Shortly after Keeps innovation, in , Illinois native, William C. Hooker first patented the more familiar spring-loaded device, recognized today as the classic mousetrap. Improving on Hookers design, in , British inventor, James Henry Atkinson patented the Little Nipper, that included a weight-activated treadle, as a tripping mechanism.
The Little Nipper, with its rectangular flat, wooden base, spring trap and wire fastenings still holds the record for its 38,th of a second closing speed. Procter Brothers headquarters even houses a mousetrap museum featuring exhibits. Different types of mousetraps have been developed over time, including simple DIY toilet paper rolls extending over a deep bucket or some sort of container that tips mice into the container when they are drawn to bait placed at the end of the roll.
In the s, Austin Kness received a patent for his live capture device, the Kness-Ketch All Multiple Catch trap that uses no bait and can trap several mice at a time. Other innovations in mousetraps include the controversial glue trap and electric traps. Along with the Kness device and the Little Nipper, these inventions comprise a list of about twenty mousetraps that proved commercially successful, out of the more than 4, mousetrap issued.
While mousetraps can help reduce rodent populations in homes, homeowners should be aware that a professional pest control company will save time, money and help to keep your spirits merry and bright.
Because rodent populations grow at rapid rates, addressing a rodent issue as soon as possible is essential. Also, rodents, especially rats, tend to be wary of new things in their environments, so reducing rodent populations can take a long time, if not skillfully attended to. Traps and commercial baits can be messy and dangerous to small children and pets and rodent carcasses can be difficult to find, behind wall voids and other hard-to-reach places. Additionally, cleaning rodent waste and eliminating the diseases and pathogens associated with vectors and feasting insects should be left to professionals.
Contact Truly Nolen to schedule a free pest inspection and devise a customized plan to eliminate rodents from your home. Contact Truly Nolen to prevent or eliminate rodents from your home and devise a plan to keep your home rodent-free. An ancient Egyptian rat trap. William C. Earl S. Improvement in animal-traps. United States Patent Office; Eisler C.
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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. View manifest View in Mirador. Since the U. Patent Office was formally established in , it has granted more than forty-four hundred mousetrap patents, more than any other invention. The simple mousetrap is a testament to American ingenuity. Nominate this object for photography. Newhouse traps. The trap that is credited as the first patented lethal mousetrap was a set of spring-loaded, cast-iron jaws dubbed "Royal No.
It was patented on November 4, , by James M. Keep of New York. From the patent description, it is clear that this is not the first mousetrap of this type, but the patent is for this simplified, easy-to-manufacture, design. It is the industrial age development of the deadfall trap, but relying on the force of a wound spring rather than gravity. The jaws of this type are operated by a coiled spring and the triggering mechanism is between the jaws, where the bait is held.
The trip snaps the jaws shut, killing the rodent. Lightweight traps of this style are now constructed from plastic. These traps do not have a powerful snap like other types. They are safer for the fingers of the person setting them than other lethal traps and can be set with the press on a tab by a single finger or even by foot.
The classic spring-loaded mousetrap was first patented by William C. Hooker of Abingdon, Illinois, who received a patent for his design in A British inventor, James Henry Atkinson, patented a similar trap called the "Little Nipper" in , including variations that had a weight-activated treadle as the trip.
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