| US 12,446,567 B1 | ||
| Rodent disposal device | ||
| Jared Manske, Breckenridge, CO (US) | ||
| Filed by Jared Manske, Breckenridge, CO (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/631,300. | ||
| Int. Cl. A01M 23/38 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC A01M 23/38 (2013.01) | 19 Claims |
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1. A rodent disposal device comprising:
a top unit and a base unit connected together by using a connecting mechanism, wherein the base unit includes one or more grooves;
a cylindrical tube mounted at the top unit, wherein the tube includes a first end and a second end and is sized to limit accessibility of unwanted animals into the device;
a first cap connected, using a screw, on the second end of the cylindrical tube, wherein a bait is placed in the first cap;
at least two ramps slidably positioned into the one or more grooves, wherein a rodent climbs one of the ramps in forward or aft directions and then enters into the first end of the cylindrical tube;
at least two electrically charged thin metal plates configured on the interior diameter of the cylindrical tube by means of an indention sized according to the metal plates;
a printed circuit board (PCB) located in the base unit below the cylindrical tube and connected with the thin metal plates via one or more electrical wires, wherein the PCB is configured to apply a deadly high voltage electrical shock to the rodent when the rodent touches the thin metal plates;
an electric motor configured at the base unit, wherein the electric motor includes a rotating shaft;
a compression spring including a first end and a second end, wherein the compression spring is configured horizontally in the middle part of the cylindrical tube and held back by the PCB, in first position, via the electric motor and a line; and
a first spring cap configured at the first end of the compression spring and a second spring cap configured at the second end of the compression spring,
wherein the line extends perpendicularly from the first spring cap through the center of the compression spring and through the second end of the compression spring and second spring cap to connect to the rotating shaft of the electric motor,
wherein, subsequent to applying the electric shock, the PCB releases the line to move the compression spring to second position in order to extrude the dead rodent by means of the first spring cap, such that the rodent is pushed through the cylindrical tube and is projected away from the device; and
wherein, consequent to projecting the rodent away from the device, the motor retracts the compression spring by winding up the line on the rotating shaft of the motor such that the first spring cap is pulled by the line to held back compression spring in first position.
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