ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,311, issued on Jan. 20.
"Composable inserts for DIY traps" was invented by Nick Suteerawanit (Laguna Woods, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composable insert system for converting a standard container, such as a storage tote, into a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) live trap. The system includes three modular components: a main flange body with an external thread and receiving slots, a plurality of individual thorny spike elements with bases that snap into the slots, and a lock nut. When assembled through an aperture cut into a container, the flange body is secured by the lock nut, and the attached spikes form a conical, one-way passage ...