Rotating Lure Rodent Trap with Toxic Fluid Bucket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current rodent capturing devices are ineffective in humanely and efficiently eliminating rodents, as they often rely on manual trapping or non-toxic baits that do not guarantee quick and humane dispatch.
Innovation Solution
A bucket system with a toxic fluid, paired with ramps and a rotatable lure mechanism that uses a bait strip to entice rodents to climb and fall into the fluid, ensuring quick and humane killing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If manual trapping or non-toxic baits are used, then the device is safer for humans and pets, but it does not guarantee quick and humane dispatch of rodents
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the baiting function from the killing function. The bucket is divided into a dry upper section for bait placement and a fluid lower section for humane killing, allowing the rodent to traverse from one to the other through ramps, thus achieving both safety and effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the ramp system and fluid bucket) between the bait and the killing action. This intermediary ensures the rodent enters the fluid humane killer gradually and humanely, rather than through sudden or cruel methods
2Device complexity
If traditional traps are used, then the structure is simple, but the effectiveness in eliminating rodents is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single integrated system: the bucket serves as both the container for the humane killer fluid and the platform for bait placement, while the ramps serve both as structural support and as the pathway that guides rodents into the fluid, achieving high efficiency without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The bucket structure performs multiple functions simultaneously: it contains the toxic fluid, provides a platform for bait, supports the ramp structure, and serves as the chamber where rodents are humanely eliminated, making the device highly productive without requiring multiple separate components
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively and humanely kills rodents by utilizing a toxic fluid, providing a humane and efficient method for rodent control that is easy to implement and maintain.
Implementation Method 1
A fluid is contained in the bucket and the fluid is comprised of a toxic material with respect to rodents
Implementation Method 2
The rodent climbs on the lure thereby facilitating the lure to drop the rodent into the fluid
Data Source
AI summary
A rodent capturing system includes a bucket that may be positioned on a support surface. A fluid is contained in the bucket and the fluid is comprised of a toxic material with respect to rodents. A pair of ramps is provided and each of the ramps extends between the bucket and the support surface thereby facilitating a rodent to climb the ramps. A lure is rotatably coupled to the bucket. The rodent climbs on the lure thereby facilitating the lure to drop the rodent into the fluid. In this way the fluid kills the rodent.