Pest infestation monitoring device with pop-up indicator
AssigneeUnited Industries Corporation
InventorsBret Alan Berthold, Glen W. Dorow, Charles Duckworth
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Abstract
An indication device for monitoring a presence of a pest in a designated area includes a housing having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of openings therethrough. A trigger is positioned within the housing and is axially aligned with the longitudinal axis. An indicating member is coupled to the trigger and is axially aligned therewith, and a bias element is coupled to the indication member and is coaxial to the longitudinal axis.
Claims20
An indication device for monitoring a presence of a pest in a designated area, said indication device comprising:
- a housing comprising a longitudinal axis and a plurality of openings therethrough;
- a trigger positioned within said housing and axially aligned with said longitudinal axis;
- an indicating member coupled to said trigger and axially aligned therewith;
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- a bias element coupled to said indication member, said bias element coaxial to said longitudinal axis.
An indication device for monitoring insect infestation, said indication device comprising:
- a housing comprising a longitudinal axis and a plurality of openings therethrough;
- an indicating member coupled to said housing and axially aligned therewith, said indicator member including an axial bore aligned with said longitudinal axis;
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- a trigger received in said bore and aligned with said longitudinal axis.
An indication device for monitoring termite infestation, said indication device comprising:
- a housing comprising a central longitudinal axis and a plurality of openings therethrough;
- an indicating member extending into the housing, said indicating member coaxial with said longitudinal axis, said indicating member comprising a bore therein;
- a trigger received in said bore and extending coaxial with said indication member;
- a collar secured to an end of said housing, said indicating member extending through said collar;
- a bias element coupled to said indication member and coaxial therewith;
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- a bias element retainer element secured to said bias element, said bias element retainer element positioned between said collar and said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.