Foot snare live trap

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Category

A - Human Necessities

Subcategory

01

Subsubcategory

M

CPC

43/81

IPC codes

A01M 23/24 (2006.01) A01M 23/34 (2006.01)

Type

Patent

Patent number

CA 1238491

Description

"FOOT SNARE LIVE TRAP" ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The trap is a modification of an existing trap which comprises: a length of spring steel rod formed into two arms joined at their first ends by a coil spring, said arms being angularly dis- posed at about right angles when the coil is relaxed; a rotatable catch member, secured to the second end of the lower arm, for releaseably holding the upper arm in a cocked position, close to and parallel to the lower arm; a trigger for releasing the catch member when the trigger is stepped on, so that the upper arm will spring upwardly; and a chain securing the rod structure to an anchor, such as a tree. In accordance with the modification, an eye is provided on the free end of the upper arm. A cable is secured to the free end of the lower arm and extends through the eye, so as to be slidably connected with the end of the upper arm. A slip noose is formed at the free end of the cable, which noose can be positioned to overlie the trigger. When the catch member is released, the upper arm throws the noose upwardly and simultaneously tightens the loop onto the paw of the animal. Because the cable remains attached to the two free ends of the now angularly disposed arms, and is free to slide through the eye, the jerking pulls of the snared animal on the end of the cable will merely cause the arms to be pulled part way together, against the resistance of the coil spring. Thus the animal is not jerking on a cable attached to a rigid anchor, and thus will not injure itself.

Application Number

475971

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