US173183A - Improvement in animal-traps - Google Patents

Improvement in animal-traps Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US173183A
US173183A US173183DA US173183A US 173183 A US173183 A US 173183A US 173183D A US173183D A US 173183DA US 173183 A US173183 A US 173183A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
spring
traps
animal
improvement
prongs
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
Publication date
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US173183A publication Critical patent/US173183A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01MCATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
    • A01M23/00Traps for animals
    • A01M23/24Spring traps, e.g. jaw or like spring traps
    • A01M23/26Spring traps, e.g. jaw or like spring traps of the double-jaw or pincer type

Definitions

  • my invention consists in providing a spring for animal-traps, so formed that the two side prongs A A shall have a and bed-plate seen in Fig. 1 and Fig; 3 is a plan view of the bed-plate, with a modification of my spring, made of round steel, so formed as to act in the same manner as the flat steel spring seen in Fig. 2.
  • a A are the two prongs of the spring.
  • N D are the two prongs of the spring.
  • A represent the end of the spring united with
  • B B is what I term the cross-head of the spring.
  • Fig. 2 the spring is represented as punched out of sheet-steel inone piece, and secured to the bed-plate H by means of rivets I I.
  • the opening 0 receives the ends of the jaws, as seen in Fig. 1f Now, it will be observed that asthe point A of the spring is depressed inthe act of setting the trap, the prongs A A, being flexible, will bend along their whole length, while the cross-head B B will have a torsional action.
  • one spring has the compound torsional and flexible action of the steel of which it is composed.
  • the cross-head B B of the spring may be formed as a separate piece. So, likewise,
  • the side prongs A A and end D N A of the spring may each be formed separately, and all these separate parts may be secured together by means of rivets; but I prefer to stamp the spring out of sheet-steel in one piece, as represented in Fig. 2.
  • prongs A A are made to pass into a suitably-formed spring-head, D N A.
  • I cla-im- A spring consisting of two flexible side prongs, A A, and the torsional cross-head B, combined with the bed-plate and jaws of a trap, substantially as herein set forth.

Landscapes

  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Pest Control & Pesticides (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Insects & Arthropods (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Meat, Egg Or Seafood Products (AREA)

Description

c; w. SALADEE.
ANIMAL-TRAP.
No.173 ,183 Patented Feb. 8, 1876.
WITNESSES I INVENTOH:
N-PEI'ERS, PMOTD-UTHOGEAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C
UNITED STATES PATENT Orrron.
CYRUS W. SALADEE, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR- or ONE-HALF rus: RIGHT T0 n-noeerns, or ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.
IMPROVEMENT m ANlNlAL-TRAPS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 173,183, dated February 8, 1876; application filed 1 December 18, 1875.
To'all'whom it may concern:
; Be it known that I, CYRUS W. SALADEE,
of Washington city, in the District of Golumbia, have invented certain Improvements in Animal-Traps, of which the following is a specification embodying my said invention:
To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I herewith-submit the following general description The nature of my invention consists in providing a spring for animal-traps, so formed that the two side prongs A A shall have a and bed-plate seen in Fig. 1 and Fig; 3 is a plan view of the bed-plate, with a modification of my spring, made of round steel, so formed as to act in the same manner as the flat steel spring seen in Fig. 2.
A A are the two prongs of the spring. N D
A represent the end of the spring united with,
and made as a part of, the prongs A. B B is what I term the cross-head of the spring.
In Fig. 2 the spring is represented as punched out of sheet-steel inone piece, and secured to the bed-plate H by means of rivets I I.
The opening 0 receives the ends of the jaws, as seen in Fig. 1f Now, it will be observed that asthe point A of the spring is depressed inthe act of setting the trap, the prongs A A, being flexible, will bend along their whole length, while the cross-head B B will have a torsional action. Thus, one spring has the compound torsional and flexible action of the steel of which it is composed.
In all cases where the manufacturer may prefer, the cross-head B B of the spring may be formed as a separate piece. So, likewise,
the side prongs A A and end D N A of the spring may each be formed separately, and all these separate parts may be secured together by means of rivets; but I prefer to stamp the spring out of sheet-steel in one piece, as represented in Fig. 2.
The same compound flexible and torsional action is provided form a spring formed of one piece of round steel wire bent and secured to the bed-plate, as seen in Fig. 3. In
this case the prongs A A are made to pass into a suitably-formed spring-head, D N A.
This modification of the spring will be found I very desirable in the light grade of this class of traps.
I cla-im- A spring consisting of two flexible side prongs, A A, and the torsional cross-head B, combined with the bed-plate and jaws of a trap, substantially as herein set forth.
Witnesses HERM. LAUTEN,
ABBY G. SALADEE.
oYRUs w. SALADEE.
US173183D Improvement in animal-traps Expired - Lifetime US173183A (en)

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US173183A true US173183A (en) 1876-02-08

Family

ID=2242590

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US173183D Expired - Lifetime US173183A (en) Improvement in animal-traps

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US173183A (en)

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US1004900A (en) Snow-shoe.
US348811A (en) Swivel for watch-chains
US1048180A (en) Horseshoe.
US913619A (en) Clinker-tongs.
US1089368A (en) Currycomb.
US314133A (en) Edgar j
US1089293A (en) Horseshoe.
US955098A (en) Adjustable comb for grain-stripping machines.
US1097313A (en) Shovel attachment.
US178228A (en) Improvement in potato-mashers
US294812A (en) Chain
US173500A (en) Improvement in animal-traps
US133061A (en) Improvement in belt-clasps
US858007A (en) Trap.
US1003278A (en) Insect-destroyer.
US173184A (en) Improvement in animal-traps
US358510A (en) Lewis w
US291657A (en) John e
US922685A (en) Box.
US251858A (en) Hair-pin
US842058A (en) Amusement device.
US742509A (en) Nailless horseshoe.
US782870A (en) Toy.
US481123A (en) Judson l
USD20068S (en) Design for a cane or umbrella handle