Remote operated varmint control device
AssigneeFarm and Ranch Manufacturing
InventorsBus Hudson, Drex Shira
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Abstract
A device and a method for killing burrowing animals through the remote detonation of an exploding gas within the burrow of an animal. The device comprising a source of flammable gas connected to discharge tube which is operatively connected through a charging valve to a control box and a head. The head is made of a durable material and having a generally sloping face portion. The head configured for placement within an opening and further configured to hold materials within the burrow. The device can be remotely operated so as to allow the device to be detonated from a remote location thus increasing the safety of the device to a user.
Claims17
A device for killing burrowing animals comprising:
- a source of propane gas connected to a mixing tube through a first passageway,
- a source of oxygen connected to a mixing tube through a second passageway,
- said mixing tube operatively connected to said first passageway and said second passageway, said mixing tube operatively connected to a discharge tube by a charging valve;
- said charging valve configured to selectively allow passage of mixed gas from said mixing tube through a discharge tube to a weighted head;
- a safety switch configured to prevent the flow of current through said unit when pressure within said discharge tube is below a designated threshold;
- a flashback arrestor located within said weighted head, said flashback arrestor configured to prevent the passage of flame or fire through said discharge tube toward said gas source;
- a wireless remote ignition system comprising a wireless remote transmitter configured to interact with a wireless remote receiver to trigger a spark sufficient to cause a spark to ignite said mixed gas within said burrow.
A device for killing burrowing animals comprising:
- a source of flammable gas connected to a mixing tube through a first passageway,
- a source of oxygen connected to a mixing tube through a second passageway,
- said mixing tube operatively connected to said first passageway and said second passageway;
- said mixing tube operatively connected to a flexible discharge tube by a charging valve;
- said charging valve configured to selectively allow passage of mixed gas from said mixing tube through said discharge tube to a weighted head connected to said flexible discharge tube;
- said weighted head having a generally cylindrically shaped body and a frustoconically shaped generally sloping front face portion and defining a discharge passageway therethrough, said head configured to be placed within a burrow said head further having sufficient weight so as to remain within said burrow when a quantity of gas within said burrow is detonated and a control box positioned between said head and said mixing tube said control box further comprising, a portion of a wireless remote ignition device configured to detonate said gas from a user in a remote location and said charging valve.
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A method for killing burrowing animals in their burrow comprising the steps of:
- opening a burrow,
- inserting the tip of a discharge tube into said burrow,
- charging said burrow with a designated quantity of a mixture of the propane and oxygen gas,
- igniting the gas within said burrow by a wireless remote control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.