Animal trap

Claim 1

An animal trap comprising: an elongated unobstructed hollow housing having a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, a floor, a ceiling and a door at each end thereof; said sidewalls having at each end thereof a separate extension block provided with a vertical cleat, said vertical cleat and the adjoining end of said sidewall being spaced apart to define a vertical groove therebetween slidably accommodating said doors; said ceiling having a longitudinally extending horizontal slot; a trigger having a transverse notch, said trigger extending vertically through said horizontal slot and having a depending portion below said notch that is engageable by an animal; a trigger engaging bar extending partly across an intermediate portion of said horizontal slot in transverse relation thereto, said bar engaging said trigger notch when said trap is in an animal admitting position; a notched vertical support detachably mounted on each end of said ceiling; a lever pivotally mounted in the notch of each said notched support, each said lever being connected at one end thereof to a separate door, intermediate its ends one of the levers being provided with an inverted hook contacting the other end of the other lever when said trap is open, said trigger being connected to the other end of the lever provided with the said inverted hook so that upon engagement of said depending portion by an animal, said trigger notch moves out of engagement with said bar and said doors move downwardly simultaneously under the influence of gravity into an animal capturing position; and a burrow enclosure beyond one of said doors.