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AskewW.Gatewood,Jr.
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Disposablerodenttrap
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Thisinventionrelatestoanadhesivetyperodenttrapthatisdisposableandhasanopaquehousingwithawindow,preventingunintendedviewofthetrappedrodentbutallowingquickintendedviewingforcheckingifthetrapisoccupied.Thetrapfurtherincludesanentranceandahandleforclosingtheentrancetothetrapandcarryingthetrap.
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Disposingofatrappedmouseorrodentisanextremelyunpleasanttask.Ifcaughtinaconventionalspringloadedtrap,therodentisusuallykilledupontriggeringthetrap,however,theforceofthespringhasatendencytobreakthemouse'sskinandexposebloodandpossiblysomeinternalorgans.If,ontheotherhand,themouseiscaughtinthenewerstickytypetrap,itisusuallystillaliveandviolentlytwistingwhilestrugglingtofreeitself,tothepointwherelimbsbecomebroken,deformedandpossiblyseparated.Thus,disposingofarodentcaughtinaspringloadedtrapisdirty,smellyifnotrecentlydiscovered,andpotentiallyhazardous,whiledisposalofarodentcaughtinthesticky-typetrapcanbequiteinhumaneasthepersondisposingofthedeformed,whimperingmousemustobserveitsagonyasheorshegraspstheedgeofthetrap….
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Whatisneededtocurethedeficienciesinherentinthestickytypetrapisadisposable,substantiallyobliquehousingforthetrap.Thetrapadditionallyshouldhaveasmallwindowtocheckforoccupancyandahandleprovidingaclosuremeansaswellasacarryingmeansforthehousing.Atrapsuchasthiswouldtherebypreventdirectvisionofthetrappedmouseorrodent.Thenewtrapshouldalsobeconstructedinexpensivelysothatthedisposabilityofthetrapiseconomicallyfeasible.Thepresentinventionfulfilstheseandotherconsiderationsnotaddressedinthepriorart.
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Thepresentinventionrelatestoamousetrap.Moreparticularly,thisinventionrelatestoamousetrapthatisdisposableandhasaopaquehousingwithatranslucentwindow,preventingunintendedviewofthetrappedrodentbutallowingquickintendedviewingforcheckingifthetrapisoccupied.Thisinventionisasubstantialimprovementtoexistingstickytypemouseandrodenttraps.Insteadofhavinganexposedtrayoftrappingadhesive,ascommonlyusedtoday,thisinventionenclosestheareaofadhesivewithinanopaquehousing,therebypreventingfeet,smallchildren,oreventheearofanappingdogfrombecomingaccidentallyattached.Thehousing,whilepreventinginadvertentattachment,additionallyprovidesashieldprecludingapersonfromdirectlylookingatorincidentallytouchingthetrappedrodentwhiledisposingofthetrap.Whilethehousingofthetrapisopaquetopreventunintendedviewingofthetrappedanimal,asmallsectionistranslucent,allowingthetraptobeperiodicallycheckedsoatrappedrodentcanbedisposedofquickly….
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Tofurtherassistindisposingofthetrap,thehousingisonlyopenonasingleside,withitsopensidecontainingadrawstringtypehandle.Thus,thedisposercanmerelypullthehandleandtheopensideofthehousingwillclose,encasingthetrappedrodentwithinthehousingofthetrap.Itisthereforeanobjectofthisinventiontoprovideatrapwhichisinexpensiveanddisposable.Itisafurtherobjectofthisinventiontoprovideatrapwhichisconcealedwithinasubstantiallyopaquehousingtopreventunintendedviewingofatrappedrodent.Itisstillanotherobjectofthisinventiontoprovideatrapwhichhasasmallviewingportiontovisuallycheckifthetraphascaughtarodentandisinneedofdisposal.Itisstillafurtherobjectofthisinventiontoprovideatrapwhichhasonlyoneopeningsuchthatadrawstringtypehandlecanclosethetrapwithasinglepull.Itisyetanotherobjectofthisinventiontoprotectunintendedanimalsandpeoplefrombecomeaccidentallyadhesed tothetrap.
