Improvements in Spring Traps for Catching Rabbits, Vermin, and other Animals.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 20th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Traps for Catching Rabbits, Vermin, and
other Animals.
I JAMES ROBERTS North Street Wednesfield in the County of Stafford Trap.
Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvements consist in the spring part of traps for catching rabbits vermin and
other animals and has for its object the prevention of breakages which frequently
occur in the flat bow or loop spring now used-also to give greater elasticity and
more uniform pressure and following up power than those now in use and con--
sequently easier to set. In carrying out my improvements to make the spring I
take a piece of wire preferably round and of suitable length and at its middle form
it into a loop-at a short distance from the end of loop I compress the sides together
resembling an eye and at a suitable distance from the eye I bend the same into-
loop coils the ends of which form two branches or spring arms running paralell
side by side taking their spring and elasticity from the loop coils and at the ends
of the spring arms I attach a bracket forming what is called a bow I connect the
spring to the trap by means of a rivet passing through the aforesaid eye and
entering a hole pierced in a convenient place for same in what is called the stock..
The bow then surrounds and acts upon the jaws of the trap in the usual way..
These improvements may be applied to all traps where flat bow or loop springs are-
now employed.
Dated this 12th day of July 1895
Improvements in Spring Traps for Catching Rabbits, Vermin, and
other Animals.
I JAMES ROBERTS North Street Wednesfield in the County of Stafford Trap.
Maker 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 :—
My improvements consist in the spring part of the ordinary spring trap,-with
stock, spring, jaws and bridge for catching rabbits, vermin and other animals and
has for its object the prevention of breakages which frequently occur in the flat.
bow or loop spring now used-also to give greater elasticity and more uniform
pressure and following up power than those now in use in carrying out my
improvements as shewn in accompanying drawing Fig. 1, I make the spring marked
on drawing a by taking a piece of wire preferably round and of suitable length
and at its middle form it into a loop or eye, and at a short distance from the
eye I form same into a loop coil the ends of which form two branches or arms to
which I attach a cross bar marked 6 which keeps the said arms rigid also pressing
nd sliding upon the outer side of the jaws marked c in drawing thus forming the
part usually called the bow and actuating and closing the jaws when catch is.
released in the ordinary way. The eye of the said spring I connect by screw or
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page_text: rivet, to the stock of the trap marked in drawing d. These improvements may be
applied to all traps where flat bow or loop springs are now employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim. is
The combination with a loop coil spring of a cross bar connecting it together
and form a bow to act upon the jaws of a vermin or other trap and connecting
same by screw or rivet through the eye formed in the spring to the stock of the
trap, as described and set forth in accompanying drawing.
Dated this 16th day of March 1896.
JAMES ROBERTS.