US Patent Issued to REWILD on Oct. 6 for "Animal kill trap" (New Zealander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,443, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to REWILD Ltd. (Inglewood, New Zealand).

"Animal kill trap" was invented by Nicholas Paul David Jones (Inglewood, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is an animal kill trap. More specifically, an improved animal trap configured for trapping and humanely killing small mammalian predators. The trap comprises an integrated enclosure which utilizes the lid for setting the trap mechanism, and additionally acts as a safety mechanism wherein when the lid is the open position, the trap is deactivated and thus avoiding any harm to the user. The trap comprises a tunnel architecture whi...