Patent ID: 8640379

Claim:
A mole trap comprising: a housing, said housing being generally U-shaped having two legs with an archway therebetween, said housing including a first molded housing portion and a second molded housing portion connected together by a plurality of fasteners, said first molded housing portion and said second molded housing portion being symmetrical and identical, said first and second housing portions having first and second molded posts internal to said molded housings, respectively; a release component pivotably mounted on said first molded post; a trigger pivotably mounted on said second molded post; said housing portions when coupled to one another along their respective edges defining a substantially closed inner chamber therebetween, said trigger and said release component being enclosed within said inner chamber; and a tine assembly including an externally exposed spring, said spring being positioned within said archway and extending generally parallel with and spaced in between said legs.