JP2005341852A - Small animal trap - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small animal trap that is made of a non-transmissible material, for example, metal plates but can confirm the trapped animal from outside. <P>SOLUTION: This small animal trap has a tubular trap body 1 made of the non-transmissible material, and two inlets 2 each having an openable door 3 are formed on both ends of the tubular trap body 1. When a small animal A comes into the inside for passing through the tubular trap body 1, the door 3 of the inlet closes to trap the small animal. An inspecting window 4 is formed with a transparent plate on a part of the tubular trap body, for example, the transparent plate is used to form the transparent window 4 on a bottom plate 1a. A through hole as an inspecting window 7 is bored on a footboard 6 that is arranged inside the tubular trap body 1, thereby the small animal on the footboard 6 can be seen from the inspecting window 4 formed on the bottom plate 1a. When a light shielding plate is set openably to the inspecting window 4, since the light can be inhibited from coming through the inspecting window 4 into the inside of the tubular trap body 1, it is very effective for trapping small animals beliking dark spaces. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a small animal trap for capturing small animals such as rats, which are mainly harmful animals.

The present applicant has the utility model right disclosed in Patent Document 1. The small animal trap disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with doors that can be opened and closed at both ends of the cylindrical main body 1, and a tread plate is arranged inside the cylindrical main body so that the small animals that enter the cylindrical main body When riding on the tread board, the locking means of the door interlocked with the tread board is released and the door is closed. The cylindrical main body can effectively capture a harmful animal such as a mouse who generally prefers a dark place by manufacturing the non-translucent material such as a metal plate.
Registered Utility Model No. 3007482

  The small animal trap described in Patent Document 1 is not formed of a wire mesh like a general mousetrap, but is made of a non-translucent material such as a metal plate. It is effective in capturing small animals such as. The cylindrical main body in which the small animal is captured and the door is closed is submerged in a locked state so that the door is not opened, and the captured small animal is killed and discarded.

  That is, the trap described in Patent Document 1 performs the subsequent processing without confirming the type of captured small animal, the number of captured animals, and the capture status. Also, opening the door to confirm could lead to an accident in which the captured pests escape or get bitten. On the other hand, there is a possibility that an unexpected small animal may be captured, and there is a drawback that it is not always possible to appropriately respond depending on the type and situation of the captured small animal. In view of such a situation, the present invention aims to realize a trap that can easily confirm a captured small animal and has a high capture effect.

  The small animal trap of the present invention that achieves the above object is formed with the inlets 2 and 2 at both ends of the cylindrical body 1 made of a non-translucent material. The entrances 2 and 2 are provided with a door 3 that can be opened and closed, so that when the small animal enters the inside trying to pass through the cylindrical main body 1, the door 3 is closed so that the small animal entering the inside can be captured. And the captured small animal can be confirmed now by forming the observation window 4 in a part of the cylindrical main body 1 with a transparent plate. Since the observation window 4 is formed by a transparent plate, the captured small animal does not escape. In addition, the observation window 4 is used by being placed on the bottom plate 1a portion of the cylindrical main body 1 along a wall or the like so as to prevent light from entering the cylindrical main body 1 in a stationary state. It is preferable to form it in the side plate 1b part of the cylindrical main body 1.

  In order to more reliably prevent light from entering the inside of the cylindrical main body 1, an openable / closable light-shielding plate 5 can be provided in the observation window 4 formed by a transparent plate in a part of the cylindrical main body 1. In this case, the viewing window 4 is preferably formed in the top wall portion 1c of the cylindrical main body 1 where the user can easily confirm the inside, or any other easily visible portion.

  In the case of a small animal trap in which the tread board 6 is arranged inside the cylindrical main body 1, a peep window 7 is formed on the tread board 6 itself so that the captured small animal can be confirmed. That is, the cylindrical main body 1 is made of a non-translucent material, and the inlets 2 and 2 are formed at both ends of the cylindrical main body 1. The entrances 2 and 2 are provided with a door 3 that can be opened and closed and maintained in an open state by a locking means, and a tread plate 6 is provided inside the cylindrical main body 1 so as to enter the inside to try to pass through the cylindrical main body 1. When the small animal rides on the tread board 6, the locking means interlocked with the tread board 6 is released, the door 3 is closed, and the small animal entering the inside of the cylindrical main body 1 is captured. A viewing window 7 is provided in a part of the foot board 6 through a transparent or through-hole, and the viewing window 4 is formed by a transparent board on the bottom plate 1a of the cylindrical main body 1 at a position facing the viewing window 7 formed in the foot board 6. Form.

