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2. In combination with a spring trap com-
prising a base having at each end an up-
standing lug, U-shaped -jaws - comprising
bodies and arms hinged to the lugs to swing
5 into the same plane or toward each other,
U-springs normally operative to swing the
jaws toward each other, and washers mount-
ed on the lugs above the U-springs and rid-
ing up the arms of the jaws when they swing
10 together, each - washer. having connected
..therewith a cross bar extending between the
arms of the jaws for the purpose specified.
3. In a spring trap, the combination
with the jaws and the springs for closing
15 the jaws, of means controlled by the ex-
pansion of the spring and moving between
the, jaws for clearing obstructions from be-
tween the jaws prior to the closing thereof,
and limited in their movement with respect\
20 to the jaws to a position 'such that theywill be between the jaws when they are
closed.
4. In a spring trap, the combination with
the jaws and the springs for closing the
jaws, of means controlled by the expansion 25
of the spring and moving between the jaws
for clearing obstructions from between the
jaws prior to the closing thereof, said
means comprising washers encircling the
adjacent arms of the jaws and riding up said 30
arms when the jaws are closed, each washer
having a cross bar between the jaws.
5. in a spring trap, the combination with
the jaws and the springs for closing the
jaws, of means controlled by the expansion 35
of the spring and moving between the jaws
for clearing obstructions from between the
jaws prior to the closing thereof.
JAMES MANNING, SR.
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Manning, James, Sr. Trap., patent, October 26, 1920; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1259272/m1/3/?q=%22Science+and+Technology%22: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.