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US 4,048,747 AGranted
Baseboard trap for crawling insects
AssigneeStick-M-All, Inc.
InventorsFrancis V. Shanahan, Herman H. Feller
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Abstract
A trap including an elongated base for mounting along the bottom of a wall at the juncture between the wall and floor. A tape having pressure-sensitive adhesive on both faces is mounted on the base, and extends along substantially the entire length of the base. An elongated cover extends along the base and conceals the tape, the cover being spaced from the floor to provide access for crawling insects to the base and tape.
Claims8
A baseboard trap for crawling insects, comprising:
- a. a flat elongated base,
- b. means for securing said base along the bottom of a wall at the juncture between the wall and floor of a room,
- c. a strip of tape bearing a pressure-sensitive adhesive on its exposed face on said base, said strip extending along substantially the entire length of said base, and
- d. an elongated cover extending along but spaced from said base, said cover concealing said tape, and the lower edge of said cover being spaced fron the room floor to provide access for crawling insects to said base and tape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.