Insect zapper gun with electrified projectile

An insect zapper gun comprising:

• an electrifiable projectile having electrical charge storage means, a frame and a pattern of electric wires held by and spanning the frame, the pattern of electric wires held by the frame forming a front-facing conductive contact structure, the front-facing conductive contact structure being connected to the electrical charge storage means on the projectile and having a breadth sufficient to allow the projectile to intercept an insect when propelled in a forward trajectory toward the insect, such that, when the front-facing conductive contact structure comes into contact with the insect, an electric charge that is stored in the electrical charge storage means of the projectile is transmitted to the insect,
• a handheld base having an electrical charging means and a launch mechanism for releasably holding the electrifiable projectile in a fire-ready position on the base, wherein, when released, the projectile is propelled from the handheld base in the forward trajectory,
• the electrical charge storage means of the projectile being in electrical communication with the electrical charging means of the handheld base through the launch mechanism of the handheld base when the projectile is held on the launch mechanism in the fire-ready position, such that the electrical charging means of the handheld base charges the electrical charge storage means of the projectile when the projectile is held on the handheld base in the fire-ready position.

An insect zapper gun comprising:

• a projectile having a pattern of electric wires, the pattern of electric wires extending radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the projectile and forming a radially extending front-facing, conductive contact structure, wherein the pattern of electric wires comprises either a first pattern of electric wires comprising wires that cross each other or a second pattern of electric wires comprising wires that are parallel to each other and arranged side-by-side, the pattern of electric wires being fixedly attached to a portion of the projectile so as to be immovable with respect to the portion of the projectile, the projectile further having at least one charge storage capacitor affixed thereto, the at least one charge storage capacitor being electrically connected to the front-facing conductive contact structure of the projectile,
• a handheld base having a launch mechanism for releasably holding the projectile in a fire-ready position on the handheld base, and when released, propelling the projectile from the handheld base in a forward trajectory, and means associated with the handheld base for charging the at least one capacitor on the projectile when the projectile is held on the handheld base,
• the launch mechanism of the handheld base having a trigger for releasably holding the projectile and the projectile being propelled in the forward trajectory upon activation of the trigger, such that, when the projectile with the charged at least one charge storage capacitor is fired in the forward trajectory and the front-facing conductive contact structure of the projectile comes into contact with an insect, the electric charge stored in the at least one charge storage capacitor affixed to the projectile will be transmitted to the insect.