Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363744 | Insert for multiple mouse trap A mouse or rodent trap including a housing having an elongated rotatable paddle member therein and an insert within the confines of the trap housing. A trigger assembly engages the paddle member and releases the paddle member for rotation when the trigger assembly i... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7162832 | Rodent snap trap device A rodent snap trap device includes a snap bar rotatably coupled to a base. The snap bar is rotatable between a spring biased, rest position and a loaded position. A unitary trigger is pivotably coupled to the base. The trigger includes a horizontal trigger portion w... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7117631 | Microencapsulated animal trap bait and method of luring animals to traps with microencapsulated bait The present invention is directed towards an animal trap kit and method for luring animals to trap. The kit preferably includes a any well known animal trap in combination with a microencapsulated bait that can be applied during manufacturing of new traps or existin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6415544 | Rodent trap with entrapping teeth A plastic jaw or striker with downwardly facing teeth is pivotally mounted to a plastic base with mating upwardly facing teeth. A plastic trigger hangs from the base, and a coil spring extends between the jaw and the base rearward of the trigger. The spri... | 07/09/2002 |
| 5960583 | Trap for catching and killing of small animals A trap for trapping and killing small animals such as rats and mice, is described. The trap comprises a stand, a pivoting clamp, journalled in the stand around a first axis. The clamp may be strained against the action of a spring which may be released by... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5515642 | Trap A trap for small noxious animals, such as mice, and comprising a holder (1) in form of a frame for holding a tightening element (3) in form of a shield. The trap (1) is arranged to be able to take a first, non-tightening position and at least a second, ti... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5337512 | Mouse trap An inexpensive rodent trap (10) is provided which may be set and emptied without a user contacting the trap (10) near a striker portion (36) of the trap (10). The trap (10) is effective for trapping a rodent (8) without bait since the trap (10) is configu... | 08/16/1994 |
| 4852294 | Strike trap for catching mice and rats A trap is provided for the extermination of rodents. A spring-loaded striker is maintained in a raised, loaded position by a release lever connectable with the striker through a projection and lug arrangement. A bottom opening is provided in the trap whic... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4825579 | Disposable cartridge assembly for use with rodent traps A disposable cartridge assembly is provided for use with a rodent trap of the kind having a movable spring-loaded striker bar operable in response to a trigger mechanism. The disposable cartridge with a generally flat base and a flexible sleeve with a rig... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4803799 | Mouse and rat trap A molded plastic mouse or rat trap uses three separate molded pieces, namely a base, a striker and an actuator, which are releasably connected, in combination with metal springs for biasing the striker to a closed position. The components cooperate to pro... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4780984 | Animal trap An animal trap adapted for outdoor use to catch relatively small game animals and particularly adapted to be attached to a tree, post, or the like upstanding support and to be used independently of the height of snow and of other unfavorable ground condit... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4703583 | Baitless rodent trap A baitless rodent trap is provided with a removable cartridge and disposable sleeve. A trap member with spring means, trigger, and striker means has a flat base, the base including, on the trigger end, means to receive a removable cartridge. The elongated... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4677786 | Small animal trap with multifingered bait holder A small animal trap includes a base, a jaw pivotally mounted to the base and biased to close to one end of the base, a latch bar releasably holding the jaw in an open position, and a touch-sensitive trigger mechanism releasably connected to the latch bar.... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4665644 | Mouse and rat trap A molded plastic mouse or rat trap uses three separate molded pieces, namely a base, a striker and an actuator, which are releasably connected, in combination with metal springs for biasing the striker to a closed position. The spring or springs are suppo... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4638590 | Humane animal trap A humane animal trap comprised of two pairs of laterally-spaced arms of spring wire material. Each pair of arms merges at its rear ends with a coil spring portion which strongly biases the two arms of each pair together. One arm of each pair is forwardly ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4601128 | Snare trap with tubular body An animal trap having a hollow elongated body; a snare having a cable with a mechanism at one end for slidably engaging one end of the cable to the cable so as to form a loop of variable diameter, the loop encircling an interior cross section of the body;... