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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079174 | Animal leg snare device A leg snare apparatus and method for capturing animals uses a mechanical throw arm, that when triggered by an animal of sufficient size stepping on the pan, throws a snare up and around the leg of the animal. The pan tension of the device may be readily adjusted to ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7281349 | Stake assembly for animal traps An assembly includes an anchor plate that is formed from steel and has opposing sides spaced from the axis and extends parallel thereto. The anchor plate is further provided with spaced apertures formed therein. One elongated stake is inserted through one aperture a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252583 | Easy big game field dressing apparatus A big game dressing device has a handle portion having two ends: a first end with a grip attachment to aid gripping it with a hand, and a second end having a windpipe loop dimensioned and configured to engage around the windpipe of a big game animal to be gutted. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7171777 | Disposable trap The invention comprises a trap (1), adapted for small animals, generally shaped as a tunnel part (A), where one end area (1) of the tunnel part is shaped and adapted to a space (B), intended for a bait (100), where this space (B), in a direction... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7088251 | Mole detector A mole or animal detector includes apparatus for placement over a portion of a soil surface overlaying a portion of a mole tunnel, including a detector or sensor and circuitry for detecting movement of the portion of the soil surface indicative of passage of a mole ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072516 | Characteristic-based classification system Characteristics can be stored in a computer databank for various plants, animals, and items. When a user wants to identify a particular plant, animal or item, the user supplies the characteristics that are readily ascertained. After the user has entered the characte... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6751901 | Humane animal trap, and method of use thereof A two-jawed trap including a cable snare encircling spring-loaded jaws when the trap is set. When the trap is sprung, it is constructed to disconnect the spring from the jaws under load from the animal making desperate forcible attempts to release the trap, thus all... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6684562 | Snake catcher A plastic coated steel cable loop (20) is placed over the snake's head and the loop is tightened around the snake's neck. The loop (20) is on the end of a polyvinyl chloride pipe (24) which is about five feet long. The pipe has a smaller pipe (25) inside,... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6658787 | Humane raccoon restraint An animal trap designed to restrain a raccoon. The trap has a spring trigger on which the bait is placed and a double swivel anchor chain to hold the trap. A movable restraint bar actuated by the release of the trigger and an internal fixed grip bar hold ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6516557 | Camouflage lizard catching device The invention is a looped lizard catching device having a camouflaged appearance to allow the device to have the appearance and texture of a weed or grass allowing the device to be hidden from view of the prospective catch while also including an attached... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6327809 | Article securing system There is provided a system (10) for releasably securing an article to a frame structure (2). The system (10) generally comprises a collar member (200) secured to the frame structure (2) and a snare member (100) coupled to collar member (200). Collar membe... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6032405 | Animal foot trap An animal tap consisting an anchored activating spring (16) with detachable safety catch (26), secured by tension to a trigger mechanism (10), and a partable noose (29). The cord of the noose (29) passes through the rings (19 and 21) on the ends of the up... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6016624 | Trigger mechanism A trigger mechanism for an animal trap is disclosed, comprising a trigger plate moveable in a vertical direction and provided with at least one cam surface on its lower face, a retaining pin for preventing release of the trap until triggered, slidable lon... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5979105 | Modular animal trap A modular trapping system that functions in a holding or a terminating mode on dry land, adjacent water or in water. The system comprises several interchangeable, user selectable components that may be conveniently assembled into a desired trap configurat... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979106 | Live eel fish bait device A bait loading arrangement including a yoke member in which an extensible loop is drawn tightly over the head end of a bait fish consisting of an eel that is being held in a bait container to enclose the neck of an eel to effectively provide for immobiliz... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5956891 | Animal trap An animal trap comprises a swing frame mounted on a base. The swing frame has a pair of laterally spaced-apart arms and is pivoted to the base for swinging movement from a generally horizontal position to a generally upright position. A spring urges the s... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5907922 | Trap for animals The trap comprises a frame and a pair of jaws pivotally mounted to the frame. Each jaw may be moved between an opened position and a closed position where the jaws are against the leg of the animal to be caught. The jaws are devoid of teeth or acute porti... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5675928 | Power snare A trap is of the power snare type for trapping fur-bearing animals, including large predators. The trap has a base arm and a snare arm as integral extensions of a torsion coil spring. The base arm is supported on the ground using a support assembly. A tri... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5640800 | Crab trap A crab trap having a tubular body formed of a netting material, a bait compartment in the tubular body, a weight compartment, and one or more looped snares which close about the leg or claw of the crab when the trap is lifted. The openings in the netting ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5561940 | Snare trap for animals An annular body member is of a size capable of allowing an animal to move at least partially through it. A snare line with a running noose therein encircles the exterior surface of the body member and has an anchored end. A trigger is disposed laterally a... