Patent ID: 7886479

Claim:
A rodent trap having an open position and a closed position, comprising: a first housing member and a second housing member that are slidingly engaged and define a collapsible trapping enclosure therebetween; at least one opening in one of said first and second housing members, wherein said opening is substantially unobstructed in said open position an is substantially obstructed in said closed position; a biasing mechanism operably coupled with said first and second housing members, biasing said trap toward said closed position; a latch that, when latched, holds said trap in said open position; and a trigger disposed at least partially inside said trapping enclosure that, when triggered, causes the trap to move from its open position toward its closed position by releasing the latch from its latched position; wherein after the trap is triggered by a rodent, the first housing member and the second housing member directly contact the rodent, immobilizing the rodent therebetween.