ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,833, issued on April 7.
"Hand-held rodent trap setting devices with trap retainer" was invented by Vasile Oros (Menlo Park, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held rodent trap setting device includes a base supporting a rodent trap, a handle, and a releasable trap retainer that user-releasably secures the rodent trap to the platform. The device allows a user to arm the trap near a delivery location, and place the trap even in relatively inaccessible locations. The retainer may include a clamping arm that presses down on the top surface of the trap base, a spring-loaded ball that presses up on the underside of the trap base,...