Raccoon trap cap

摘要

A cap is provided for a tubular raccoon trap. The cap fits in the open upper end of the set and baited trap to keep mice and other small animals stealing the bait in the trap. A raccoon can easily remove the cap for access to the bait, to thereby trip the trigger and be caught in the trap.

主权项

1. An animal paw trap for capturing an animal by its paw, comprising:
an upright housing having a sidewall, a closed bottom, and an open top into which an animal can reach its paw but not its head; a spring loaded restraint mounted on the housing and movable between set and unset positions; a latch pivotally mounted on the housing movable between set and unset positions; a trigger pivotally mounted on the housing and extending into the housing; the restraint being moved to the set position and the latch being moved to the set position for engagement by the trigger to maintain the latch and the restraint in the set positions; the trigger being movable by the animal's paw by reaching through the open top while the animal's head is outside the housing to disengage the trigger from the latch, and thereby release the latch and the restraint from the set positions, whereby the paw is caught in the housing by the restraint while the animal's head is outside the housing; and a cap having a lower end slidably and removably mounted into the open top of the housing after bait is placed in the housing and the restraint is moved to the set position, and having an upper end covering at least a portion of the housing to substantially close the top of the housing and thereby keep mice from crawling into the housing after the restraint and latch are set; the cap being removable by the animal to expose the open top and then allow the animal to reach its paw through the open top to move the trigger; wherein the cap includes at least one aperture to allow aroma from a bait in the housing to escape the housing; and the trigger moveable by the animal only after the cap is removed.