Abstract: A snare type animal trap which has a pair of arms urged apart by a spring. The upper one of the arms is in the form of a ring. A cable passes through an eyelet on the ring to form a loop which is supported by the ring. The ends of the cable are secured to the end of the lower arm. Trigger means on the lower arm holds the two arms together when the trap is set. Operation of the trigger by an animal causes the ring to fly up, thereby tightening the cable and trapping the animal.

Abstract: An animal trap comprising a first frame member made of strong metal rod, generally rectangular in shape and defining a striker bar and an anvil bar connected by side bars, said frame member also having extending bars fixedly connected to the frame at the junction points of the anvil bars and the side bars, extending at a slight angle to the side bars, and ending in end connections, a second frame member similar to the first having similar extending bars ending in end connections, said first and second frame members connected together at the end connections such that their side bars pass each other in close proximity defining X-shaped structures at each end of the trap and such that relative motion may occur from an upper "set" position where the two striker bars lie close to each other to a lower "sprung" position where each striker bar approaches closely to the anvil bar of the other frame member, a metal rod spring device formed of one or more spring coils connected by arms to two rings, said rings encircli

Abstract: A rectangular frame base acts as a lower jaw and is provided with a pair of upper frame type jaws pivoted centrally of the base frame. A hair-pin type spring is engaged around one side of the base and operatively engages the upper frames between same normally urging them from a set position at which position they are substantially perpendicular to the base, to a sprung position at which position they lie substantially upon the base frame. A cruciform trigger assembly is pivotally supported upon one upper jaw and may be detachably engaged with the upper jaw to hold the upper jaws in the substantially spaced and parallel position relative to one another in the set position. The trigger is sprung by movement of same parallel to the base frame or downwardly towards the base frame.