Patent ID: 8015748

Claim:
A collapsible trap comprising a frame structure having an axis, and a pliant material associated with the frame structure, the frame structure comprising a plurality of elongate frame elements, the frame structure having a retracted condition in which the frame elements extend generally parallel to said axis and an extended condition in which the frame elements extend outwardly of the axis giving form and shape to the pliant material to provide an enclosure defining an entrapment zone, and a retrieval access way for retrieval of an animal trapped in the enclosure, the retrieval access way comprising an opening in a bottom of the enclosure and a closure flap located against the opening, whereby a retrieval path can be formed upon separation of the bottom and the flap, the opening is defined by a gap between one side of the bottom and an adjacent section of a cable providing a flexible link, the bottom is defined by a rectangular mesh panel positioned within an area bounded by the cable, the rectangular mesh panel is attached on three of its four sides to the cable, the rectangular mesh panel is not attached to the adjacent section of the cable on its fourth side, thereby providing said gap between the rectangular mesh panel and the adjacent section of the cable, the retrieval access way comprises the closure flap located on an underside of the bottom against the opening, the closure flap comprises a second rectangular mesh panel which is attached to the adjacent section of the cable adjacent the opening and also to two neighbouring cable sections that neighbor the adjacent section of the cable; and wherein the rectangular mesh panel of the bottom is maintained in contact with the closure flap under weight of the animal trapped, thereby ensuring the opening is closed and the retrieval path is inaccessible to the animal trapped.