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animal does not pass through rods 5 but re-
mains in chamber 3 it may be easily removed
through door 0, though ordinarily the move-
ment of the inner end of board 9 upward and
5 the noise of the same striking against top
10 would sufficiently frighten the animal to
cause it to endeavor to escape toward the
front. and in this endeavor would pass into
chamber 2 from which return is impossible.
10 Housings 1 and 7 are preferably made in-
dependently of each other, and as stated,
housing 1 is preferably made from a wire
mesh and housing 7 of wood, though other
material may be used, as for instance the en-
15 tire trap may be made from wire mesh or
metal and a suitable ball of hollow metal or
wood. In housing 7 is formed a plurality
of openings 18 through which the animal
may pass in order to take a position upon
20 board 9, or if the animal prefers he may
pass over the sides of housing 7 and then
(town upon board 9, and from thence into
chamber S. In entering chamber 8 after he
has entered sufficiently far for his weight
25 to over-balance ball 14, the ball will imme-
diately roll downward and strike against
him and frighten him. This fright will be
increased by the return movement of the in-
ner end of board 9 after lie has entered
30 chamber 3. This frightening of the animal
will cause him to quickly pass through rods5 into chamber 2 where he must remain un-
til removed.
In setting the trap bait may be placed in
any desired place, in chambers 2, 3 or S as :'5
may be desired, or in all of the same, though
ordinarily a little bait on the inner end of
board 9 will be sufficient.
What I claim is:
In a trap, an entrance chamber, a reten- 40
tion chamber, an intermediate chamber, a
partition separating the intermediate and re-
tention chambers, a funnel-shaped resilient
passageway carried by the partition and
opening into the retention chamber, a. piv- 45
oted platform, a stop arranged in front of
the intermediate chamber and with which
one end of the platform contacts, a ball for
retaining the platform normally in engage-
ment with the stop, anda partition arranged 50
slightly in advance of the pivotal point of
the platform, and provided with an en-
trance arranged to be closed by the ball when
the platform- is tilted by an animal entering
the trap.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
LYCURGUS S. TURNBO.
Witnesses:
J. L. MCCLOSKEY,
W D. NELSON.
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Turnbo, Lycurgus S. Rat Trap, patent, December 28, 1909; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513803/m1/3/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.