US 6,067,746 AGranted

Insect trapping device

OwnerRobert G. Kistner, William C. Kistnerinventors

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Abstract

An adhesive insect trapping device having an elongated handle being fixedly attached to a flat plate member whereon a sheet of adhesive material is attached is disclosed. The plate member includes a foldable cover member being hingeably attached thereto so as to be secured in coplanar relation in an open position of the device. In the open position a sheet of adhesive material is arranged thereon to allow an insect to be adhesively captured on the device. The plate and cover members are foldable to a closed position wherein the adhesive sheet is folded 180.degree. onto itself thereby entrapping the insect in an envelope formed from the adhesive sheet material for disposal. In one embodiment the insect trapping device is manually folded to contain the captured insect. In an alternative embodiment the insect trapping device is automatically folded by a trigger actuated spring mechanism which folds the device to capture the insect.

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Dependent claims

An insect trapping device comprising:

a plate;
a cover being attached to said plate by hinge means such that said cover member is pivotable between an open position wherein said plate and said cover are generally coplanar and a closed position wherein said plate and said cover members are substantially parallel in overlying relation;
an adhesive sheet disposed on said plate and said cover, said adhesive sheet extending across said hinge means enabling said adhesive sheet to be folded 180.degree. onto itself;
an elongated handle mechanically coupled to said plate generally in the center thereof at an acute angle in relation to said plate;
a catch being hingedly attached to the cover connecting between said cover and said handle in said open position and functioning to retain the cover in the open position, said catch means being releasably secured to the handle by a detachable fastening means, said catch being substantially perpendicular to said cover in said open position whereby an insect may be captured on said adhesive in said open position and enclosed within said adhesive in said closed position.

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