Patent ID: 8490323

Claim:
A trap comprising: a housing having an entrance, a first wall, and a base extending therebetween; a latch mechanism coupled with the base; a pivoting platform pivotally coupled with the housing adjacent a juncture of the base and the first wall of the housing, and adapted to releasably engage with the latch mechanism; a trigger plate assembly comprising a first trigger plate pivotally coupled with the pivoting platform and operably coupled with the latch mechanism; and a second trigger plate pivotally coupled with the pivoting platform and operably coupled with the first trigger plate; wherein the trigger plate assembly, when triggered by a rodent, disengages the pivoting platform from the latch mechanism, and the pivoting platform and trigger plate assembly pivot towards the first wall of the housing, moving the rodent toward the first wall of the housing and trapping the rodent between the trigger plate assembly and the first wall of the housing.