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Location
Hot Springs, AR
Start Date
6-4-2003 12:00 AM
Description
Out of a total of 165 patented and manufactured mouse traps considered within the context of the USA Patent Office's classification system of animal traps, 7 'better mouse traps' are identified, described and illustrated. It is also revealed how only three of these better mouse traps gave rise to most of the very large number of differently named mouse traps that are currently available from a variety of manufacturers for use by both householders and pest control companies.
Recommended Citation
Drummond, D. C. (2003). Better mouse traps: The history of their development in the USA. In Fagerstone, K.A. & Witmer, G.W. (Eds.), The Tenth Wildlife Damage Management Conference (388-397). Hot Springs, AR: National Wildlife Research Center.
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Better Mouse Traps: The History of their Development in the USA
Hot Springs, AR
Out of a total of 165 patented and manufactured mouse traps considered within the context of the USA Patent Office's classification system of animal traps, 7 'better mouse traps' are identified, described and illustrated. It is also revealed how only three of these better mouse traps gave rise to most of the very large number of differently named mouse traps that are currently available from a variety of manufacturers for use by both householders and pest control companies.