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An animal trap including a pair of pivoted open frames resiliently urged from a set position to a closed position, the frames each being fabricated of a pair of elongate members having respective pairs of ends connected together, and a releasable catch means for holding the frames in set position in

An animal trap including a pair of pivoted open frames resiliently urged from a set position to a closed position, the frames each being fabricated of a pair of elongate members having respective pairs of ends connected together, and a releasable catch means for holding the frames in set position including a holding hook and releasing trigger.

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In an animal trap, a pair of substantially identical open substantially aligned frames each comprising a pair of elongate substantially identical upper and lower members arranged with their ends in respective adjacent relation, and a pair of substantially identical connectors secured between each pa

In an animal trap, a pair of substantially identical open substantially aligned frames each comprising a pair of elongate substantially identical upper and lower members arranged with their ends in respective adjacent relation, and a pair of substantially identical connectors secured between each pair of adjacent ends of said members, a pair of pivots pivotally connecting the connectors of one frame to respective connectors of the other frame for relative swinging movement of said frames between a set position with one side of each frame adjacent to the other side of the other frame, catch means swingably circumposed about one of said upper members and in releasably retaining engagement with the other of said upper members in said set position, and a trigger extending from said catch means for engagement by an animal to release said catch means from its retaining engagement, said substantially identical upper and lower members being fabricated of rod stock material, and said connectors being cylindrical and each having a pair of oppositely outwardly facing sockets for fixedly receiving one adjacent pair of said member ends, said catch means having a through hole swingably receiving the rod stock material of the respective upper member.