Patent ID: 8407930

Claim:
An animal trap comprising: a frame; a support mechanism including an elongate slot on each side of the support mechanism and including a combination of a rod guide and a rod support member on at least one end of the support mechanism; a pivot component situated within the elongate slot of the support mechanism and the pivot component including a dog support portion including a cam, and said pivot component pivotally connected to a structural element of the frame; a dog that is pivotally attached to the support mechanism by a dog support member and said dog having a recessed portion distally separated from the dog support member for engaging the dog support portion of the pivot component when the trap is set for entrapment of an animal and said recessed portion of the dog interacting with the cam on the pivot mechanism when the pivot component rotates to release the dog from the dog support portion of the pivot component when the trap is activated; a trigger connected to the pivot component which causes the pivot component to rotate when the trigger is moved; and at least one rod operated by the support mechanism to release a door for closure of the trap when the dog is released.