  According to the small animal trap of the present invention as defined in claim 1, it is possible to effectively capture a small animal such as a mouse that prefers a dark place by providing a cylindrical main body formed of a non-translucent material. The small animals captured without opening the door can be easily confirmed and more appropriately handled according to the type of the small animals.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, by providing the light shielding plate 5 in the observation window 4 formed of a transparent plate, it is possible to prevent light from entering the cylindrical main body 1 and to capture a small animal that prefers a dark place. There is no decline. Further, the observation window 4 can be provided in a place where the user can easily handle it, for example, in the top wall 1c portion of the cylindrical main body 1 or the like. Of course, even when the observation window 4 is arranged in the bottom plate 1a portion of the cylindrical main body 1, there is a light shielding effect for preventing light from entering.

  In the small animal catcher provided with the tread board 6, there is a possibility that the small animal captured from the observation window 4 hidden in the tread board 6 and formed in the tubular body 1 cannot be confirmed. According to invention of Claim 3, the small animal A on the tread board 6 can be reliably visually recognized from the observation window 4 formed in the bottom plate 1a inside the cylindrical main body 1.

Embodiments of a small animal trap according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a perspective view of the whole small animal trap, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the whole small animal trap, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the whole small animal trap showing another embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a door of the small animal trap. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of only a part.

  The cylindrical main body 1 formed of a non-translucent material such as a metal plate is provided with entrances 2 and 2 at both ends thereof, and doors 3 and 3 that can be opened and closed are provided at the entrances 2 and 2, respectively. The door 3 has a plate shape that can close the entrance 2. The upper end of the door 3 is pivotally supported by the support shaft 8 on the side plate 1 b of the cylindrical body 1, and is rotated by its own weight to enter the entrance 2. The door 3 is moved up and down by making the shaft hole 9 of the support shaft 8 a long hole and the lower end of the door is formed in the groove 10 formed in the bottom plate 1a of the cylindrical body 1 with the entrance 2 closed. To engage. As the support shaft 9, for example, a screw is used and a screw head is picked and protruded from the side plate 1 b.

  The door 3 is supported by a support rod 11 erected on the tread plate 6 in a state where the door 3 is rotated upward, and the door 3 is maintained in an open state. The tread plate 6 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 12 so as to perform a seesaw motion in the bottom plate 1a portion inside the cylindrical main body 1, and is disposed at two locations, one entrance and the other entrance. . Then, a weight 13 is attached to the step board 6 closer to the entrance 2 than the support shaft 12 to maintain the state where the entrance side is lowered. In this state, the front end of the door 3 is supported by the support rod 11 standing on the foot board 6. The part is received.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when a small animal A such as a mouse enters the tubular body 1 with the entrances 2 at both ends opened in a tunnel shape, the treads 6, 6 are rotated in the direction of the arrow by the weight. To do. As the tread plate 6 rotates, the support rod 11 standing on the tread plate moves inward, the support of the front end portion of the door 3 is released, and the door 3 closes the entrance 2 as shown by a two-dot chain line. Rotate in the direction. Thereby, the small animal A is confined inside the cylindrical main body 1.

  In a state where the small animal A is confined, as shown in FIG. 4, the door 3 closing the entrance 2 is moved downward by its own weight, and the tip of the door 3 is a groove 10 formed in the bottom plate 1 a of the cylindrical body 1. Get in and keep closed. However, since the door 3 can be moved up and down, after catching the small animal, the door 3 is handled by attaching a stopper 14 so that the door 3 does not open carelessly. The stopper 14 can take any means as long as the door 3 does not open. FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which a wedge piece is used as the stopper 14 and a wedge-shaped stopper 14 is inserted between the groove 10 and the door 3 to prevent the door 3 from opening.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom plate 1a of the cylindrical main body 1 is provided with observation windows 4, 4 at two positions corresponding to intermediate positions of the stepping plates 6, 6. The observation window 4 is formed by forming a through hole 15 in the bottom plate 1a and attaching a transparent plate 16 such as a glass plate or an acrylic resin plate so as to close the through hole 15. At this time, if the tread plate 6 disposed inside the cylindrical main body 1 is a metal plate, for example, the small animal A rides on the opaque metal plate, so that it can be visually recognized from the observation window 4. Can not. In view of this, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a through hole is formed in the tread plate 6 as the observation window 7. Thereby, the small animal located on the tread board 6 can be visually recognized from the observation window 4.

