Wall mounted trap for flies and insects

An apparatus for trapping flies and other insects, comprising,

• a base,
• means for mounting said base on a wall surface,
• a replaceable cartridge including an elongated strip of trapping material, an open topped container including opposite side walls, and a take-up roller extended between said side walls,
• means for removably receiving and supporting said cartridge on said base in a fully installed position thereon,
• a light source,
• means for supporting said light source on said base at a position relative to said base so as to be spaced substantially outwardly from a wall surface on which said base is mounted,
• an open topped cover shell having a top edge and being of a size and shape to substantially conceal said base, strip of trapping material and light source on three sides,
• means for mounting said cover shell on said base at a position to substantially conceal said base, strip of trapping material and light source from view from below the top edge of said cover shell,
• at least one of said cover shell and base having an interior surface and a shaped portion of the interior surface positioned relative to said light source for concentrating light from said source onto a wall surface at a position adjacent and above said apparatus,
• said strip of trapping material being arranged in a dispensing roll spaced from said take-up roller and having one end secured to said take-up roller and an exposed portion of said strip of trapping material extended between said dispensing roll and take-up roller, said exposed portion having an upwardly facing top surface adapted to entrap insects which contact it, and a driven gear on said take-up roller,
• said apparatus further comprising of a drive gear supported on said base and positioned for driving engagement with said driven gear in fully installed position of said cartridge at a position to be moved into driven engagement with said drive gear for the movement of said cartridge to the fully installed position thereof.

An apparatus for trapping flies and other insects, comprising,

• a base,
• means for mounting said base on a wall surface,
• a replaceable cartridge including an elongated strip of trapping material,
• means for removably receiving and supporting said cartridge on said base in a fully installed position thereon,
• a light source,
• means for supporting said light source on said base at a position relative to said base so as to be spaced substantially outwardly from a wall surface on which said base is mounted,
• an open topped cover shell having a top edge and being of a size and shape to substantially conceal said base, strip of trapping material and light source on three sides,
• means for mounting said cover shell on said base at a position to substantially conceal said base, strip of trapping material and light source from view from below the top edge of said cover shell,
• at least one of said cover shell and base having an interior surface and a shaped portion of the interior surface positioned relative to said light source for concentrating light from said source onto a wall surface at a position adjacent and above said apparatus,
• said light source and said shaped portion of said interior surface being positioned adjacent the top edge of said cover shell with said light source positioned closer to said cover shell than to a wall surface on which said apparatus is mounted,
• said shaped portion of said interior surface extending generally horizontally side to side across said base at a position below and outwardly of said light source,
• said shaped portion of said interior surface having a generally parabolic shape and being on said base at a position in spaced relation from said cover shell.