Pest preventer for location on a structural foundation support or a structure supporting a food source
OwnerHerbert H. Hand, Herbert G. Handinventors
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Abstract
A termite and pest preventer for placement between the ground and a residential, commercial or industrial structure mounted above ground in such a way that termites, crawling insects, or pests are prevented from entering the aforementioned structures A combination of -tactic, ultraviolet light and other barriers are positioned with respect to the path of travel of the termite or insect from ground to the residential, commercial or industrial structure.
Claims15
A pest preventer, for location on a structural foundation support which is disposed between ground and a structure to be protected, and which prevents a crawling pest of a predetermined size from reaching the structure via the foundation support, comprising;
- a support member for receiving a structural foundation support in relative close fit relationship and having an outer surface, said outer surface having a ground side end and an upper end,
- a flat planar projecting member extending outwardly from said outer surface of said support member, said projecting member having an underside surface and an edge surface and a topside surface which with said outer surface forming a first pathway leading from beneath said outer projecting member to the upper end of said surface;
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- an obstacle member secured to said support member above said projecting member for blocking movement of a pest along said first pathway, said obstacle member having an inside surface ending in an edge separated from said topside surface by a distance greater than said predetermined size, said inside surface providing a second pathway leading in a direction away from said upper end of said outer surface and away from said first pathway, said inside surface of said obstacle member being disposed relative to said outer surface to form a phototactic barrier along said first pathway by shadowing thereof to discourage continued movement by a pest along said first pathway toward the structure to be protected.
A pest preventer according to claim wherein said underside surface and said topside surface are orthogonal to a portion of said outer surface.
The pest preventer according to claim wherein said support member, said projecting member, and said obstacle member are positioned relative to one another to form a barrier area such that the ultraviolet spectrum within said barrier area drops below a specified intensity level 5 required for a crawling pest to navigate.
A pest preventer according to claim wherein an insect repellant is placed on said outer surface of said support member, and said inside surface of said obstacle member.
A pest preventer, for location on a structural foundation support which is disposed between ground and a structure to be protected, and which prevents a crawling pest of a predetermined sized from reaching the structure via the foundation support comprising:
- a support member having a first flat top leg and a second leg, said first flat top leg having a proximal end and a distal end, said second leg having an upper end and a lower end, said second leg being rigidly attached orthogonally at said upper end to said first flat top leg at said proximal end, said second leg extending downward from said first flat top leg to form a relative close fit relationship for receiving said foundation support, said first flat top leg and said second leg each having a first and second outer surface respectively, said support member having a complete outer surface comprised of said first and second outer surfaces, said complete outer surface having a ground side end and an upper end;
- a flat planar projecting member extending orthogonally outward from said outer surface at said lower end of said second leg, said projecting member having an underside surface and an edge surface and a topside surface, said underside surface forming a first pathway leading from beneath said projecting member to the upper end of said outer surface;
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- an obstacle member with a top end and bottom end, said obstacle member secured to said proximal end of said first flat top leg at end above said projection member for blocking movement of a pest along said first pathway, said obstacle member having an inside surface ending in an edge separated from said topside surface by a distance greater than said predetermined size, said inside surface providing a second pathway leading in a direction away from said upper end of said support member, and away from said first pathway,
- said obstacle member spaced from said second outer surface of said second leg a distance sufficient to form a phototactic barrier along said first pathway by shadowing thereof to discourage continued movement by a pest along said first pathway toward the structure to be protected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.