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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen P. Shoemaker, Jr., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 23/04 (2006.01); A01M 23/10 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 23/04 (2013.01); A01M 23/10 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trap for collecting animals includes a bin and a frame mounted above the bin's open top. A panel is mounted to the frame and pivots with respect to the stationary frame via a connection to a hinge. The frame includes a bait compartment at a first end of the panel that lures an animal to climb the frame and traverse the panel to get to the bait. The panel is held level by a magnet when the panel is unweighted, but when an animal attempts to cross the panel the weight of the animal overcomes the bias of the magnet and the panel tips downward, delivering the animal into the bin.