Trap for flying insects and bugs
OwnerZbigniew Grajnertinventor
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Abstract
A trap for flying insects and bugs, particularly of the relatively small varieties such as mosquitoes, sand flies, gnats, etc. The trap generally comprises a housing defining an interior chamber, one or more of the walls being slotted with inwardly turned, converging flanges along the slot edges. The inner edges of the flanges are provided with a fabric tape of a material such as nylon with inwardly directed frayed warp strands in a manner so as to permit the entry of the flying insects and bugs into the chamber while preventing their exit therefrom. The housing is fabricated of a clear transparent material to reflect light into the interior chamber and, in addition, a reflective material may be applied to some or all of the flanges.
Claims15
A trap for flying insects and bugs comprising:
- a housing formed of a clear, transparent material, defining an interior chamber,
- a slot means in said housing, opening into said interior chamber and defining confronting edges,
- inwardly converging flange means along said confronting edges,
- tape means fixed along said converging flange means, providing inwardly converging frayed warp strands along their lengths;
- said trap including a highly reflective tape as of aluminum foil fixed along at least one surface of said flange means.
A trap for flying insects and bugs comprising:
- a housing formed of a clear, transparent material, defining an interior chamber,
- slot means in said housing, opening into said interior chamber and defining confronting edges,
- inwardly converging flange means along said confronting edges,
- tape means fixed along said converging flange means, providing inwardly converging frayed warp strands along their lengths;
- said housing being formed of a geometric progression of continuous angle members, of like configuration in plan such as round, triangular or square, said angle members being symmetrically, downwardly displaced, relative to each other, and diminishing in size from a top, largest angle member to a bottom, smallest angle member defining said slot means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.