An Improved Trap for Catching Animals, Birds, and Insects.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Trap for Catching Animals, Birds, and Insects.
I, ARTHUR WINSER, of 10, Kings Parade, Clifton, in the City and County
of Bristol, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A trap for catching from the smallest to the largest animal bird etc., the
construction of the trap is as follows there are two sides the widths of which are
made according to size or thereabouts of the animal or bird to be caught the
sides are of such material and depth that the bait cannot be reached from the
top and can be only reached by going along a platform which falls over im-
mediately the bait is touched the piece that holds bait is in connection with the
platform which it locks in position the platform resetting itself for next victim
there is no chance of escape of any animal or bird for immediately they release
the platform they are thrown below and through the sides being close on, with
birds they cannot open their wings to fly thence their falling below easily. The
sides are perfectly smooth there being no holding power for animal or bird to
save themselves from being caught the principal secret of this invention is in
the construction of the sides and the clean falling down of the platform and
resetting of same. By placing water in reservoir below mice rats and other things
can be drowned the trap is so made that other animals etc., cannot see the others
inside, unless wished so to be, the fixing of the bait is very simple and effective
being placed in a grip which is far better than the old style of hook or tying on.
Dated this 8th day of April 1899.
An Improved Trap for Catching Animals, Birds, and Insects.
I, ARTHUR WINSER, of 10, Kings Parade, Clifton, in the City and County
of Bristol, 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 :-
The trap is so constructed that it can be used for catching birds animals and
insects being made in different sizes the trap should be placed over a box tin
or bucket, when out of doors a hole, in the ground can be dug and the trap
placed over same, when used with box or tin or bucket a piece of roughed wood
should be placed on the trap so that it can be easily ascended, pieces of paper
banked up and around the trap will also act.

page_text: In the drawing Fig. 1 represents a side view of the trap resting on a box.
Fig. 2 shews an end view.
To set the trap the bait is placed in between the clip marked E shown in Fig. 1
and Fig.
the object to be caught enters end as shown by arrow on Fig. 1 and
immediately it touches the bait it moves catch A which releases platform B which
is pivotted and by the impulse of the object going through in conjunction with
counter weight marked which is fixed to platform B, the platform B comes
back and resets itself by the movement of the catch A being ready again and
making a perpetual and ever ready trap. In Fig. 1 the counter weight is shown
with platform B in position, in Fig. 2 the counter weight C is shown with plat-
form B down or open, the trap can be made without the sides D), D, but in
the instance of a bird or even an animal they have no chance of getting away
after releasing platform B when the sides D, D), are there the traps can be made
with two platforms B so that the run would be right through having a bait in
centre for either direction the construction of trap being open at the top further
deceives the victim, a bird when it finds anything moving it immediately resorts
to its wings but by the sides D), D, being there it cannot open its wings therefore
it has to go down as a wingless object would have to do.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly) The falling down of platform B and the resetting of same in con-
junction with catch A and the counterweight C as herein set forth being new
and original.
2ndly. The construction of the two sides marked D, D, as herein set forth being
in conjunction with above new and original.
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1900