# US 10,765,101 B2 · Container for trapping insects and method of making same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,765,101 B2 - Document ID: US10765101B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/784,535 - Filed: 2017-10-16 - Published: 2019-04-18 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-16 - Assignees: Willert Home Products, Inc. - Applicants: Willert Home Products, Inc. - Inventors: Bryan Bruce Willert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765101B2 ## CPC - A01M 1/02: with devices {or substances, e.g. food, pheronones} attracting the insects - A01M 1/106: {for flying insects} - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The container according to claim 1, wherein the tube defines an inlet and an outlet such that the passageway is defined therebetween, wherein the outlet is configured to be positioned adjacent the lure pod when the container is in the closed configuration and the lure pod is positioned within the cavity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The container according to claim 2, wherein the inlet has a larger diameter than the outlet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The container according to claim 1, wherein the base further comprises a groove having a first curved edge. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The container according to claim 4, wherein the lid further comprises an outer lip having a second curved edge, wherein the first curved edge and the second curved edge are configured to be aligned to couple the base and the lid together in the closed configuration. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The container according to claim 5, wherein the groove defines a ridge, wherein the ridge and the second curved edge define a slot while in the closed configuration. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The container according to claim 6, wherein the groove includes a lock member, wherein the lock member fits within a key groove located on the outer lip when in the closed configuration. ### Claim 8 A system for luring and trapping insects comprising: a lure pod; and 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. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the tube defines an inlet and an outlet such that the passageway is defined therebetween, wherein the outlet is configured to be positioned adjacent the lure pod when the container is in the closed configuration and the lure pod is positioned within the cavity. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, wherein the inlet has a larger diameter than the outlet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the base further comprises a groove having a first curved edge. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein the lid further comprises an outer lip having a second curved edge, wherein the first curved edge and the second curved edge are configured to be aligned to couple the base and the lid together in the closed configuration. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system according to claim 12, wherein the groove defines a ridge, wherein the ridge and the second curved edge define a slot while in the closed configuration. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system according to claim 13, wherein the groove includes a lock member, wherein the lock member fits within a key groove located on the outer lip when in the closed configuration. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the lure pod is configured to hold an insect attractant. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the lure pod is a disposable container. ### Claim 17 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; 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, 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. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The container according to claim 17, wherein the tube defines an inlet and an outlet such that the passageway is defined therebetween, wherein the outlet is configured to be positioned adjacent the lure pod when the container is in the closed configuration and the lure pod is positioned within the cavity. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The container according to claim 18, wherein the inlet has a larger diameter than the outlet. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The container according to claim 17, wherein the lid further comprises an outer lip having a second curved edge, wherein the first curved edge and the second curved edge are configured to be aligned to couple the base and the lid together in the closed configuration.