Patent ID: 7930853

Claim:
A humane animal trap, comprising: an elongated enclosure having an entry opening at a front end thereof; an entry door disposed within the entry opening and pivotable about an upper edge thereof between an entry closed position blocking the entry opening and an entry open position disposed above and spaced apart from a floor of the enclosure; a spring biasing the entry door toward the closed position; an electrical transducer disposed in the enclosure above the entry door, the transducer having a catch that is normally biased into engagement with a holding feature disposed on the entry door when the door is disposed in the open position, and being operable to disengage the catch from the holding feature in response to the receipt of an electrical trip signal; an animal sensor disposed in the enclosure, the sensor comprising a light emitter and receiver operable to establish a beam of light (LB) extending across the interior of the enclosure and to generate and transmit an electrical trip signal to the transducer when the light beam is interrupted by an animal entering the trap; and, an electrical power supply.