Patent ID: 7922020

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a trap to which a line is adapted to be secured, the trap comprising: a base; a first pair of arms coupled to the base and between which a first cavity is defined, each of the first pair of arms comprising: a substantially horizontal portion comprising a top surface; a pair of ears, each ear extending upward from one of the respective first pair of arms; a cover rotatably coupled to the base, the cover comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side comprises a first tab and the second side comprises a second tab; a second pair of arms, each of the second pair of arms extending from one of the respective first pair of arms in a direction generally opposite the pair of ears, the second pair of arms configured to receive the line therebetween; wherein the cover is rotatably adjustable from an open configuration to a closed configuration; wherein when the cover is in the closed configuration, the bottom surface of the cover abuts the top surface of the first pair of arms and at least a portion of each tab extends between one of the ears and the top surface of the first pair of arms to maintain the cover in the closed configuration.