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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2018
Applicants:
Douglas F. Melville, Jr., Simsbury, CT (US);
John David Niel, Torrington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Douglas F. Melville, Jr., Simsbury, CT (US);
John David Niel, Torrington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 23/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 23/10 (2013.01); A01M 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mouse trap for use with a bucket having an upper rim, a side wall, and a bottom edge includes a top portion having a ledge for seating adjacent or over the upper rim of the bucket and a spiral ramp coupled to an outer edge of the top portion. The top portion has an opening with a movable roller disposed across the opening and the ledge substantially surrounds the opening of the top portion. The spiral ramp when in use extends down the side wall of the bucket from an area near or at the upper rim of the bucket to the bottom edge of the bucket.