Remote-controlled cage trap door-opening mechanism

摘要

A remotely activated door-opening mechanism is provided for a cage trap having an animal enclosure, preferably a cage trap as disclosed in U.S. Publ. No. US2008/0115405. The mechanism is mounted outside the enclosure of the trap and is preferably remotely activated by an IR or RF transmitter to open a door of the trap and release a trapped animal when the operator is at a safe distance away. The mechanism may also be manually set with a time delay and may be associated with either a main entry door to the trap or with a secondary escape door located at an opposite end of the trap.

主权项

1. An animal trap comprising:
an animal enclosure having a roof and a front end with an animal access openina into an interior sized to receive an animal to be trapped; an entry door movably mounted at the access opening, the door operative in an opened position to reveal the animal access opening and in a closed position to block the animal access opening; an actuating mechanism operative with said door and including a set lever pivotally movable from a first position adjacent the entry door, wherein in said first position the door is in the closed position, to a second position adjacent a rear end of the enclosure, wherein in said second position the door is in the opened position; a trip mechanism for actuating a pivot action of the set lever to cause the set lever to move from the second position to the first position, closing the door to trap the animal in the animal enclosure; a remote control unit capable of communicating with said trap at a distance away from said trap by transmitting wireless signals; a receiver associated with the trap and configured to receive said wireless signals from said remote control unit; and a door-opening mechanism mounted to said trap outside said animal enclosure and remotely activated when said receiver receives a wireless signal from the remote control unit to pivot the set lever from the first position to the second position to remotely open the door and release the animal.