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US 2021/0227975 A1Published application
Insect infestation reduction method
OwnerBarbara BIGGSinventor
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Abstract
A method of preventing infestation of a bed by creeping insects; said method including the application of a barrier to the legs of said bed; said barrier comprising a disc or layer of material inimical to at least a selection of said creeping insects; said disc or layer interposed between an upper end of each bed leg and the underside surface of a bed base of said bed.
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A barrier for preventing infestation of a bed or other item of furniture by creeping insects;
- said barrier comprising at least one disc or layer of material inimical to at least a selection of said creeping insects;
- said disc or layer of material having a dynamic coefficient of friction less than 0.4;
- said disc or layer of material interposed between an upper end of each bed leg and an underside surface of a bed base of said bed, characterized in that said disc or layer of material is sized so as to extend beyond the periphery of the upper end of said bed leg;
- an extended portion of said disc or layer of material forming a substantially horizontal annular underside surface between said periphery and said bed base;
- said coefficient of friction preventing a creeping insect traversing said substantially horizontal annular underside surface.
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A method of reducing infestation of a bed by climbing insects;
- said method including interposing insect impeding barriers at supporting elements of said bed;
- said method including the steps of:
- (a) detaching each supporting element of said bed;
- (b) applying said insect impeding barrier to an upper end of said supporting element;
- (c) re-attaching said supporting elements to said bed such that said barrier is interposed between said upper end of said supporting element and an underside of said bed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.