JPS6112222Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field This invention relates to a trap for attracting small animals such as locusts and cats with bait and capturing them alive.

Conventional technology and its problems This type of trap is usually installed and used in places where small animals are hiding. Therefore, it is preferable that the device can be easily transported and stored when moving the installation location. However, conventional devices have the problem that all the component parts are integrated and cannot be disassembled or assembled, making them inconvenient to handle during transportation and storage. Another problem was that the spring for closing the lid was difficult to remove, so it was always in a stretched state and easily loosened.

The purpose of this invention is to solve the problems of conventional traps and provide a small animal trap whose main components can be easily disassembled and assembled, making it convenient to transport and store. do.

Means for solving the problem The small animal trap according to this invention consists of a trap box with an open front, a lid swingably attached to the upper edge of the trap opening on one side, and a top wall of the trap box. a bait rod penetrating through the bait rod and swingably attached to the bait rod; an actuating arm that holds the lid in an open state by being hooked to the upwardly projecting end of the bait rod; and an actuating arm that is attached in the direction of closing the lid. It consists of a pair of tension coil springs, and a spring mounting part is provided on the outer surface of the left and right side walls of the trap box to removably hook the rear end of the spring, and a pair of recesses extending vertically on the left and right sides of the front surface of the lid. are provided with their openings facing each other, and a horizontal through hole is provided at the bottom of both recesses, and the lower end of the operating arm is fitted into both recesses, and in that state, the bait rod protrudes upward. The actuating arm has a generally inverted U shape as a whole so that it can be hooked onto the end, and a pair of protruding parts are provided at the lower end of the operating arm that extend outward and are fitted into the through hole and protrude outward. Both protrusions are provided with spring attachment portions for removably hooking the front ends of the springs.

Operation The operating arm and spring are attached to and detached from the trap equipped with the lid and bait rod by the following steps.
First, the lower end of the actuating arm is fitted into the recess of the lid, and the protruding part thereof is fitted into the through hole and protruded outward. In this way, the front end of the spring is attached to the spring attachment part of the protrusion, and the spring is expanded and the rear end is attached to the spring attachment part of the trap box. When the upper end of the operating arm is hooked onto the upwardly projecting end of the bait rod, the trap is ready for use.
The actuating arm and spring are removed from the trap by reversing the steps described above, and both steps are simple.

Example A small animal trap 1 includes a trap box 2 with an open front,
A lid 3 is swingably attached on one side to the upper edge of the opening of the trap box 2, a baiting rod 8 is swingably attached to the top wall of the trapping box 2 through the lid, and a baiting rod. The actuating arm 4 holds the lid 3 in an open state by being hooked onto the upwardly projecting end of the lid 8, and a pair of tension coil springs 5 biases the lid 3 in the closing direction.

The trap box 2 is shaped like a slightly flat rectangular parallelepiped, which is long in the front-rear direction and thick in the vertical direction. Furthermore, the trap box 2 is made of a perforated plate, which improves ventilation, enhances the attracting effect of the bait 10, and allows the inside to be viewed. Two horizontally protruding ear-like spring attachment parts 2a having holes are fixed to the upper rear ends of the outer surfaces of the right and left walls of the trap box 2. A lid presser rod 7 and its guide member 6 are provided at the opening of the trap box 2 and its surrounding area. The guide member 6 is
A pair of left and right guide portions 6a extending approximately along both left and right sides of the lid 3 in the closed state, the upper half of which is vertical and the lower half of which is inclined rearward, and a standby portion extending approximately horizontally rearward from the upper end of the guide portion 6a. It consists of a portion 6b and a connecting portion 6c that connects the standby portion 6b at its rear end. The connecting portion 6c is fixed to the top wall of the trap box 2, and the lower end of the guide portion 6a is fixed to the lower ends of both left and right side walls of the trap box 2, respectively. The lid presser bar 7 has a linear shape having rings wrapped around the guide member 6 at both ends thereof, and extends along the guide member 6 from the rear end of the standby part 6b to the guide part 6a.
It can be moved freely up to the bottom of the .

The catch box 2 and the lid 3 are attached by a hinge 9. The left and right edges of the lid 3 are folded inward to form a pair of vertically extending recesses 3a on both the left and right sides of the front surface of the lid 3 with their openings facing each other, and horizontal through holes 3b are formed in the bottoms near the lower ends of both recesses 3a.

