JPS5814172B2 - Mole trap - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention has an inner diameter of 4 to 5 cm, which is about the same as a mole tunnel.
rrL, the length is about 9 (l), which is about half the body length of a mole.
A push plate is placed at the front end of a cylindrical body approximately 1'771 in diameter with both ends open, and bait such as worms, which are moles' favorite food, is attached to the feeding section provided on the front of the push plate, and the scent of the bait is used to attract moles. Have the mole climb into the cylinder from the rear end (inlet end), and push the push plate forward in frustration as it cannot eat even though it knows that the food on the front of the push plate is right next to it. In particular, it relates to a mole trap in which the body of a mole is restrained by a snaking loop located at the rear end of the cylinder.

Conventionally, as a mole catcher, a cylinder is placed in a mole tunnel parallel to the tunnel, and no matter which end the mole passing through the tunnel enters the cylinder, as long as the middle firing locking rod is pressed, each can be caught. Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 33-6968 discloses a device in which the body is restrained and captured using a trap loop provided at the end.

However, since this mole trap is not designed to lure moles with bait, clever moles that sense danger will never approach, so unless the mole is very serious, it cannot be caught, and the capture rate is extremely low.

In addition, a beast-catching device was developed in 1973, in which the front half of the body of the animal to be captured was inserted into the cylinder from one end, and the middle part of the body was restrained using a trap loop placed at the one end. 6320
The trap loop restrains the animal when the front half of the animal's body is placed inside the cylinder and the animal bites the bait at the other end of the cylinder and pulls it forward. For,
Although it can be pushed forward with a strong force, it does not work on moles, which do not bite the bait and pull it forward; in other words, moles cannot be captured.

The inventor has bred moles for many years and researched their habits, and found that the only thing they can do is push them, and even if they feel threatened, if they smell their favorite food, such as water, they can't resist the smell and cover themselves with dirt. They confirmed that the moles enter the cylinder in search of food by sticking out their noses while protecting themselves using the covered soil as a shield, and completed the invention. By digging a hole and installing a cylinder with the entrance end facing the tunnel, they were able to reliably capture moles.

The invention will now be described with reference to illustrated embodiments.

1 has a length of about 9crrL and an inner diameter of 4~scrI as mentioned above.
L-shaped cylindrical body with both ends open and one end connected to the inlet end 1
a, the other end is the front end 1b.

The lower end of a wire latch rod 7 is pivotally attached to the center of the lower front end of the cylinder body 1 by a shaft 9 in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder body 1, and the latch rod 7 is swung in the direction of the axis of the cylinder body 1. possible.

The upper end of the latch rod 7 projects upward from the upper surface of the front end of the cylindrical body 1, and forms a hook 7a on which the front end of the presser bar 4 is hung.

The length of the presser bar 4 is approximately the same as that of the cylinder 1, and it has a notch 12 as a complete device for locking the hook portion 7a of the latch rod at a position slightly closer to the other end than the front end.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a spring device, which has a mounting leg 3b and a jumping leg 3C extending in a dogleg shape from the winding portion 3a, and the jumping leg is biased into a springing state by being fixed with the mounting leg. .

In this embodiment, there are two winding parts 3a, both winding parts 3at
Each of the jumping legs 3c, 3c extending from 3a is connected to a folded dog at its tip and is formed of a single steel wire with a diameter of about 3 mm.

Then, the rear end of the presser bar 4 is pivotally connected to the folded connection part of the jumping leg of the spring device 3, and the winding part is positioned at the front end of the cylinder body, and the mounting legs 3b, 3b and the jumping leg 3ct are connected. 3c is directed toward the inlet end 1a, and the mounting legs 3b, 3b are fixed to the upper surface of the cylindrical body with a fixture 11 such as a cotter pin.

The inlet end 1a of the cylindrical body is provided with a notch by retracting the lower part 2 a little more than the upper part (Figs. 1, 6 and 7), and has a presser rod 4 approximately semicircular on both sides of the inlet end. Both ends of a suspension rod 8 are pivotally connected to the rear end of the suspension lever 8.

A trap loop 5 made of a thin wire is connected to the rear end of the presser bar 4 or the folded joints of the jumping legs 3c, 3c, and is suspended from the artificial end 1a of the cylinder.

The size of the trap loop 5 shall be such that a mole of the same size as the inner shape of the cylinder can be immersed therein.

In the illustrated embodiment, a cut groove 13 that is open at the front end of the cylinder is provided at the top of the front end of the cylinder, and the latch rod 7 that is perpendicular to the front end of the cylinder passes through the cut groove 13 and reaches the top of the cylinder. is made to protrude from the upper surface of the cylindrical body, and can fall forward using the shaft 9 as a fulcrum.

In addition, a hole 14 for hanging the trap loop 5 into the cylinder is provided at the top of the inlet end of the cylinder, and the lower circumference of the trap loop 5 is located at the lower end surface of the inlet end, which is slightly retracted from the upper part. It looks like it will.

The latch rod 7 is provided with a push plate 6, for example, at a soldered portion 1, for the mole to push, at a location located within the front end of the cylinder.
0, and a feeding portion 7b is provided on the front surface of the push plate 6.

The feeding portion 7b can be provided by bending the latch rod 7 as in this embodiment.

It is preferable that the size of the push plate 6 is smaller than the inner diameter of the cylindrical body, and holes are provided in the plate surface as shown.