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FIG.1isaisometricviewoftherodenttrapillustratingthenovelfeaturesoftheinvention.FIG.2isarightsidecrosssectionoftherodenttrapshowninFIG.1.
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ReferringtoFIGS.1and2,thegeneraltrap10isillustratedinisometricperspectiveandrightsidecrosssection,respectively.Thetraphousing12isshowncomprisingtwoopposedverticalsidefaces16,atopface18,abottomface14opposingthetopface18,andanenclosingendface17.Thesefacesintandemcreatinganentranceopening33oppositetheenclosingendface17.Thehousingmaybeconstructedoutofanylightweightflexiblematerial,suchasTYVAK™,andpreferablyisshapedsubstantiallysimilartoatypicalbrownpaperlunchbag.Thefacesofthehousing12areassembledeitherbyprecisionfoldingsecuredwithadhesive,asapaperbagisconstructed,oraresewnattheseams.Thematerialmust,however,berigidenoughtostandopenonitsownwhenassembledandrestingonitsbottomface14….
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Whiletheexteriorofthebottomface14restsagainstthefloor,theinteriorfacecontainsthetrappingadhesive24.Theadhesive24canbeanytypethatissufficientlytackyenoughtorestrainandconfinethespecificrodentintendedtobetrapped.Theadhesive24ispreferablyplacedeitherinthecenterorclosetotherearofthebottomface10,assuringthatatrappedrodentisnotvisiblyextendingoutwardlythroughtheentranceopening33.Theareaofadhesive24canbeanexistingtrapslidintothehousingorpreferably,isincorporateddirectlywithinthebottomface14ofthetrap10.Thetopface18includesatranslucentviewingwindow22,preferablylocatedinanopening20directlyabovetheadhesivetrappingarea24andbeingsimilarinshapeandarea.Thewindowisattachedtotheopening20ofthetopface18byastripofadhesiveoralineofstitching34.Thiswindow22allowsforvisualcheckingoftheadhesivearea24toseeifarodentisattached.Thus,viewingofatrappedrodentisquickwiththelimitedpurposeanddurationofcheckingthetrap10foroccupancy.Ifthetrap10isoccupied,itcanthenbedisposedofwithoutfurtherviewingofthetrappedrodent….
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Thewindow22alsohasafunctionwhenthetrapisnotbeingused.Itactsasacoverfortheadhesivearea24whenthetrapisfoldedflat,eitherbyfullycoveringitorbycoveringaraisedportionaboutitsperiphery,limitingtheamountofwindow22--adhesivearea24contacttothatwhichiscompletelynecessary.Disposalofthetrap10isquitesimpleduetotheinclusionofadrawstringtypeclosingandcarryinghandle26.Thishandle26islocatedneartheentranceopening33,attachedtothebottomface14andpassingthroughthetopface18viaareinforcedaperture30.Thehandle26isconstructedfromaninexpensiveelongatedstrand,preferablystring.Itisattachedtotheinteriorofthebottomfacebyanattachingmeans28,eithertapeorcrossstitching.Thestringhandle26extendsupward,throughthereinforcedorifice30,andterminatesintoasmallloop32,facilitatingbothpullingandcarrying.Therefore,whentheloop32ofthehandle26ispulled,thebottomface14andthetopface18convergeuponeachother,substantiallysealingtheentranceopening33,therebyclosingthetraphousing12,encasingtherodentwithin.Thehandle26isthenusedtocarrythetraptoaproperdisposalplace,andanewtrapissettocaptureadditionalrodents….
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Whiletheprecedingdescriptionisthepreferredandbestembodimentoftheinvention,slightvariationscanbeincorporatedwithoutdeviatingoutsidethespiritorscopeoftheclaimsorcontemplationoftheinventor.
