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US 12,642,262 B2Granted
Moth screen for insect traps
AssigneeWoodstream Corporation
InventorAdam V. Malave
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Abstract
An insect trap comprises a housing defining an insect intake opening. A receptacle is removably attached to a bottom of the housing and is in communication with the intake opening. A rotating fan assembly is arranged within the housing and is adapted to draw air in through the intake opening in a direction toward the receptacle. An insect screen is removably attached over the intake opening and defines a plurality of first openings sized to prevent insects of a predetermined average size from entering the intake opening.
Claims19
An insect trap comprising:
- a housing defining an insect intake opening;
- a receptacle removably attached to a bottom of the housing and in communication with the intake opening;
- a rotating fan assembly arranged within the housing and adapted to draw air in through the intake opening in a direction toward the receptacle;
- an insect screen removably attached over the intake opening and defining a plurality of first openings sized to prevent insects of a predetermined average size from entering the intake opening, the insect screen formed from a plurality of components;
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- a cover arranged over the housing and raised above a surface of the housing by a plurality of supports, the supports defining a receiving space between the cover and the intake opening through which each of the components of the insect screen is separately insertable through the receiving space,
- wherein the plurality of components forming the insect screen are sized to be fitted within the housing and assembled into the insect screen, in an assembled state, a maximum dimension of the insect screen is greater than a maximum dimension of the receiving space such that the assembled insect screen is not insertable into or removable from the trap through the receiving space.
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An insect trap comprising:
- a housing defining an insect intake opening;
- a receptacle removably attached to a bottom of the housing and in communication with the intake opening;
- a rotating fan assembly arranged within the housing and adapted to draw air in through the intake opening in a direction toward the receptacle;
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- an insect screen removably attached over the intake opening and defining a plurality of first openings sized to prevent insects from entering the intake opening, the insect screen formed from a plurality of components, the insect screen is insertable into the trap, the plurality of components forming the insect screen are sized to be fitted within the housing and assembled into the insect screen, wherein in an assembled state, the insect screen is not insertable into or removable from the trap.
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An insect trap comprising:
- a housing defining an insect intake opening;
- a receptacle removably attached to a bottom of the housing and in communication with the intake opening;
- a rotating fan assembly arranged within the housing and adapted to draw air in through the intake opening in a direction toward the receptacle;
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- an insect screen removably attached over the intake opening and defining a plurality of first openings sized to prevent insects from entering the intake opening, the insect screen formed from a plurality of components, each of the plurality of components including a continuous peripheral wall defined by an arcuate segment and a linear segment connected between ends of the arcuate segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.