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US 12,446,563 B2Granted
Insect trap
OwnerJames P Jannielloinventor
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Abstract
A device for converting a container into an insect trap. A device opening is configured to allow an insect to enter an interior cavity of the container and configured to prevent the insect from exiting the interior cavity of the container using a unidirectional barrier.
Claims14
A device, the device comprising:
- a body configured to be inserted into an opening of a can;
- a flange that defines an outer rim of the device, the flange being configured to sit upon a portion of the can defined by a target tab tear line of the can, at least a portion of the flange having a shape that conforms to at least a portion of the target tab tear line;
- and
- a device opening configured to allow an insect to enter an interior cavity of the can and configured to prevent the insect from exiting the interior cavity of the can.
1 more element
A device, the device comprising:
- an annular portion, the annular portion configured to be pressed onto a circular rim of a cup;
- and
- a unidirectional barrier, wherein the unidirectional barrier is in a shape of a cone and configured to flex to allow a target insect to enter an interior cavity of the cup via a device opening and to prevent the insect from exiting the interior cavity of the cup, wherein a narrow end of the cone is configured to have a diameter that is narrower than a given diameter of the target insect in a non-flexed configuration and is configured to have a diameter that is at least as large as the given diameter of the target insect in a flexed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.