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US 2015/0173341 A1Published application
Furniture Piece with Insect Control Barrier and Method Relating Thereto
AssigneeBlockhouse Company, Inc.
InventorStephen Perko
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Abstract
A furniture piece including an insect control barrier comprising a plurality of insecticide strips is provided. The insecticide strips are strategically located on the furniture piece to intersect travel paths from a support surface to prime harborage or feeding locations on the furniture piece.
Claims18
A furniture piece, comprising:
- a deck portion;
- support members having a lower portion configured for engaging a support surface and an upper portion connected to said deck portion;
- an insect control barrier secured to said support members, said insect control barrier comprising a plurality of flexible insecticide strips substantially surrounding said deck portion and intersecting insect travel paths from said lower portion of said support members to said deck portion.
A method of retrofitting a furniture piece with an insect control barrier, comprising the steps of:
- providing a furniture piece having a deck portion and support members having a lower portion configured for engaging a support surface and an upper portion connected to said deck portion;
- and
- securing at least one flexible insecticide strip to said support members and surrounding said deck portion, thereby intersecting insect travel paths from said lower portion of said support members to said deck portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.