  The tread board 6 may be made of, for example, a transparent synthetic resin instead of being made of a metal plate. In this case, the small animal confined inside can be confirmed from the observation window 4 formed on the bottom plate 1a by lifting the cylindrical main body 1 without forming the observation window 7.

  The small animal capture device according to the present invention can be used indoors for capturing house mice and the like, and for outdoor mice and rats. However, in the outdoors, harmful small animals other than rats or beneficial small animals may be captured. If you catch rare animals or other things that should not be killed or useful small animals, check the species and protect them. In addition, when a harmful animal such as a poisonous snake is captured, take appropriate measures other than drowning depending on the type of animal.

  The small animal trap using the cylindrical main body 1 can be installed indoors or outdoors, and can be effectively captured using the instinct of a small animal trying to enter a dark interior. Therefore, in the case where the observation window 4 is formed in the bottom plate 1a portion shown in FIG. 2, it is preferable to use it on the floor or the ground. In addition, when used on the wall, the viewing window 4 can be provided on the side plate 1b. However, in any case, there is no change that some light may enter by providing the observation window 4. Therefore, the capture effect can be improved by providing a light-shielding plate that can be opened and closed in the observation window 4.

  When the open / close light-shielding plate is provided in the observation window 4, it is not necessary to consider that light enters from the observation window. Therefore, it is possible to arrange the inspection window 4 in an arbitrary part of the cylindrical main body 1 and at a place convenient for the user to use. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a viewing window 4 is provided on the top plate 1 c of the cylindrical main body 1, and a sliding light-shielding plate 5 is disposed in the viewing window 4. In this embodiment, since the tread plate 6 does not get in the way when checking the inside, it is not necessary to provide a peep window on the tread plate 6.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the sight glass 4 is provided on the top plate 1c, and the slide type light shielding plate 5 that moves along the guide member 17 is disclosed. Any structure can be adopted. Moreover, even if it attaches to the lock means which maintains the door 3 in the closed state, it is possible to employ | adopt well-known arbitrary lock means instead of a wedge piece.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an entire small animal trap, 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the whole small animal trap, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the whole small animal trap showing another embodiment, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of only the door portion of the small animal trap.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cylindrical main body, 1a ... Bottom plate, 1b ... Side plate, 1c ... Top plate, 2 ... Entrance, 3 ... Door, 4 ... Peep window, 5 ... Shading plate, 6 ... Tread plate, 7 ... Peep plate, 8 ... Support shaft 9 ... shaft hole, 10 ... groove, 11 ... support rod, 12 ... support shaft, 13 ... weight, 14 ... stopper, 15 ... through hole, 16 ... transparent plate, 17 ... guide member, A ... small animal.

Claims (3)

  Small animals by forming entrances at both ends of a cylindrical body made of non-translucent material, providing doors that can be opened and closed at the entrances, and closing the doors when entering the interior trying to pass through the cylindrical body A small animal capturing device for capturing a small animal, wherein a viewing window is formed by a transparent plate in a part of a cylindrical body formed of a non-translucent material.   2. The small animal trap according to claim 1, wherein an openable / closable light-shielding plate is provided in a viewing window formed by a transparent plate on a part of the cylindrical main body.   An entrance is formed at both ends of the cylindrical main body formed of a non-translucent material, and a door that can be opened and closed at the both ends of the cylindrical main body is maintained by a locking means. When a small animal that has entered inside trying to pass through the tubular body gets on the footboard, the locking means interlocked with the footboard is released and the door closes, In a small animal catcher that captures small animals that have entered inside, a transparent plate is provided in a part of the tread plate with a transparent or through hole, and at a position opposite to the peep window formed in the step plate on the bottom plate of the cylindrical main body. A small animal catcher characterized by the formation of a viewing window.

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