The bait rod 8 is wound around itself at a portion near its upper end, and the portion below the wound portion is inside the trap box 2 and suspended from the top wall thereof. The upper part thereof is bent forward by approximately 90 degrees to form a locking portion 8a. Further, the lower end thereof is bent into a fishhook shape, and the attracting bait 10 is attached here.

The actuating arm 4 is formed by bending an integral metal rod into a substantially U-shape as a whole.
a parallel part 4b fitted into both recesses 3a; a bent part 4c formed in a substantially inverted U-shape so as to connect the upper ends of the parallel part 4b and to be hooked on the upwardly projecting end of the bait rod 8; It consists of a pair of protruding parts 4a that respectively extend outward from the lower end of the parallel part 4b, are fitted into the through holes 3a, and protrude outward from the through holes 3a. Each of the protrusions 4a is provided with a spring attachment portion 4d, which is a hole into which the front end of the spring 5 is removably hooked.

The small animal trap 1 includes, except for the spring 5, a trap box 2,
If the lid 3, operating arm 4, guide member 6, lid presser rod 7, feeding rod 8, etc. are made of hard stainless steel, they will be corrosion resistant and strong, so they can be used outdoors for long periods of time exposed to rainwater. It will be able to withstand use and bites from captured small animals.

The following procedure is used to assemble this trap 1. First, insert the parallel part 4b of the operating arm 4 into the recess 3 of the lid 3.
a, and its protrusion 4a into the through hole 3b. Then, the front end of the spring 5 is hooked and attached to the spring attachment part 4d protruding outward from the through hole 3b, and the rear end of the spring 5 is attached to the spring attachment part 2a at the rear of the trap box 2 by stretching the spring 5. . Decomposition may be performed by reversing the above procedure.

When in use, attach the bait 10 to the lower end of the bait rod 8.
is attached, the operating arm 4 is tilted backward as shown in FIG. This keeps the lid 3 open.

At this time, the lid presser bar 7 is moved to the standby section 6b of the guide member 6.

When a small animal that is attracted by the bait 10 and enters the trap 1 bites the bait 10 and pulls it toward you,
The locking portion 8a of the bait rod 8 and the upwardly bent portion 4 of the operating arm 4
c is released, the actuating arm 4 is pulled by the spring 5, rotates in the upright direction, and stands up, and the lid 3 closes accordingly. At the same time, the lid presser bar 7 in the standby section 6b is moved by the operating arm 4 through the guide section 6a of the guide member 6 and falls under its own weight.
Press lid 3 firmly from the front.

Effects of the invention According to this invention, the operating arm and the spring can be easily attached and detached from the trap provided with the lid and the bait rod. Therefore, by removing them when transporting, storing, etc., it is possible to save bulk and prevent the springs from loosening. Furthermore, with the operating arm and spring attached, if the front end of the spring is hooked to the spring attachment part of the protruding part of the operating arm, the protruding part will not slip out of the through hole and the operating arm will not come off the lid. , there is no need for parts such as retainers, and the number of parts is reduced accordingly, simplifying the configuration.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the invention; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view with the lid opened. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Trap device, 2... Capture box, 2a... Spring attachment part, 3... Lid, 3a... Recess, 3b... Through hole, 4... Operating arm, 4a... Protrusion part, 4b... ...Spring mounting part, 5... Spring, 8... Bait rod.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A trapping box 2 with an open front, a lid 3 swingably attached on one side to the upper edge of the opening of the trapping box 2, and a lid 3 swingably attached to the top wall of the trapping box 2 through this. A baiting rod 8, an operating arm 4 that holds the lid 3 in an open state by being hooked on the upwardly projecting end of the baiting rod 8, and a pair of tension coil springs 5 that bias the lid 3 in the closing direction. A spring mounting part 2a is provided on the outer surface of both the right and left sides of the trap box 2 to removably hook the rear end of the spring 5, and a pair of recesses 3d extending vertically on both the left and right sides of the front surface of the lid 3 are the openings thereof. are provided so that they face each other, and both recesses 3
A horizontal through hole 3b is provided at the bottom of the actuating arm 4, and the operating arm 4 has a lower end portion inserted into both recesses 3a, and in that state can be hooked onto the upper protruding end of the bait rod 8. It is formed in an inverted U-shape, and a pair of protrusions 4a are provided at the lower end of the operating arm 4, extending outward and fitting into the through hole 3a and protruding outward. Spring mounting portions 4 that removably hook the front ends of the springs 5, respectively.
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