Snail trap
AssigneeCreatechnic Patent AG
InventorsKarl Eichmuller, Werner Dubach
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Abstract
A pan having a perforated bottom is within and rests on the bottom of the snail trap container which is inserted into the ground. An upwardly extending handle of the pan carries a cover and supports it above the open top of the container to serve as a rain shield. The handle is hollow and receives a float. A liquid level gauge in the form of a rod is affixed to the float and projects upwardly through the top of the handle.
Claims4
In a snail trap comprising an open-top container having side walls and a bottom defining a space for receiving a liquid, said container being adapted to be inserted into the ground and to receive in said space a liquid which attracts snails, the improvement comprising:
- a sieve-like, snail collecting device within said container and resting on the bottom thereof, said device having
- a periphery in juxtaposition to said walls,
- handle means comprising an upright extending vertically from the center of the device to a level above the top of the container for use in lifting the device out of the container, and includes a cover which projects outwardly beyond said walls and is at an elevation above the top of the container, wherein said upright projects above said cover, and wherein said upright has a hollow interior and a top,
- means providing fluid communication between the hollow interior and the space within the container, and
- including a float in said interior and having a stem projecting upwardly beyond the top of the upright to serve as a gauge to indicate the level of the liquid in the container.
In a snail trap comprising an open-top container having side walls and a bottom defining a space for receiving a liquid, said container being adapted to be inserted into the ground and to receive in said space a liquid which attracts snails, the improvement comprising:
- a sieve-like, snail collecting device within said container and resting on the bottom thereof, said device having
- a periphery in juxtaposition to said walls,
- handle means comprising an upright extending vertically from the center of the device to a level above the top of the container for use in lifting the device out of the container, and includes a cover which projects outwardly beyond said walls and is at an elevation above the top of the container, wherein said upright has a hollow interior and a top,
- means providing fluid communication between the hollow interior and the space within the container, and
- including a float in said interior and having a stem projecting upwardly beyond the top of the upright to serve as a gauge to indicate the level of the liquid in the container.
In a snail trap comprising an open-top container having side walls and a bottom defining a space for receiving a liquid, said container being adapted to be inserted into the ground and to receive in said space a liquid which attracts snails, the improvement comprising:
- a sieve-like, snail collecting device within said container and resting on the bottom thereof, said device having a periphery in juxtaposition to said walls;
- a cover positioned above said container and projecting outwardly beyond said walls;
- means connecting the cover and the device and so positioning the cover from the device;
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- gauge means mounted from said device for indicating the liquid level in said space and including a vertically movable float in said space and within the periphery of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.