US520164A - Animal gun-trap - Google Patents

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G. E. LANDIS. ANIMAL GUN TRAP.

No. 520,164. Patented May 22, 1894.

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UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE EDWARD LANDIS, OF LA GRANDE, OREGON.

ANIMAL GZOUN-TRAP.

QIECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 520,164, dated May 22, 1894. Application filed July 29,1893. Serial No. 481,889. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE EDWARD LAN- DIs, of La Grande, Union county, State of Oregon, have invented anew and Improved Animal Gun-Trap, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings as constituting a part hereof.

The object of my invention is to obtain an animal trap, more especially for use on large game, which is baitedin the usual way and which kills the animal attempting to remove such bait by shooting the same in the mouth through the head, the mechanism which I employ for this purpose being particularly designed and adapted to accomplish this result. The principle and working of my invention will be best understood'by referring to and describing the drawings accompanying this specification and constituting apart thereof.

Figure 1, of such drawings is a partial vertical section of my invention, showing its cooperating mechanism. Fig. 2, is a top view of the same also showing the barrel plate, turned to one side for the purpose of loading, in broken lines, and Fig. 3, is a partial top view of the housing of my invention, the barrel plate being removed.

The letters designate the parts referred to in the description. 1

a, is a gun barrel adapted at its base (a') to receive the rim of a cartridge inserted in the barrel, and having also an enlarged threaded rim or collar a at its base, so as to adapt .the same to be screwed in a threaded hole in the barrel plate I). The latter is intended to be firmly locked to the roof 0 of the housing of my trap, while the trap is set,

. but at the same time admit of being unlocked again so that such plate I) may be turned sidewise when loading, to bring the opening in the base of the barrel over an opening at left in one side of the housing for loading purposes. To facilitate the working of said parts in the way described I pivotally secure the plate I) to the top of the roof 0 bya pin e secured in the lower side of such plate I), and bent over at its end as seen; and the roof 0 has an elongated hole 1 in which such pin e may be inserted. The plate b may therefore be turned sidewise as represented in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and still be held on the roof 0,- and, if necessary, the barrel-plate b may also be removed entirely. A cartridge having been inserted in the barrel (1., the plateb is returned to its proper place over the roof 0 and in so doing the bent-over end b of the plate b engages with the end of said roof 0, as shown in Fig. l a stop a, being an end projection of such roof, stopping said plate I) so as to bring a spring-pin g in a .hole a in said roof, and a corresponding hole in the said .plate b, consequently when inits right position, one end of the plate I) is secured by the pivot e, the other end by the bent end I) clamped over the end of the roof, and the spring-pin 9 locking the plate 12 in place. I

The barrela, may be unscrewed and rel line with and permit the same to drop through 1 moved,and substituted by another barrel of desired caliber.

'Itis my intention that in manufacturing 1 mytrap several: barrels of diflferent caliber will be. furnished, some, perhaps, also of greater length than the others, as may be found necessary, all of such barrels being however provided with a threaded collar or rim a of the same size, so that one may be substituted for the other.

The cartridge in the barrel is exploded by a needle It being violently propelled against the same by the recoil of a spring 2'.

p on the bottom of the roof, and a lug g on The ends of The needle n is fastened to a disk j contained in a tube is, in which it its loosely. The bot The two ends of the the bottom plate q the top end of said lug q being also adapted to have the lower end of the spring '5 seated thereon. The lever r is pivoted in the rear wall of the housing, and

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by means thereof the coil springz iscompressed so as to bring the two lugs m and n in engagement with each other.

The sprimg 0, and with it the lug it carried thereby may be adjusted by a set screw 3 drawing in .or lengtheningi'a rod 8 to make thecontact of the two lugs m 41 when the trigger t is set firm or fine.

The trigger is preferably constructed in two pieces the upper screwing intthe lower ti,

which is pivoted in'thero'of of the housing,

as seen. This construction enables the upper end of the trigger to be removed, for: packing purposes; or when the same is to' be substituted by another trigger of smaller or larger size. 7

u is a baiting loop with prongt-like projec tions to on which to fasten 'the"baitto'better cover up the barrel and prevent the loose v ends of ith'e bait :from hanging down 01f it'he .7 1 adjustableitriggerzamuged Ild acbaitingi-loopmithiprongsmimlilgtthaeaid .aleek tor :disdnzging .meflrflnh 3,1 snhloopsiimwmtmrdfihemmflnilf die .barnelzbyscompreesiugztimi gan-barrel to discharge the .trap +gnn,r;dbstantialty ss-eetzfmfth.

. myssigrratuneiiuflee accident. The trap should beplaced under a *fallen log or 1placedugiforitothnt the animal would be more or less induced to reach its mouth over the barrel in taking hold of the bait. The trap could also be 35 provided with a ring whereby to hang it on 2. tree-withinthe reach oficertain game, but

beyond the reach of game not wanted.

Havings..thns described my invention, now

what I claim is I In an animal gun-trap, the combination of ;.anemovable gun barreladapted:tomceive a .ball-cartridge'in its lower end, a suitable lock J .ormeclranismforexploding the cartridge that maybe inserted in said gun-barrel, means for. 45 setting said locknrzdiadzargemmiw;

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