UNIVERSAL ROLLING TRAP FOR MOUSE AND RAT

Abstract

A mechanical trap includes an ultra light carbon fiber hollow tube roller on a pairs of pillow block bearings and adapters. It can be easily mounted on top of a water container. Bait is placed in the middle section of the roller. When a mouse or a rat climbs on the roller and try to reach and eat bait, the ultra sensitive roller will become unstable, self-triggered and start rolling. The mouse or rat will quickly lose balance and then fall into water container underneath. Water depth in the container will determine whether the mouse or rat will be captured alive or killed from drowning. The trap can have an adapter and adjustable length to universally fit different kinds of water container of different sizes. It can quickly trap or kill multiple different sizes of mice and rats. It is simple, low-cost, easy to operate, durable and environmental friendly.

Claims

1. A universal rolling trap for mouse and rat comprising: a round carbon fiber hollow tube having a first end and a second end; a first set of pillow block bearing connected to said first end of said round carbon fiber hollow tube; and a second set of pillow block bearing connected to said second end of said round carbon fiber hollow tube.

2. A universal rolling trap for mouse and rat comprising: a telescoping round carbon fiber hollow tube having a first end and a second end; a first set of pillow block bearing connected to said first end of said telescoping round carbon fiber hollow tube; and a second set of pillow block bearing connected to said second end of said telescoping round carbon fiber hollow tube.

3. A universal rolling trap for mouse and rat comprising: a round carbon fiber hollow tube having a first end and a second end; a first set of pillow block bearing connected to said first end of said round carbon fiber hollow tube; a second set of pillow block bearing connected to said second end of said round carbon fiber hollow tube; a first adapter element mounted to base of said first pillow block bearing, said first adapter element having a structure to be mounted on top of edge of a water container; and a second adapter element mounted to base of said second pillow block bearing, said second adapter element having a structure to be mounted on top of edge of said water container.

4. A universal rolling trap for mouse and rat comprising: a telescoping round carbon fiber hollow tube having a first end and a second end; a first set of pillow block bearing connected to said first end of said telescoping round carbon fiber hollow tube; a second set of pillow block bearing connected to said second end of said telescoping round carbon fiber hollow tube; a first adapter element mounted to base of said first pillow block bearing, said first adapter element having a structure to be mounted on top of edge of a water container; and a second adapter element mounted to base of said second pillow block bearing, said second adapter element having a structure to be mounted on top of edge of said water container.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] FIG. 1 shows that the universal rolling trap for mouse and rat can be adjusted to have specific length in order to be mounted between two generic platforms where a water container can be placed in the middle underneath.

[0041] FIG. 2 shows a various sizes of ultra-light carbon fiber hollow tubes can be telescoped together, either from one side or from both sides.

[0042] FIG. 3 shows a typical set of pillow block bearing for mounting carbon fiber hollow tube.

[0043] FIG. 4 shows that the universal rolling trap for mouse and rat can be also mounted on top of a standard household water bucket using two pieces of bearing-to-container adapters and two pieces of guide ramps.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

[0044] The present invention is about a universal rolling trap to kill or catch mouse and rats. It has a low cost, high sensitivity.

[0045] Referring FIG. 1, it shows that the universal rolling trap for mouse and rat can be mounted in a pair of generic platforms 6 where a water container 5 can be placed in the middle underneath. Two sets of pillow block bearings 3 can be mounted in the generic platforms 6 without using bearing-to-container adapters 4. One of the best low cost bait 7 is fresh peanut butter that is sticky and can be put on inner carbon fiber hollow tube 1 or outer carbon fiber hollow tube 2 easily. Peanut butter bait 7 will stay with inner carbon fiber roller tube 1 or outer carbon fiber roller tube 2 well.

[0046] Mice and rats have a super sense of smell. They will go for peanut butter bait 7. They can easily locate the bait 7 and then climb along either inner carbon fiber roller tube 1 or outer carbon fiber roller tube 2. They can maintain balance if rear legs are still outside of the roller. However, carbon fiber material is much lighter than mice and rats. Once all legs are on roller, balance is difficult to maintain. Once mice and rats start losing balance, imbalance will accelerate and mice and rats will lose more balance very quickly. Finally mice and rats have no choice but fall from either inner carbon fiber hollow tube 1 or outer carbon fiber hollow tube 2 into water container 5 underneath.

[0047] Mice and rats are not good swimmers. If water depth is larger than their body length excluding tail they will be drowned to death. If water depth is less than body length, mice and rat might be caught alive. The best scenario is that mice and rats fall before they begin to actually eat the bait 7 so that bait is saved to catch more mice and rats without bait consumption.

[0048] FIG. 2 shows different sizes of carbon fiber hollow tubes. Nowadays carbon fiber hollow tubes can be fabricated with high volume at very low price. The tube with 0.5 mm-1 mm wall thickness is very strong, robust and very popular already. Smaller size inner carbon fiber hollow tube 1 can be easily slide fit into larger size outer carbon fiber hollow tube 2 by telescoping fit. Therefore, total tube length can be adjustable to catch different sizes of mice and rats.

[0049] FIG. 3 shows a typical set of low cost pillow block bearing 3. Unlike other primitive bearing in prior arts, in this kind of bearings inner part can freely rotate while outer part of bearings is on holder. Therefore, either inner carbon fiber hollow tube 1 or outer carbon fiber hollow tube 2 can be mounted into inner rotational ring of a set of pillow block bearing 3.

[0050] FIG. 4 shows a popular household setup. This kind of household bucket as water container 5 is widely available. A set of pillow block bearing 3 can be easily mounted at edge of bucket or other water tank by using a bearing-to-container adapter 4. The bearing-to-container adapter 4 has a structure to allow pillow block bearing 3 to sit the edge of water container 5 of household bucket. The trap can be easily setup using a household bucket and two pieces of guide ramps 8. These guide ramps 8 can be easily set up using two pieces of low cost lumber.