US1233573A - Trap. - Google Patents

Description

A. HEMME.

TRAP.

APPLICATIOH FILED SEPT-20, 1916.

7 I V WMMW 156 m 1 6f. 3 15 V AUGUST HEMME, or DUBLIN, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 17, 1917..

Application filed September 20, 1916. Serial No. 121,263.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUs'r I-IEMME, of the village of Dublin, in the county of Perth, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Traps, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in animal traps and the object of the invention is to devise a simple, effective-and cheap form of trap for catching animals such as rats and mice and it consists essentially of a casing having an open top, a. removable cover for such open top, an opening in the cover, a wall extending from the cover around the edge of the opening, a spring held flap pivoted beneath the cover and extending beneath the aforesaid opening, means for regulating the tension of the spring, and bait supporting means extending from the inner face of the wall surrounding the coveropening as hereinafter more particularly explained by the follow ing specification.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my device.

Fig. 2, is a longitudinal section through Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is an enlarged perspective detail of the pivoted flap.

In the drawings like figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 isa container or casing having an open top and a vertical slot 2 in the front wall thereof (see Fig. 2). 3 is a cover for the open top of the casing 1 having a surrounding depending edge rim 4 fitting around the upper edge of the open top of the casing 1 when the cover 8 is in position. 5 is a longitudinal slot formed in the cover 3. 6 is a rectangular opening (see dotted lines Fig. 1) also formed in the cover 3 at the opposite end to that in which the slot 5 is located. 7 is a wall extending upwardly from the cover 3! and extending around the edge of the opening 6. The inner portion 8 of the surrounding wall 7 is preferably of less height than the opposite portion 9. The

upper edges of the end portions 10 and 11 are inclined upwardly from the top of the portion. 8 tothe top of the portion 9.

12 is a bait hook secured to the inner face of the wall portion 9 and on which suitable bait 13 is held. 14 is a notch formed in each longitudinal. side wall of the container 1.- 15

is a rod extending through the notches 14 passlng at ltS'BIldS into the depending rim portion 4 of the cover 3. 16 is a flap which i is preferably formed as shown particularly in Fig. 3 with a longitudinal slot 17, an inwardly rolled portion 18 which wraps around the rod 15, and a tongue 19 which extends centrally from the end of the rolled portion 18. The tongue 19- as will be clearly seen in thisfigure passes through the slot 17 as the rolled portion 18 is formed and the tongue assumes a positionextendinghorr zontally at a slightly higher level than the body of the flap 16. Thus when the flap 16 is in position within the container as shown particularly in Fig. 2, the body of the flap extends in its normal position against the under face of the cover portion 3 and beneath the rectangular opening 6 so as to form a closure for the same. The tongue portion 19 when the flap is in this position fits into the slot 5 formed in the cover so as to form a closure for the same when the flap is in the normal position. 20 is an L-shaped eye bolt the horizontal portion of the bolt being threaded and extending through the slot 2. The horizontal portion of the eye bolt 20 is also provided with an enlarge ment 21 which is wider than the slot 2 and bears against the inner face of the wall of the container. 22 is a butter-fly nut screwed onto the threaded portion of the eye bolt against the outer wall of the casing. 23 is a tension spring connected at one end to the eye of the eye bolt 20 and at the opposite end to an eye 24 carried by the outer end of the tongue 19. 25 and 26 are pins extending laterally from the rim 4 of the container cover 3. 27 are hooks pivotally connected to the side walls of the container and designed to hook over the laterally extending pins 25 and 26 to hold the cover in place.

When in use the trap is placed on the ground and a stick or other suitable means is laid against the container in a slanting position so as to form a run-way for the animal onto the top of the container. The animal attracted by the bait climbs over the low end wall portion 8 of the surrounding wall 7 and jumps onto the flap 16 which forms a yieldable closure for the opening .6. The opposite wall 9 is preferably higher so that theanimal cannot reach over to the bait fromthat side of the opening. As soon as the animal jumps on to the flap 16 the spring yields allowing the flap to swing downwardly throwing the animal into the casing 1. As soon as the flap is relieved of the weight of the animal it immediately flies up into and adjusting the bolt 20" vertically in the slot 2'. As soon as again: tightened. r

From this description it will be seen that I have devised: a- Very simple form of trap which may be: adapted for catching smallanimals and which, will be efficient. and not this isdone the nut is therein, a wall extending upwardly from the container cover and surroiunling such opening, bait supporting means carried by the wall, a: flap pivotally supported \viihin the container and designed at its free end to closethe opening in the container cover when in its normal position, a tongue extending rearwand l-y from the liap from the opposite side to its point of swing, a tension spring secured to the end of the tongue, and adjustable means for securing the opposite end of the spring to the wall of the container, as and for the purpose specified.

AUGUST I-HQMME. Witnesses B. BOYD, Ga. L. SEIGLEY.

Gopies of. thispaztent may be, obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatcnts,

' Washington, D. G.

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