US 2002/0154498 A1 · Non-Lethal visual bird dispersal system

Abstract

A non-lethal method and devices for dispersing nuisance birds from a preselected area. Such nuisance birds disrupt many activities such as the steady flow of safely moving aircraft on runways and adjacent thereto, growing crops on farmland, playing golf and the use of the interior of large open buildings. The present method utilizes a series of bright light sources that are positioned adjacent the area from which the birds are to be dispersed. The light sources are activated to produce one or more beams of bright light that are moved in such a manner to produce a pattern of bright light in the vicinity of the birds to be dispersed. This action causes the birds to become sufficiently startled and disoriented so as to disperse these nuisance birds from the area to be cleared.

Claims27

Dependent claims

An apparatus to disburse birds comprising:

a housing capable of being held in a hand, said housing having at least one opening;
a light means for emitting a light beam mounted in said housing;
an actuating mechanism operably connected to said light means;
said actuating mechanism being capable of actuating said light means in response to an input;
said light beam being emitted from said light means through said at least one opening in response to said input of said actuating mechanism;
and
wherein said light beam is capable of disorienting the birds in order to disperse the birds from their present location.

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An apparatus to disburse birds comprising:

a housing capable of being held in a hand, said housing having at least one opening;
a light means for emitting a light beam mounted in said housing;
an actuating mechanism operably connected to said light means;
said actuating mechanism being capable of actuating said light means in response to an input;
said light beam being emitted from said light means through said at least one opening in response to said input of said actuating mechanism;
a light beam adjustment mechanism operably connected to said light means, wherein said light beam adjustment mechanism being capable of increasing or decreasing the size of said light beam emitted from said light means;
wherein said light beam adjustment mechanism comprises,
an adjustment knob having an externally threaded shaft, wherein said adjustment knob is rotatably connected said housing;
a beam adjustment slide having a longitudinal structural with an internally threaded bore through a predetermined length of said longitudinal structural, said internally threaded bore being rotatably compatible with said externally threaded shaft such that when said adjustment knob is rotated, said adjustment beam slide moves forward or backward;
a beam adjustment lever having a longitudinal structure with two ends and a mid-section, wherein said one end of said ends contacts said beam adjustment slide and said another end of said ends is pivotally connected to said housing and said mid section is in movable contact with said light means;
a spring, wherein said spring compresses as the rotation of said adjustment knob moves said light means forward, and whereby said spring exerts a force to move said light means in the opposite direction as said adjustment knob is turned in the reverse direction;
and,
whereby the rotation of said adjustment knob moves said light means forward or backward to adjust the size of the laser spot.
wherein said light beam is capable of disorienting the birds in order to disperse the birds from their present location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/175,930Filed 20 Jun 2002

Priority

23 Aug 1995

Published

24 Oct 2002

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

F41H 13/0056
The high-energy beam being a laser beam: for blinding or dazzling, i.e. by overstimulating the opponent's eyes or the enemy's sensor equipment
F21L 2/00
Systems of electric lighting devices
F21V 33/0064
Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for: health, life-saving or fire-fighting equipment
F41A 33/02
Adaptations for training ; Gun simulators: light- or radiation-emitting guns ; Light- or radiation-sensitive guns; Cartridges carrying light…

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