Portable pest electrocution device with resistive switch trigger

An apparatus for electrocuting pests, said apparatus comprising:

• a mechanical portion, said mechanical portion comprising a high voltage electrode and a reference electrode electrically isolated from said high voltage electrode;
• and
• an electronic portion comprising:
• a) a resistive switch means having a trigger output, said switch means for detecting the presence of one of said pests between said high voltage electrode and said reference electrode, said switch means producing an active level on said trigger output in response to said detected presence when not disarmed;
• b) a means for generating a high voltage and current lethal to said one of said pests, said generating means coupled between said high voltage electrode and said reference electrode;
• and
• c) a timing means, having an input coupled to said trigger output of said resistive switch means, said timing means for activating said generator means for a predetermined time period in response to said active level on said trigger output of said resistive switch means, said timing means further comprising:
• a storage means having an arming/disarming output coupled to said resistive switch means and a reset input, said storage means for disarming said resistive switch means from reactivating said timing means after initiation of said predetermined time period, said storage means also for arming said resistive switch means only in response to active level on said reset input.

An apparatus for electrocuting pests, said apparatus comprising:

• a) a mechanical portion comprising:
• i) a high voltage electrode;
• and
• ii) a reference electrode electrically isolated from said high voltage electrode;
• and
• b) an electronic portion comprising:
• i) a resistive switch coupled between said high voltage electrode and said reference electrode, said resistive switch further comprising a trigger circuit having a trigger output and an arm/disarm input;
• ii) a high voltage and current generator having a high voltage and current output coupled between said high voltage electrode and said reference electrode, and a control input by which operation of said generator is activated;
• iii) a timing module having an input coupled to said trigger output of said resistive switch, a control output coupled to said generator control input and an arm/disarm output coupled to said arm/disarm input of said resistive switch;
• and
• iv) wherein said resistive switch activates said timer with an active level on said trigger output when said resistive switch is armed by said timing module and one of said pests is in contact with said high voltage electrode and said reference electrode, said timing module turning on said generator with a continuous active level on said control output for a predetermined time period;
• and wherein said timing module disarms said trigger circuit of said resisitve switch upon said activation of said timer module until said timing module is reset.