Retracting Tunnel Rodent Trap

摘要

A rodent trap covered base defines an enclosed interior accessible through a sliding plastic tunnel defining a passageway for rodents into the interior. The tunnel has a projecting strike member, and is biased by an underlying spring to a retracted position. A trigger engaging member extends from the tunnel to be retained by a catch on a trigger mounted to the base. When a rodent passes through the tunnel into the base interior, it is directed by barriers towards a rodent attracting bait. To reach the bait, the rodent must press against a pivotably mounted trigger, thereby dislodging the trigger from the trigger engaging member which releases the tunnel to be driven by the spring to retract along parallel tracks to bring the strike plate forcibly against the rodent within the trap, usually killing it, and closing the trap, which is then presented covered within the trap for disposal.

主权项

1. A rodent trap comprising:
a base having an interior wall which defines an interior and having an opening which communicates with the interior; a strike member having a passageway which passes through the interior wall opening to communicate with the base interior, the strike member having at least one entryway through which a rodent gains access to the passageway exterior to the base interior, the strike member being mounted to the base for travel between a first extended position and a second retracted position; a biasing member arranged to bias the strike member toward the retracted position; a trigger having a trigger catch arranged to hold the strike member in the extended position, wherein a rodent moving through the passageway into the interior and against the trigger will dislodge the trigger catch from the strike member to release the strike member to travel to the second retracted position to strike the rodent between the strike member and the base.