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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2004
Christopher T. Rich, Leola, PA (US);
Larry L Harman, Abbottstown, PA (US);
David L. Anderson, Lititz, PA (US);
Michael J. Gehret, Lititz, PA (US);
Christopher T. Rich, Leola, PA (US);
Larry L Harman, Abbottstown, PA (US);
David L. Anderson, Lititz, PA (US);
Michael J. Gehret, Lititz, PA (US);
Woodstream Corporation, Lititz, PA (US);
Abstract
An electronic animal trap with a CPU-controlled, rearming, high voltage output circuit for trapping and exterminating pests. The high-voltage output circuit is connected to a pair of killing plates which are activated with a high-voltage pulse train for a period of time constituting a killing cycle when a known impedance is sensed across the plates. If, upon conclusion of the killing cycle, the impedance remains across the plates, the circuit activates a visual indicator to alert a user that the trap contains a dead mouse. However, if the impedance increases to that of an open circuit, likely meaning the animal has escaped, the circuit automatically rearms itself and no visual indicator is initiated.