Jumping leg 3 of a spring device that jumps up to catch a mole
c against the elasticity and hang the top of the suspension rod 8 on the rear end of the presser bar 4 which is pivoted on its free end, and in this state, the front end of the presser bar 4, in front of the notch 12. The latch part 7a of the latch rod 7 is hung on the leg to store the spring elasticity in the jumping leg (Figs. 1 to 4).

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a hole b in the form of a vertical or inclined shaft is dug from the ground surface into the tunnel a that the mole has recently dug, as shown in FIG.

Then, one large worm, or two or three medium-sized worms, is passed through the worm's body with a wire or fishing line, and a three-layered worm ring is made with this as the core. , or wrap worms or other bait in a net, attach it to the feeding part 7, fit the cylinder 1 into the hole b with the entrance end 1a facing the tunnel a, and wrap the front end 1b of the cylinder with leaves, grass, etc. Cover with soil and lightly sprinkle soil on top.

Of course, the trap loop 5 is spread out so that the mole can hide inside.

Attaching the bait is very easy because the bait attaching part 7b is located on the front side of the push plate 6 and exposed at the front end of the cylinder, and the bait is held and pulled as in the above-mentioned Utility Model Publication No. 3-6320. There is no hassle of installing from the inlet end.

When this device is set in this way, the moles are lured by the smell emanating from the bait and lose their vigilance and move from the entrance end 1a to the trap loop 5.
Go under and put the first half of your body inside the cylinder.

Also, a clever mole that never loses its vigilance pushes dirt into the cylinder, and then sticks its nose out of the shoved dirt and enters the cylinder in the same way.

The food, which is the source of the odor, is at the tip of its nose, very close to the front of the push plate, but the mole's mouth cannot reach it, and in frustration, it frantically pushes the push plate forward.

At this time, the inside of the cylinder is large enough to accommodate the front half of the mole's body, and the movement of the front legs is restricted by the inner wall of the cylinder, and the front legs do not have the ability to move forward, so the hind legs sweep the soil that touches the lower abdomen. There is no choice but to kick and use the reaction force to move forward.

The reason why the lower part of the inlet end of the cylinder was retracted forward than the upper part to provide a notch was to widen the range of dirt kicked by the hind legs, making it easier to move forward.

When the presser plate 6 is pushed forward in this way, the latch rod 7 to which the presser plate 6 is attached falls forward about the mandrel 9, and the latch γ is removed from the front end of the presser bar 4, so that the front end of the presser bar 4 is free. (Figure 6 A).

As a result, the rear end of the presser bar 4 is lifted by the jumping leg 33c which tries to jump up using the spring force accumulated in the spring device, and the rear end slips off the top of the pulling rod 8, causing the jumping leg to jump up. At 3c, the trap loop 5 is pulled up (Figure 6 entrance)
, press the abdomen of the mole that was pushing the push plate forward and capture it.

In general, moles have important organs in their abdomens, so they die when their abdomens are compressed by the trap loop 5. At that time, they do not shed blood, so the cylinder body is not soiled with blood, and the trap loops can be operated in the opposite direction. By loosening the fur, you can obtain completely unblemished fur from a dead mole.

In the state shown in Figures 1 to 4, the latch part 7a of the latch rod 7 is only hooked on the front end of the presser rod to the extent that the mole pushes the presser plate forward and it comes off, so when it is not in use, a child may play a trick. If you remove the hook 7a, there is a risk that the spring leg of the spring device may accidentally fly up together with the presser bar and cause injury, but in that case, hang the hook 7a on the notch 12. As a result, it will not come off, so danger can be prevented.

In this way, the present invention takes advantage of the mole's habit of attracting moles with the smell of food, searching for the food in front of the push plate with its nose, and pushing the push plate incessantly with the desire to eat. Captures moles so reliably that no mole catcher can reach them.
It has an excellent feature that can be eradicated.

Moreover, the bait can be easily attached and removed, and since the moles cannot eat it, if the bait is still fresh, it can be reused as is, with the mole removed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1 is a side view of the set state for catching moles, Fig. 2 is a front view as seen from the entrance end side of the same, and Fig. 3 is a same view as seen from the front end side. front view,
Figure 4 is a plan view, Figure 5 is a slope view of the push plate and latch rod, Figure 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing how to trap a mole, and Figure 7 shows how it is set against a mole tunnel. In the figure, 1 is a cylindrical body, 1a is a rear end or an inlet end, 1b is a front end, 3 is a spring device, 3b is a mounting leg thereof,
3c is a jumping leg, 4 is a presser bar, 5 is a trap roof, 6 is a push plate, 7 is a latch lever, 7a is a hanging part, 7b is a feeding part, and 8 is a pulling lever.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A spring device with mounting legs and jumping legs is attached to the top surface of a cylinder with both ends open, and the inner diameter and length are such that a mole can fit the front half of its body into it, and the free end of each leg is attached to the rear end of the cylinder. The rear end of the presser bar, which is approximately the same length as the cylinder, is pivoted to the free end of the jumping leg, and the rear end of the presser bar is pivoted to the free end of the jumping leg or the rear end of the presser bar. A trap loop is connected at the rear end of the cylinder, and a notch is provided in the lower part of the cylinder, which is located below the loop, to be slightly retracted from the upper part. A suspension rod is provided on which the rear end of the rod can be hung, and a latch rod is provided at the front end of the cylinder, the lower end of which is pivoted and extends vertically across the front end of the cylinder. A hook is provided on the upper surface of the front end of the presser bar, and a notch is provided in the presser bar to hook the front end of the presser bar to this protruding part. This mole catcher is characterized in that a push plate is attached to the front end of the cylinder for pushing by a mole that has entered the cylinder, and a baiting part is provided on the front of the push plate.