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US 2015/0173338 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Trapping Flying Insects
OwnerPatrick McCammon, Andrew Rekeweginventors
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Abstract
A trap for collecting flying insects, said trap comprising: a housing; a means within the housing for forcing air movement, a means for containing an attractant; and a means for collecting insects, said means for collecting insects further comprising means for preventing insects from exiting said means for collecting insects.
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A trap system for collecting flying insects, said trap comprising:
- a selectively closeable housing;
- a means within the housing for forcing air movement, said means for forcing air movement having an air intake side fluidically connected to an open-air intake channel and an air expelling side fluidically connected to an air expelling channel, said means for forcing air movement operably attachable to a power source;
- a means for containing an attractant, said means for containing the attractant fluidically connected to the air expelling channel of said means for forcing air movement, said means for containing the attractant further fluidically connected to an open-air exhaust channel within said housing, said means for containing an attractant further comprising a fluid path for air flow from said means for forcing air movement through said means for containing an attractant, around said attractant, and out of said open-air exhaust channel;
- a means for collecting insects, said means for collecting insects disposed between said means for forcing air movement and said open-air intake channel, said means for collecting insects having a first side, said first side fluidically connected to open-air and a second side, said second side fluidically connected to said air intake side of said means for forcing air movement, said second side of said means for collecting insects further comprising means for preventing insects from exiting said means for collecting insects.
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A method of trapping flying insects, said method comprising the steps of:
- Providing a selectively closeable housing, said housing having a means within the housing for forcing air movement, said means for forcing air movement having an air intake side fluidically connected to an open-air intake channel and an air expelling side fluidically connected to an air expelling channel, said means for forcing air movement operably attachable to a power source;
- Providing a means for containing said attractant, said means for containing the attractant fluidically connected to the air expelling channel of said means for forcing air movement, said means for containing the attractant further fluidically connected to an open-air exhaust channel within said housing, said means for containing an attractant further comprising a fluid path for air flow from said means for forcing air movement through said means for containing an attractant, around said attractant, and out of said open-air exhaust channel;
- Providing a means for collecting insects, said means for collecting insects disposed between said means for forcing air movement and said open-air intake channel, said means for collecting insects having a first side, said first side fluidically connected to open-air and a second side, said second side fluidically connected to said air intake side of said means for forcing air movement, said second side of said means for collecting insects further comprising means for preventing insects from exiting said means for collecting insects.
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