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Iclaim:1.Adisposablerodenttrappingdevice,comprising:asubstantiallylightweightandflexiblehousinghavingabottomface,atopface,anentranceopeninginsaidhousingforsaidrodent,andanapertureinsaidtopfacelocatednearsaidentranceopening;atrappingmeanssituatedonsaidbottomface;ahandleattachedtosaidbottomfaceandpassingthroughsaidaperture,whereinoperationofsaidhandleclosessaidentranceopening,aviewingopeninginsaidtopface,andatranslucentwindowadhesivelyattachedtotheperipheryofsaidviewingopeninginsaidtopface.2.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim1,furthercomprising:anendface,connectedtosaidtopfaceandsaidbottomfaceinoppositerelationtosaidentranceopening.3.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim2,wherein:saidhandleisastringfixedlyattachedatoneendtosaidbottomfaceandterminatingintoaloopatitsoppositeend….
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Iclaim:1.Adisposablerodenttrappingdevice,comprising:asubstantiallylightweightandflexiblehousinghavingabottomface,atopface,anentranceopeninginsaidhousingforsaidrodent,andanapertureinsaidtopfacelocatednearsaidentranceopening;atrappingmeanssituatedonsaidbottomface;ahandleattachedtosaidbottomfaceandpassingthroughsaidaperture,whereinoperationofsaidhandleclosessaidentranceopening,aviewingopeninginsaidtopface,andatranslucentwindowadhesivelyattachedtotheperipheryofsaidviewingopeninginsaidtopface.2.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim1,furthercomprising:anendface,connectedtosaidtopfaceandsaidbottomfaceinoppositerelationtosaidentranceopening.3.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim2,wherein:saidhandleisastringfixedlyattachedatoneendtosaidbottomfaceandterminatingintoaloopatitsoppositeend….
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Iclaim:1.Adisposablerodenttrappingdevice,comprising:asubstantiallylightweightandflexiblehousinghavingabottomface,atopface,anentranceopeninginsaidhousingforsaidrodent,andanapertureinsaidtopfacelocatednearsaidentranceopening;atrappingmeanssituatedonsaidbottomface;ahandleattachedtosaidbottomfaceandpassingthroughsaidaperture,whereinoperationofsaidhandleclosessaidentranceopening,aviewingopeninginsaidtopface,andatranslucentwindowadhesivelyattachedtotheperipheryofsaidviewingopeninginsaidtopface.2.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim1,furthercomprising:anendface,connectedtosaidtopfaceandsaidbottomfaceinoppositerelationtosaidentranceopening.3.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim2,wherein:saidhandleisastringfixedlyattachedatoneendtosaidbottomfaceandterminatingintoaloopatitsoppositeend….
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Iclaim:1.Adisposablerodenttrappingdevice,comprising:asubstantiallylightweightandflexiblehousinghavingabottomface,atopface,anentranceopeninginsaidhousingforsaidrodent,andanapertureinsaidtopfacelocatednearsaidentranceopening;atrappingmeanssituatedonsaidbottomface;ahandleattachedtosaidbottomfaceandpassingthroughsaidaperture,whereinoperationofsaidhandleclosessaidentranceopening,aviewingopeninginsaidtopface,andatranslucentwindowadhesivelyattachedtotheperipheryofsaidviewingopeninginsaidtopface.2.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim1,furthercomprising:anendface,connectedtosaidtopfaceandsaidbottomfaceinoppositerelationtosaidentranceopening.3.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim2,wherein:saidhandleisastringfixedlyattachedatoneendtosaidbottomfaceandterminatingintoaloopatitsoppositeend….
