Patent ID: 8250802

Claim:
An animal trap comprising: an animal enclosure having a first animal access opening and a second animal access opening into an interior sized to receive an animal to be trapped; a first door movably mounted at said first access opening, the door operative in an opened position to reveal the first access opening and spring-biased to swing toward a closed position to block the first access opening; a second door movably mounted at said second access opening, the door operative in an opened position to reveal the second access opening and in a closed position to block the second access opening; a set mechanism having a set lever and a spring, said set lever pivotally mounted above said animal enclosure and movable through a range of movement between a set position and a closed position for securing at least the first door in the opened position when the trap is set, said spring providing said spring bias to move at least said first door to said closed position when the trap is tripped; a first connecting mechanism connecting said first door to said set lever; a second connecting mechanism connecting said second door to said set lever; and a trip mechanism configured to actuate a pivot action of the set mechanism from the set position toward the first door to reach a tripped position, said pivot action causing at least the first connecting mechanism to move toward the first door and enabling at least the first door to move from the opened position to the closed position.