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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Robert Bruno, Avon, CT (US);
Matthew L. Phillips, Litchfield, CT (US);
Lynn Briggs, Bristol, CT (US);
Thomas Paul Danniger, Ostrander, OH (US);
Richard Gene Foster, Powell, OH (US);
Robert Bruno, Avon, CT (US);
Matthew L. Phillips, Litchfield, CT (US);
Lynn Briggs, Bristol, CT (US);
Thomas Paul Danniger, Ostrander, OH (US);
Richard Gene Foster, Powell, OH (US);
SMG Brands, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A trap having a first housing member slideably engaged with a second housing member, to provide a collapsible trapping enclosure therebetween. The trap has an opening that provides a passageway to the trapping enclosure, such as an opening disposed in one of the first and second housing members. The trap has an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the opening is unobstructed so that an animal may enter and exit the trapping enclosure. In the closed position, the opening is substantially blocked. A trigger is located inside the trap, so that when the trigger is triggered by an animal, the trap moves to its closed position, enclosing the animal inside.