US 12,419,299 B2
Rodent snap trap with sticky area outside kill zone
Dylan Michael Kerr, Genoa, NV (US)
Filed by Dylan Michael Kerr, Genoa, NV (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/428,184.
Prior Publication US 2025/0241289 A1, Jul. 31, 2025
Int. Cl. A01M 23/00 (2006.01); A01M 23/30 (2006.01)
CPC A01M 23/005 (2013.01) [A01M 23/30 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A rodent trap having an armed state and an unarmed state, the rodent trap comprising:
a) a base having a top surface and a bottom surface;
b) a hammer bar having a first arm, a cross bar, a second arm and a pivot arm, wherein the first arm, the cross bar, the second arm and the pivot arm define a kill zone therewithin on the top surface of the base when the rodent trap is in an unarmed state;
c) a spring;
d) a hold-down bar that biases the spring and hammer bar in the armed state;
e) a bait pedal in the kill zone;
f) a sticky area outside the kill zone and on at least three sides of the kill zone wherein the sticky area is accessible to a rodent on the at least three sides of the kill zone while the rodent trap is in the armed state and wherein the kill zone is not sticky; and
g) a lift lever disposed on the pivot arm.