Patent ID: 7600341

Claim:
An animal trap, comprising: a cross like frame having a first member with lances and upturned ends and a cross member, the cross member comprising a dog side and a side opposite the dog side, the side opposite the dog side of the cross member further comprising a slanted portion; a pair of jaws pivotally mounted on the upturned ends and configured to open and close; a U shaped retention pin having a base portion and a pair of arms extending from the base portion, the base portion resting on the side opposite the dog side of the cross member, the arms of the U shaped retention pin passing through the lances on the first member, wherein the base portion of the U shaped retention pin extends across the slanted portion; a first jaw actuator pivotally mounted on a first arm of the pair of arms of the U shaped retention pin, the first jaw actuator having a central aperture embracing the pair of jaws at first ends of the jaws; a second jaw actuator pivotally mounted on a second arm of the pair of arms of the U shaped retention pin, the second jaw actuator having a central aperture embracing the pair of jaws at second ends of the jaws; a swinging trigger dog; an attachment for the swinging trigger dog at one end of the cross member which is on the dog side of the cross member, wherein the swinging trigger dog is mounted on the dog side of the cross member; a bait pan; an attachment for the bait pan on the cross member; a spring pin loc coupled to the arms of the U shaped pin and secured to the arms of the U shaped retention pin at the dog side of the cross member in a manner to prevent the spring pin loc from sliding off the U shaped retention pin; a stop mounted on the dog side of the cross member between the attachment for the bait pan and the attachment for the swinging trigger dog, the stop extending above a top surface of the cross member, wherein the spring pin loc extends across the cross member between the attachment for the bait pan and the stop; wherein the cross member further comprises a depression between the attachment for the bait pan and the stop, wherein the spring pin loc rests in the depression; a first coil spring mounted on the first arm of the U shaped retention pin between the first actuator and the base end of the U shaped retention pin coupled to the first actuator; a second coil spring mounted on the first arm of the U shaped retention pin between the first actuator and the spring pin loc coupled to the first actuator; a third coil spring mounted on the second arm of the U shaped retention pin between the second actuator and the base end of the U shaped retention pin coupled to the second actuator; and a fourth coil spring mounted on the second arm of the U shaped retention pin between the second actuator and the spring pin loc coupled to the second actuator.