# US 2019/0166820 A1 · Carpenter Bee Trap > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0166820 A1 - Document ID: US20190166820A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/830,193 - Filed: 2017-12-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-04 - Assignees: Best Bee Brothers LLC - Applicants: Best Bee Brothers LLC - Inventors: Paul Patrick Ryan; Michael James Ryan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190166820A1 ## CPC - A01M 1/106: {for flying insects} - A01M 1/02: with devices {or substances, e.g. food, pheronones} attracting the insects - A01M 1/24: Arrangements connected with buildings, doors, windows, or the like - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS ## Abstract A carpenter bee trap includes a plurality of walls surrounding a trap cavity, at least one entrance opening formed through at least one of the plurality of walls, a bottom wall coupled to a bottom of the plurality of walls, an exit opening formed through the bottom wall, a container disposed within the trap cavity and extending through the exit opening and beyond a bottom of the trap, and a funnel disposed within the cavity to direct carpenter bees into the container. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A carpenter bee trap comprising: a plurality of walls surrounding a trap cavity; at least one entrance opening formed through at least one of the plurality of walls; a bottom wall coupled to a bottom of the plurality of walls; an exit opening formed through the bottom wall; a container disposed within the trap cavity and extending through the exit opening and beyond a bottom of the trap; and a funnel disposed within the cavity to direct carpenter bees into the container. ### Claim 2 The carpenter bee trap of claim I further comprising a door rotatably connected to the bottom of the container by way of a hinge, the door being operable between a closed position and an open position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The carpenter bee trap of claim 2 wherein the hinge includes a biasing element to bias the door to a dosed position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The carpenter bee trap of claim 2 wherein the door includes a plurality of perforations to allow airflow between the container and an external environment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The carpenter bee trap of claim 1 wherein the container includes a main body and a flanged portion extending upward from a top of the main body at an angle between 0 and 90 degrees. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The carpenter bee trap of claim 5 wherein the flanged portion has an increasing diameter as it extends from the top of the main body; wherein the flanged portion is disposed with the cavity; and wherein the main body is disposed within the exit opening and extends away from and beyond the bottom of the trap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The carpenter bee trap of claim 5 wherein the funnel extends from a top of the flanged portion to an opening aligned with the top of the main body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The carpenter bee trap of claim 1 wherein the funnel includes flanges configured to push against an inner surface of at least one sidewall to suspend the funnel within the cavity. ### Claim 9 A carpenter bee trap comprising: a plurality of walls surrounding a trap cavity; at least one entrance opening formed through at least one of the plurality of walls; an exit opening formed at a bottom of the trap; a container disposed within the trap cavity and extending through the exit opening and beyond the bottom of the trap, the container including a main portion and a flanged portion; and a door rotatably coupled to a bottom of the container by way of a hinge. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The carpenter bee trap of claim 9 wherein the flanged portion extends from a top of the main portion at an angle to increase a width of the flanged portion beyond a width of the exit opening. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The carpenter bee trap of claim 10 wherein the flanged portion extends along an inner surface of at least one wall at an angle equal to an angle of the at least one wall. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The carpenter bee trap of claim 10 wherein the flanged portion includes a funnel extending from a top of the flanged portion to a bottom of the flanged portion, the funnel forming a container opening at the bottom of the flanged portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The carpenter bee trap of claim 9 wherein the hinge includes a biasing element to bias the door to a closed position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The carpenter bee trap of claim 9 wherein the door includes a plurality of perforations to allow airflow between the container and an external environment. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The carpenter bee trap of claim 9 further including a pulling device coupled to the door, the pulling device allowing a user to transition the door from a closed position to an open position from a distance. ### Claim 16 A carpenter bee trap comprising: a plurality of sidewalls surrounding a trap cavity; at least one entrance opening formed through at least one of the plurality of sidewalls; a bottom wall coupled to the bottom of the plurality of sidewalls; an exit opening formed through the bottom wall; a funnel suspended within the trap cavity, the funnel separating the trap cavity into an upper trap cavity and a lower trap cavity; and a container disposed within the lower trap cavity and extending through the exit opening and away from the bottom wall of the carpenter bee trap. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The carpenter bee trap of claim 16 wherein the container includes a main body, a flanged portion extending from a top of the main body, and a bottom wall coupled to a bottom of the main body; and wherein the flanged portion is disposed within the lower trap cavity and the main body extends through the exit opening and beyond the bottom wall of the carpenter bee trap. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The carpenter bee trap of claim 17 wherein the flanged portion has a first outer diameter and the main body has a second outer diameter; and wherein the first outer diameter is greater than the second outer diameter. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The carpenter bee trap of claim 18 wherein the first outer diameter of the flanged portion is greater than a diameter of the exit opening. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The carpenter bee trap of claim 16 wherein the funnel includes at least one flange configured to push against an inner surface of at least one sidewall to suspend the funnel within the cavity.