A molded plastic base has a rodent runway which extends from two inlet openings to a single rodent containment compartment. Pivotable ramps are positioned in the rodent runway adjacent cacti inlet opening. A plastic lid is slidingly engaged with the base, and is movable along the axis of the rodent runway. The lid has downwardly extending tabs which have inclined inside and outside surfaces, and barriers extending between each pair of tabs. The inclined surfaces of the tabs engage inclined protr...

A trap for capturing mice or other rodents. The inventive device includes a main body having an entrance ramp leading thereinto. A bait container is positioned within the main body to attract a mouse towards a pivotally mounted trap door. A holding compartment positioned beneath the trap door receives the mouse within a removable drawer. The drawer includes an insertable screen which permits removal of the drawer and transport of the mouse to an exterior area for release thereof.

An animal trap of the type which precipitates an animal into a disposal chamber (12) through a disposal opening (40), characterized by having a pyramidal bait chamber (11), with an entrance (32) and non-grip internal surfaces, around the disposal opening (40), and a pivoted shutter (42) that normally closes the disposal opening (40), but is actuated by the weight of the animal to not only unclose the disposal opening (40), but also close the entrance (32).

A trap for small rodents and the like comprising a vessel having an open upper end and a removable cover assembly for the upper end of the vessel. The vessel is adapted to be located in the ground with its open upper end extending above ground level by an amount sufficient to receive the cover assembly. At least one opening is provided in the cover assembly. A support is attached to the cover assembly and extends vertically downwardly and axially of the vessel. A universally tiltable platform is...

Discloses an automatic mouse-trap device comprising a drowning receptacle having a receptacle cover which carry brackets pivotally mounting an unbalanced horizontal runway tube tiltable through an elongated slot in the receptacle cover. The device has an inoperative position where there is closed communication from the bait receptacle through the horizontal runway tube and verticle access tube to the bottom open end of the vertical access tube to localize odor from bait in the bait receptacle to...

A vertical shaft supporting at its top end a small horizontal disc defining a regular polygon of N sides extends upward from the center of a much larger horizontal member also defining a regular polygon of N sides. Means disposed about the shaft in a horizontal plane in a position intermediate the ends defines a regular polygon of N sides smaller than the member, larger than the disc and centered on the shaft. Twelve like plates extend between the means and the member to enclose same leaving onl...

An animal trap for small animals, such as mice, rats, squirrels, and the like, the trap includes an enclosure over which is arranged a bait compartment with two oppositely-facing tilting bottom panels, each panel being mounted on a pivot in the bait compartment with a base edge having a counterweight, a magnetic means, and a spring mechanism on one side of the pivot positioned proximate to the pivot and with a facing distal edge on an opposite side of the pivot and spaced from the pivot. Two ram...

A housing includes a holding compartment and passageway in side-by-side relationship and with the passageway having inwardly and upwardly extending ramps at its opposite inlet openings. The ramps terminate at a pivotal trap door which, upon being opened, places the passageway in communication with the holding compartment. A deflector wall is positioned under the trap door and extends downwardly and inwardly towards the holding compartment. A lid for the housing has a transparent portion over the...

A bird trap having a pair of open mesh wire screen cages spaced apart to provide a passage between the cages. An overhead tunnel extending across the tops of the two cages bridges the space between them. Openings in the tops of the two cages communicate with the tunnel. Entrance into the first cage is through an opening in the side of the cage from the space forming the passage between the cages. A trap door in the opening from the tunnel to the second cage traps the birds in the second cage.

A mouse or rat trap of improved design, including a hollow container into which the animals are lured by baited cheese, the interior having trap doors through which the animals drop into a lower chamber, the trap doors closing electric circuits to lamps so to illuminate the chamber so a person can see inside through windows, a bottom door locked by a latch serving to dump the animals after being drowned in water.