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US 2017/0303523 A1Published application
Insect Trap Device and Method of Using
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsAndrew F. Sandford, Daniel B. Lazarchik, Jill M. Shurtleff
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Abstract
In an embodiment, as insect trap is disclosed including: a trap portion including a frame and a membrane having an adhesive surface, wherein the membrane is at least partially contained within the frame and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a base portion including a lighting element and a housing portion, wherein the housing portion is configured to receive and retain the trap portion when engaged therewith.
Claims18
An insect trap, comprising:
- a trap portion comprising an enclosure having an opening through which an insect may fly or crawl into the trap portion and an adhesive surface;
- a base portion comprising electrically conductive prongs insertable into an electrical socket, an upstanding enclosure having a heater disposed therein, and a light disposed near the bottom of the upstanding enclosure;
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- wherein the trap portion removably engages the base portion and the heater is located behind the adhesive surface and heats the adhesive surface when the trap portion engages the base portion.
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