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4574519 | Mouse trap A novel mouse trap is provided herein. The trap includes a base, a sensing platform having a forward end and a rearward extension and pivotable as a first class lever about an intermediate fulcrum. A spring loaded garrot wire is movable between a spring-l... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4517557 | Alarm housing for rodent control device An alarm housing for a rodent control device such as a spring actuated trap. A frame with opposed side and end members defining a trap opening for receiving the trap, and an electrical switch mounted in the frame so that positioning of the trap in the fra... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4472904 | Rodent trap with improved sensitivity A rodent trap is disclosed having a pivotally mounted bait carrier with a catch hole, a cam surface and a magnetic flap biased to an initial trap setting position by a magnet. Thumb pressure is applied to a spring-biased striking bar comprising a major lo... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4439946 | Booster springs for coil spring trap An accessory for coil spring traps utilized in enhancing the spring strength of the trap and including a spring mounting frame capable of accommodating either one or two booster springs. The spring mounting frame includes a base bar with a pair of lateral... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4403438 | Disposable rodent trap The present invention relates to an improvement in rodent traps which allows traps to be pre-set and pre-baited during manufacture, placed in an appropriate housing and discarded after use. The trap consists of an essentially traditional spring biased kil... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4366642 | Vermin trap A trap for mice or other small animals has an open-topped box-like base to which are hinged a striker and a combined bait holder and retainer, an elastic band tensioned between the striker and base urging the striker down from a raised or set position to ... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4360986 | Animal trap A mousetrap in which the spring-loaded trapping bail is held in the set position by a dog disposed on a tab resiliently hinged to the frame of the trap. A trip lever causes the tab to be moved away from the bail when the bait is touched, so that the dog r... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4306370 | Animal trap The invention relates to an animal trap comprising a tunnel shaped housing, which is open at one of its ends, at the opening or entrance end of which housing a clamping device is provided, which is movable in the cross direction of the housing, the clampi... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4279093 | Humane animal trap A first elongated base bar for disposition in a horizontal position is provided and a second elongated bar has one end pivotally anchored relative to one end of the base bar for angular displacement between a first upstanding cocked position disposed gene... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4270300 | Animal trap and trigger mechanism An animal trap has two legs that are urged together by a spring, but are prevented from such movement by a pivotable cap on the end of one leg when the trap is set. A tongue mounted on a sleeve on the same leg as the cap prevents the cap from pivoting unt... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4235038 | Animal trap An animal trap is disclosed. The trap comprises a frame, a stationary jaw mounted on the frame, a movable jaw pivotally mounted on the stationary jaw, springs, interconnecting the frame and the movable jaw for moving the movable jaw in contact with the st... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4177600 | Animal trap A rectangular frame base acts as a lower jaw and is provided with a pair of upper frame type jaws pivoted centrally of the base frame. A hair-pin type spring is engaged around one side of the base and operatively engages the upper frames between same norm... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4175350 | Animal trap with sensitive triggering device An animal trapping apparatus has a pair of box-shaped jaws that are held in a closed position by a biasing means at one of their ends and which are retained in an open trigger set position, against the force of the biasing means, by an actuator rod that e... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4161080 | Adjustable animal trap A trap having jaws closed by a spring and a winding shaft on which the operating spring is mounted. The shaft is capable of being rotated in one direction by use of a lever to apply a selected amount of tension to the spring and normally is held against r... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4158929 | Animal trap device This invention relates to animal traps and in particular single jaw traps which will prevent the caught animal from self injury to its leg. There have been many varieties of animal traps. The most common spring-type traps, upon being tripped will clutch the an... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4122625 | Trap for small animals doing harm to possessions One end of a base plate is formed with an elongated opening and the other end rotatably supports the base end of an elastic plate whose free end is inserted in the above mentioned elongated opening. The elastic plate is longer than the base plate and form... | 10/31/1978 |
