ES1058976U - Topos trap. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Mole trap, characterized by being constituted from a tubular body, preferably cylindrical, intended to be inserted in the gallery of the mole, closed at one of its ends by means of a stopper provided with a hole in vent functions, while in its other end incorporates a swinging hatch that, allowing the access of the mole to the interior of the tube, makes the subsequent displacement in the opposite direction of the mole impossible. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Mole trap.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a trap that It has been specially designed for the capture of moles and that is intended to be embedded in a gallery of the land, of the made by the moles themselves.

The object of the invention is to achieve a trap easy to assemble and highly effective against these taps, very Harmful to agriculture.

Background of the invention

As is known, the mole is a mammal that, even being essentially insectivorous, it also eats roots, stems, etc, with a metabolism so high that they require the ingestion of a Daily meal dough almost coinciding with its own weight.

The galleries that dig in the ground, together with the damages produced in the cultivated plants, makes these animals very harmful or harmful to the farmer, who is in need of trying remove them

At present and to solve this problem we they use different types of stocks that, because they are not conceived specifically for the mole, that is, for not having characteristics appropriate to the activity of the latter, leave much to be desired from the point of view of the results obtained in them.

Description of the invention

The mole trap that the invention proposes It constitutes a definitive solution to the problem above raised, materializing in a structurally very device Simple and functionally very effective.

More specifically, this trap materializes in a tube, preferably cylindrical and of suitable diameter for allow the passage of moles through it, tube that by one of its ends are closed by a cap provided with a small hole in vent functions while in its other end and inside said tube incorporates a trapdoor tilting, attached to the tube by a hinge that should remain located at the upper level, so that the trapdoor tends to the closing situation due to the effect of gravity itself, and at whose effect in the outer zone of the tube there is a reference point in correspondence with the aforementioned hinge, for a correct trap positioning in the moles gallery. Besides, the said trap door adopts a curved configuration, preferably of curvature coinciding or close to that of the tube itself, to be able to adapt to the wall of the latter in an elevated situation, when it is operated by the mole itself when accessing the inside of the tube, being also conveniently oversized in height with with respect to said tube to prevent its tilting in the direction on the contrary, preventing the backward movement of the mole once it has exceeded said trapdoor, seeing its path cut by the plug opposed to it.

As previously mentioned said tube It is intended to be interspersed in a gallery of moles, so that we will have to open the land leaving this gallery in sight, place the trap on it and cover it sparingly with dirt maintaining communication between the vent and the outside.

Preferably two traps will be placed in one same gallery, oriented in opposite directions, to capture the mole regardless of the direction in which it travels in the within this gallery.

The lid of said trap is decoupled for mole extraction once captured.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as part member of that description, a set of drawings where with illustrative and non-limiting nature, what has been represented next:

Figure 1.- Shows, according to a view in perspective, a mole trap made according to the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows another perspective of the trap represented in the previous figure, by the area opposite the shown in said figure.

Figure 3.- Shows, finally, a detail in cross section of the assembly represented in the figures previous, in which continuous and discontinuous lines have been represented the two limit positions for the tilting hatch inside.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In view of the figures outlined you can be observed as the mole trap that the invention proposes is constituted from a tubular body (1), cylindrical, preferably of PVC, with a suitable diameter to allow the passage relatively tight moles across, and with a length substantially larger than the body of moles, closing said tube (1) by one of its ends by means of a plug (2) of the same or similar material, attachable to the tube (1), for later extraction of the captured animal, and provided in any case, in arrangement centered on its base, of a hole (3) in function of vent.

At its opposite end the tube (1) defines a mouth (4) of access to its interior, immediately inside the which establishes a tilting hatch (5), attached articulated to the body (1) through a hinge or hinge (6).

The said trapdoor (5) has a curved configuration, so that it is capable of adapting to the tube wall (1), when the mole penetrates inside the same, so as not to constitute an obstacle that prevents or hinders said access, the hinge (6) facing upwards must remain the assembly of the trap, to which effect said hinge comes identified by a reference point or external marking (7), and the amplitude of said trapdoor (5) being also such that, in resting situation for the same and as shown in line continued figure 3, rest on the lower area of the body (1), so that it can only be powered by the mole when it penetrates the trap, but it locks on the body (1) when the mole tries to go back and out of it.

So and from the rest situation shown in continuous line in figure 3, when the mole circulates through the gallery where the trap is set and is with the mouth (4) of the same will affect with its snout on the trapdoor (5), causing its automatic lifting, towards the situation represented in broken line in said Figure 3, until completely exceeding said trapdoor (5), moment in which you will find the cover (2) that prevents its movement of advance, but for the length of the tubular body itself (1) there will be ostensibly exceeded the trapdoor (5), so that it will be recovered the initial closing position and will prevent the mole any reverse maneuver, being locked in the trap, waiting for it to be reviewed by the farmer.

Claims (3)

1. Mole trap, characterized by being constituted from a tubular body, preferably cylindrical, intended to be sandwiched in the gallery of the mole, closed at one of its ends by means of a plug provided with a hole in the function of a vent, while in its other end incorporates a tilting hatch that, allowing the access of the mole to the inside of the tube, prevents the subsequent displacement in the opposite direction of the mole. 2. Mole trap, according to claim 1, characterized in that said trapdoor is related to the tube by means of a hinge, said tube incorporating an exterior reference point in correspondence with said hinge, so that in the trap assembly said hinge is located at the upper extreme level, in order that the hatch tends by gravity to the closing situation. 3. Mole trap, according to previous claims, characterized in that said trap door adopts a curved configuration, suitable for adaptation to the inner wall of the tube in the opening position for it.