Animal Trap (Patent No: 178029)

Inventor: Ellis, Frank Henry

Location: Calgary

Comments: N/A

Description: Piege.

Frank Henry Ellis and T. G. Blakeley, both of Calgary, Alberta, assignors, and Henrietta P. McGaw and Grace A. McGaw, both of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Henrietta May Scott, Calgary, aforesaid, assignees of a half interest, all in Canada, 3rd July, 1917; 6 years. Filed 25th January, 1917. Receipt No. 274,833.

Claim.—1. A trap of the class described comprising a frame consisting of two members movable in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of fingers carried by each member, and arranged in staggered relations relatively to each other.

2. A trap of the class described comprising a frame consisting of two U-shaped members movable in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of fingers carried by each member, the fingers of the member being staggered relatively to the fingers of the other.

3. A trap of the class described comprising a frame consisting of two members movable in a longitudinal direction, resilient means for closing the members, means for holding the members in open position, and a plurality of fingers arranged in parallel relations carried by each of the members.

4. A trap of the class described comprising a frame consisting of two members movable in a longitudinal direction, guide means on one of the members co-acting with the other member, pivotally mounted setting tongues carried by the members, and a plurality of equidistantly spaced and parallelly arranged fingers on each of the said movable members.

5. A trap of the class described comprising a frame consisting of two members movable in a longitudinal direction, tubular members on one of the frames co-acting with the other frame, pivotally mounted L-shaped setting tongues carried by each of the movable members, a plurality of equidistantly spaced fingers on each of the movable members, and resilient means adapted to close the movable members.