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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2019
Woodstream Corporation, Lititz, PA (US);
Peter Koziar, Jr., Lititz, PA (US);
Marko K. Lubic, Shillington, PA (US);
Luke Benjamin Haney, Lititz, PA (US);
Paul Kletzli, Akron, PA (US);
Michael Adamson, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Brent David Hardy, Lancaster, PA (US);
Cory Blair, Denver, PA (US);
Woodstream Corporation, Lancaster, PA (US);
Abstract
A snap type rodent trap with remote notification capability is provided. The trap includes a non-conductive base, conductive bail and trigger components, and an electronic PCB assembly mounted on the trap base. According to a first embodiment, the base is wood and the PCB assembly is selectively coated or printed with a layer of a flexible conductive material that contacts bail and trigger wire components mounted on the upper surface of the trap base as well as a conductive strip positioned to be contacted by the bail when the trap is tripped and empty. According to a second embodiment, the base is molded plastic. The PCB assembly in both embodiments is configured to detect and provide remote notification of trap states using the bail as an antenna. A method of retrofitting a snap type trap with an electronics monitoring system is also provided.