, and the loose catch c connecting bar bloose catch a
with notch d pivots m and pivoted to a trap for the purpose of engaging with the
curved arm g, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying
drawing.
2. In an apparatus for trapping animals and birds, the combination of the hinged
perch or bar and the loose catch c connecting bar bloose catch a with notch d
pivots m and pivoted to a trap for the purpose of engaging with the curved arm g,
substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
3. In an apparatus for trapping animals and birds, the combination of a notch d
cut in the loose catch a connecting barb and pivoted catch c, fitted to any trap,
substantially as herein described and for the purpose specified.
4. In an apparatus for trapping animals and birds, the combination of the various
parts of the apparatus constructed according to the illustration in the drawings and
described in the foregoing Specification for the purpose specified.
Doted this 15th day of October 1895
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.