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5340120 | Fish rodeo game and method having a lasso apparatus and method A fish rodeo game (10) enables a game participant to catch fish (52) floating within a water body (12) utilizing a lasso apparatus (50). The water body (12) is confined within an enclosure (14). A plurality of containers or baskets (48) are disposed aroun... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5309667 | Lacchia leg snare A leg snare device is described for catching animals by their front leg. The described device includes a steel cable snare attached to a torsion spring that is encased within a tapered plastic tubing. The snare is constructed in such manner that it reduce... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5295323 | Humane animal trap This invention relates to a humane animal live trap for application to the immobilizing of various animals and mammals. The device consists of a generally vertically positioned, compressed sleeve or cylindrical body of a generally resilient interwoven spr... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5177896 | Snare-type trap for burrowing animals A tubular open-ended body member is arranged to be buried in the ground with opposite ends in alignment with the runway of a burrowing animal. One end of the body member has an international flange of reduced size which supports a running noose of line an... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5157863 | Humane leghold coiled spring trap The present invention relates to a new, useful and humane foot-snare trap for trapping of fur-bearing animals. More particularly the invention relates to a unique snare trap design which utilizes a vertically oriented coiled spring which, when triggered, ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5109627 | Animal trap An animal trap having a pair of arcuate arms connected by a flexible cable. In the set condition of the trap, the arms are spread apart. When an animal steps on a trigger in the space between the spread apart arms, the trap is sprung and the arms are move... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5062237 | Noosing bear trap A noosing bear trap comprises a main body defining an interior space and provided with an access opening which allows insertion of a bear's hand into the interior space for taking a bait placed therein at a position spaced from the access opening. A captu... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4920690 | Cable trap A hairpin spring type trap includes a pair of arms normally urged apart by the spring situated at the inner ends thereof. A cable loop is secured by one end to the distal end of one arm and passes through a guide loop in the distal end of the other arm an... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4827662 | Mole trap A mole trap has a frame that includes two spikes driven into the ground on opposite sides of an active mole run. A pair of wire loops are threaded through ground level eyes and are embedded in the ground to encircle the mole run. When a mole passes throug... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4790102 | Mole trap A mole trap and the like comprising a base adapted to be placed on the ground, a pair of spring loaded levers pivoted to said base and movable from a latched position to an unlatched position, a flexible loop associated with each lever and adapted to exte... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4761911 | Self-actuating animal snare An animal snare includes a built-in force urging the snare loop toward a constricted, relatively small triggered position from a larger setting position. When the snare is released from the triggered position by an animal, the built-in force accelerates c... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4757639 | Power snare Animal traps are usually difficult to sterilize in order to remove human odor therefrom and difficult to hide when setting and often contain moving parts, tubes, pins and the like. The present device consists of a pair of spring arms made of heavy wire wi... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4751790 | Snare trap A snare-type animal trap is characterized by a spring noose-actuating spring arm which pivots well in excess of 90° from its set to its sprung positions. The spring arm is bent slightly to add to its effective sprung position angle. In a leg snare embodi... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4739578 | Humane animal capturing and restraining device An animal capturing and restraining device 10 which shall catch and hold an animal so captured, securely without mutilation and without inflicting pain and from which the captured and restrained animal will not effect escape through, for example, the expe... | 04/26/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4581843 | Foot snare live trap A trap having 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... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4581844 | Snare type humane animal trap A snare type animal trap which has a pair of arms urged apart by a spring. The upper one of the arms is in the form of a ring. A cable passes through an eyelet on the ring to form a loop which is supported by the ring. The ends of the cable are secured to... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4578894 | Relaxing animal snare A relaxing snare for trapping animals comprising a noose having a constrictable loop for ensnaring an animal therein by tightening of the loop about the animals's neck upon the animal tugging thereagainst, and a lost motion locking slide device for relaxi... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4561207 | Pin release for animal trap A mechanism retains and releases the end of a swing-arm of an animal trap. The trap has a frame to which the swing-arm is mounted. Part of a trip-pan extends perpendicularly from the frame and engages it, being pivotable about the location of its engageme... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4555863 | Snare trap A snare trap which comprises an outer frame, a spring-actuated inner frame secured to the outer frame and adapted to pivot about an axis normal to its longitudinal extent from a first position where the inner frame lies within the outer frame to a second ... | 12/03/1985 |
