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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6868633 | Mole trap An improved spring-activated mole trap that includes various safety features that make the mole trap safe to use by non-professionals. The mole trap includes a foot bar that enables the individual to activate the trap using his or her foot, a limiting u-shaped membe... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6502346 | Spring trap setting device A spring trap setting device that is made up of a bar type mechanism that has an outer body which is typically a square shaped tubing having an open end with the other end being closed off by a perpendicularly mounted flat foot. The open end of the outer ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6199314 | Mouse trap cocking device A housing includes a closed bottom, closed sides, an open receiving end and a closed rear end. The housing is adapted to receive a platform of a conventional mouse trap therein. A cocking handle includes a pair of handle arms attached to pivotal connectio... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6038809 | Body gripping trap setting system A new body gripping trap setting system for safely enabling a trapper to compress the spring of any size of body gripping trap without exposing a leg or foot to harm. The inventive device includes a base member, an elongated tube with a vertical slot secu... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5050337 | Trap setting device A device (10) for assisting in the safe setting of traps (12) is disclosed including an elongated handle (34) and a portion (36) for removable engagement with the cross bar (32) and arm (23) of the striker (16) of the trap (12). The removable engagement p... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4807389 | Setting tool for animal traps A setting tool for animal traps having a pair of jaws acted on by spring-loaded actuating levers, in which the setting tool includes a trap orienting base, a pair of cam arms having adjacent ends pivotally connected together on the base and extending outw... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4429485 | Trap setting device Double spring traps such the conibear trap are difficult to set due to the heavy duty hairpin type springs on either side thereof. The present device consists of a crank, a length of cord or cable extending from the distal end portion of the crank and a s... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4414773 | Safety device for animal trap A safety device for positioning animal traps of the rotating frame type having spring actuated jaws, the device including a trap-engaging body portion connected to a handle, stationary retaining members extending from the body portion, the device being mo... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4245424 | Trap setting device and method A device for setting a rotating frame animal trap is disclosed which comprises a hooked L-shaped rod having a vertical arm, a horizontal arm rigidly attached to and substantially perpendicular to the lower end of said vertical arm, and a downwardly extend... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4118885 | Animal trap holder An attachable device for supporting an animal trap of the rotating jaw type. An elongated strap has a central raised member forming two slots with the strap for receiving the jaw members of the trap to support it.... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4115945 | Trap setter for beaver traps A trap setting device especially useful for setting beaver traps. A fixed upward pointing hook is attached to the lower end of a tubular frame, and a closing downward pointing hook is attached to a movable rod which is forced downwardly through the frame ... | 09/26/1978 |
