Flea collecting apparatus
OwnerF. Edward Keenaninventor
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Abstract
A yellow-colored plate coated with a tacky substance is mounted above and below the teeth of a rake or between rollers and passed over an area infested by fleas or other insect pests. The vibrations and motion caused by the movement of the teeth or the rollers against the supporting surface excite and attract the insects which jump toward the brightly colored plate where they become entrapped into the tacky substance. The apparatus may be used to either determine the nature and extent of the infestation prior to treatment, or to actually clear areas of infestation.
Claims11
A device for collecting fleas and other insect pests from floors, floor coverings, furs, upholstery, lawns and similar infested areas which comprises:
- a collecting body having a planar frame integral with said body, and a sheet coated with a tacky material mounted within said frame;
- and
- means for passing said sheet at a short distance over said areas, comprising a handle attached to said collecting body, and at least one spacing member projecting from said body for riding against said area;
- wherein said spacing member comprise at least one rotating support.
A device for collecting fleas and other insect pests from floors, floor coverings, furs, upholstery, lawns and similar infested areas which comprises:
- a collecting body having a planar frame integral with said body, and a sheet coated with a tacky material mounted within said frame;
- and
- means for passing said sheet at a short distance over said areas, comprising a handle attached to said collecting body, and at least one spacing member projecting from said body for riding against said area;
- wherein said collecting body comprises means for illuminating said sheet.
A device for collecting fleas and other insect pests from floors, floor coverings, furs, upholstery, lawns and similar infested areas which comprises:
- a collecting body comprising at least one cylinder coated over its peripheral surface with a tacky surface;
- and
- means for axially rotating said cylinder;
- a handle attached to said collecting body;
- and
- at least one spacing member projecting from said body riding against said areas.
A device for collecting fleas and other insect pests from a ground surface which comprises:
- a substantially planar tray having a collecting face coated with a substance sufficiently tacky to trap insects that come in contact therewith;
- a handle extending from a first side of the tray;
- and
- a scraping rake comprising a plurality of widely spaced-apart projections extending from a second side of the tray away from said face and into contact with said surface;
- wherein said handle comprises a pole substantially commensurate with an ordinary broomstick;
- and
- said collecting face is oriented in relation to said projections to face and pass a short distance over said surface when said device is manipulated as a rake by means of said handle over said surface;
- and
- means for illuminating said collecting face.
A device for collecting fleas and other insect pests from a ground surface which comprises:
- a substantially planar tray having a collecting face coated with a substance sufficiently tacky to trap insects that come in contact therewith;
- a handle extending from a first side of the tray;
- and
- a scraping rake comprising a plurality of widely spaced-apart projections extending from a second side of the tray away from said face and into contact with said surface;
- said handle comprises a pole substantially commensurate with an ordinary broomstick, and
- said collecting face is oriented in relation to said projections to face and pass a short distance over said surface when said device is manipulated as a rake by means of said handle over said surface;
- and
- a heat source proximate to said collection plate.
A device for collecting fleas and other insect pests from a ground surface which comprises:
- a substantially planar tray having a collecting face coated with a substance sufficiently tacky to trap insects that come in contact therewith;
- a handle extending from a first side of the tray;
- and
- a scraping rake comprising a plurality of widely spaced-apart projections extending from a second side of the tray away from said face and into contact with said surface;
- wherein said face comprises at least one light colored area and at least one dark colored area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.