Method and apparatus for attracting insects
OwnerTom Warnerinventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for attracting insects to a point above a hat and above a person's head. The apparatus includes a member on one end coated with an insect attractant and a clip means at the other end, such as for clipping onto a hat. The insect attractant can be of a scent to attract insects, such as gnats, mosquitos or flies, and can resemble such scents as body sweat on the skin, natural scents of a person, or scents of male and female insects, thereby attracting both sexes of the insects. The clip on the other end can be a spring clip or an alligator clip, or a head-encircling spring structure.
Claims15
Process for attracting insects above one's head comprising the steps of:
- a. securing a member coated or impregnated with an insect attractant to one end of a longitudinal member;
- b. clipping the other end of the longitudinal member onto a hat;
- and,
- c. spacing the coated member on said longitudinal member a substantial distance above said hat;
- d. placing the hat upon one's head thus attracting said insects to a position substantially above one's head.
In combination, a hat and a insect attractant comprising:
- a. a hat including a half-spherical member for covering one's head and secured about a hat rim;
- and,
- b. insect-attractant system including a elongated longitudinal member, a clip means at one end and substantially parallel to said longitudinal member, wherein said substantially parallel clip means comprises a first portion extending along a length of said longitudinal member, and a second portion extending in an opposite direction beyond said one end of said longitudinal member and engaged between adjustable bands of a hat, and a member with a coated or impregnated insect attractant at another end, whereby said clip secures said longitudinal member supporting said coated or impregnated member within said attractant to said hat.
Insect-attractant system comprising:
- a. elongated longitudinal member;
- b. clip means secured at one end of said longitudinal member and substantially parallel to said longitudinal member, wherein said parallel clip means comprises a first portion extending along a length of said longitudinal member, and a second portion extending in an opposite direction beyond said one end of said longitudinal member and adapted for engagement between adjustable bands of a hat;
- and,
- c. insect attractant member secured at another end of said longitudinal member and coated or impregnated with a chemical to attract insects.
In combination, a hat and an insect attractant system comprising:
- a. a heat including a half-spherical member for covering one's head and secured about a hat rim;
- and
- b. insect-attractant system including an elongated longitudinal member, a clip means at one end and substantially parallel to said longitudinal member;
- wherein said parallel clip means comprises a first portion extending along a length of said longitudinal member, and a second portion extending in an opposite direction beyond said one end of said longitudinal member and engaged between adjustable bands of a hat;
- and a member comprising a predetermined geometrical shape with a coated or impregnated insect attractant and with advertising material printed thereon, spaced at a substantial distance on said longitudinal member from another end;
- and,
- whereby said clip secures said longitudinal member, supporting said coated or impregnated member with said attractant, to said hat.
In combination, a hat and an insect attractant system comprising:
- a. a hat including a half-spherical member covering one's head and secured about a hat rim;
- and,
- b. insect-attractant system including an elongate longitudinal member, a clip means at one end and substantially parallel to said longitudinal member;
- wherein said parallel clip means comprises a first portion extending along a length of said longitudinal member, and a second portion extending in an opposite direction beyond said one end of said longitudinal member and engaged between adjustable bands of a hat;
- and a member comprising a predetermined geometrical shape with a coated or impregnated insect attractant spaced at a substantial midpoint on said longitudinal member and an other end secured to a forward portion of said hat, by a securing means, forming an arcuate longitudinal member;
- and,
- whereby said clip secures said longitudinal member, supporting said coated or impregnated member with said attractant about a high point of said hat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.