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Iclaim:1.Adisposablerodenttrappingdevice,comprising:asubstantiallylightweightandflexiblehousinghavingabottomface,atopface,anentranceopeninginsaidhousingforsaidrodent,andanapertureinsaidtopfacelocatednearsaidentranceopening;atrappingmeanssituatedonsaidbottomface;ahandleattachedtosaidbottomfaceandpassingthroughsaidaperture,whereinoperationofsaidhandleclosessaidentranceopening,aviewingopeninginsaidtopface,andatranslucentwindowadhesivelyattachedtotheperipheryofsaidviewingopeninginsaidtopface.2.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim1,furthercomprising:anendface,connectedtosaidtopfaceandsaidbottomfaceinoppositerelationtosaidentranceopening.3.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim2,wherein:saidhandleisastringfixedlyattachedatoneendtosaidbottomfaceandterminatingintoaloopatitsoppositeend….
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Iclaim:1.Adisposablerodenttrappingdevice,comprising:[A]asubstantiallylightweightandflexiblehousinghaving[1]abottomface,[2]atopface,[3]anentranceopeninginsaidhousingforsaidrodent,and[4]anapertureinsaidtopfacelocatednearsaidentranceopening;[B]atrappingmeanssituatedonsaidbottomface;[C]ahandleattachedtosaidbottomfaceandpassingthroughsaidaperture,whereinoperationofsaidhandleclosessaidentranceopening,[D]aviewingopeninginsaidtopface,and[E]atranslucentwindowadhesivelyattachedtotheperipheryofsaidviewingopeninginsaidtopface.2.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim1,furthercomprising:anendface,connectedtosaidtopfaceandsaidbottomfaceinoppositerelationtosaidentranceopening.3.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim2,wherein:saidhandleisastringfixedlyattachedatoneendtosaidbottomfaceandterminatingintoaloopatitsoppositeend….
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Iclaim:1.Adisposablerodenttrappingdevice,comprising:[A]asubstantiallylightweightandflexiblehousinghaving[1]abottomface,[2]atopface,[3]anentranceopeninginsaidhousingforsaidrodent,and[4]anapertureinsaidtopfacelocatednearsaidentranceopening;[B]atrappingmeanssituatedonsaidbottomface;[C]ahandleattachedtosaidbottomfaceandpassingthroughsaidaperture,whereinoperationofsaidhandleclosessaidentranceopening,[D]aviewingopeninginsaidtopface,and[E]atranslucentwindowadhesivelyattachedtotheperipheryofsaidviewingopeninginsaidtopface.2.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim1[A+B+C+D+E],furthercomprising:[F]anendface,connectedtosaidtopfaceandsaidbottomfaceinoppositerelationtosaidentranceopening.3.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim2,wherein:saidhandleisastringfixedlyattachedatoneendtosaidbottomfaceandterminatingintoaloopatitsoppositeend….
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Iclaim:1.Adisposablerodenttrappingdevice,comprising:[A]asubstantiallylightweightandflexiblehousinghaving[1]abottomface,[2]atopface,[3]anentranceopeninginsaidhousingforsaidrodent,and[4]anapertureinsaidtopfacelocatednearsaidentranceopening;[B]atrappingmeanssituatedonsaidbottomface;[C]ahandleattachedtosaidbottomfaceandpassingthroughsaidaperture,whereinoperationofsaidhandleclosessaidentranceopening,[D]aviewingopeninginsaidtopface,and[E]atranslucentwindowadhesivelyattachedtotheperipheryofsaidviewingopeninginsaidtopface.2.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim1[A+B+C+D+E],furthercomprising:[F]anendface,connectedtosaidtopfaceandsaidbottomfaceinoppositerelationtosaidentranceopening.3.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim2[A+B+C+D+E+F],wherein:[G]saidhandleisastringfixedlyattachedatoneendtosaidbottomfaceandterminatingintoaloopatitsoppositeend….
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4.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim3,wherein;saidapertureinsaidtopfaceisreinforced.5.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim4,wherein:saidhousingisopaqueexceptforsaidtranslucentwindowinsaidtopface.6.Adisposablerodenttrappingdeviceasrecitedinclaim5,saidhousingfurthercomprising:at leasttwooppositelysituatedsidefaces,attachedtosaidtopface,bottomface,andsaidendfaceinsuchafashionthatsaidentranceopeningisformedintegrallytherefrom.
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