Container for trapping insects and method of making same
AssigneeWillert Home Products, Inc.
InventorBryan Bruce Willert
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a container for trapping insects. The container includes a base defining a cavity configured to receive a lure pod, and a lid removably coupled to the base. The base includes at least one base shoulder for supporting a lure pod within the cavity. The lid includes a nozzle including a tube defining a passageway for insects to enter into the cavity. The lid and the base are moveable between an open configuration configured to receive a lure pod and a closed configuration configured to secure the lure pod within the cavity.
Claims20
A container for trapping insects, the container comprising:
- a base defining a cavity configured to receive a lure pod, wherein the base comprises at least one base shoulder for supporting the lure pod within the cavity;
- and
- a lid removably coupled to the base, the lid comprising a nozzle comprising a tube defining a passageway for insects to enter into the cavity, the tube comprising a plurality of fingers spaced apart from one another, and
- wherein the lid and the base are moveable between an open configuration configured to receive the lure pod and a closed configuration configured to secure the lure pod within the cavity.
A system for luring and trapping insects comprising:
- a lure pod;
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- a container comprising:
- a base defining a cavity configured to receive the lure pod, wherein the base comprises at least one base shoulder for supporting the lure pod within the cavity;
- and
- a lid removably coupled to the base, the lid comprising a nozzle comprising a tube defining a passageway for insects to enter into the cavity, the tube comprising a plurality of fingers spaced apart from one another, wherein the lid and the base are moveable between an open configuration configured to receive the lure pod and a closed configuration configured to secure the lure pod within the cavity.
A container for trapping insects, the container comprising:
- a base defining a cavity configured to receive a lure pod, wherein the base comprises at least one base shoulder for supporting the lure pod within the cavity, the base further comprising a groove having a first curved edge;
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- a lid removably coupled to the base, the lid comprising a nozzle comprising a tube defining a passageway for insects to enter into the cavity, and
- wherein the lid and the base are moveable between an open configuration configured to receive the lure pod and a closed configuration configured to secure the lure pod within the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.