Abstract: A pair of anchors, each with a pair of oppositely directed hooks on the end of a shank, are shiftable between flat and extended positions. In the flat position the hooks of both anchors are disposed in parallel planes so that the grapple can lie flatwise, and in extended position the pairs of hooks on one anchor are disposed in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the hooks on the other anchor so that the grapple will hang onto an object. A compressed spring drives the anchors from flat to extended positions, and a tethered trigger releases the spring.

Abstract: A folding grapple for traps as used for trapping upland animals and the like consists of a primary grapple member formed of an elongated rod provided with an eye at one end thereof and two oppositely disposed hooks at the other end. The said eye is at substantially right angles to the axis of the rod with the hole formed by the eye having a central axis parallel to the rod axis. A cam loop member is integrally fastened to the rod approximately midway between said eye and the bottom end of the hooks. Cooperating with this main grapple member is a second grapple member formed of an elongated rod with one hook formed integrally with the rod at one end of same and with an eye structure at the other end of same. This second eye structure is formed in a plane in alignment with the axis through the rod so that the hole formed by the eye has a central axis perpendicular to the rod axis. A limit disc is integrally fastened to this rod a short distance away from the eye portion.