US 12,256,711 B1
Hand held snake snare
Stephen P. Shoemaker, Jr., Redondo Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust, Manhattan Beach, CA (US)
Filed by Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust, Manhattan Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/622,558.
Int. Cl. A01M 23/34 (2006.01); A01K 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 15/003 (2013.01) [A01M 23/34 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hand-held snake snare, comprising:
an elongate hollow rod;
a handle mounted on a proximal end of the rod;
a spindle rotatably mounted inside the handle;
an electric motor mounted inside the handle and operably connected to the spindle;
a switch connected to a power supply for activating the electric motor;
a block mounted to a distal end of the rod, the block having an aperture therein through;
a cable having a first end affixed to the spindle and a second end affixed to the block, a first portion of the cable wound about the spindle, a second portion of the cable passing through the elongate hollow rod, and a third portion forming a loop at the distal end of the elongate hollow rod;
wherein an activation of the electric motor rotates the spindle to shorten, and lengthen, the third portion of the cable; and
wherein an animal can be captured within the loop as a circumference of the loop is reduced.