Electrical insect trap for attracting, killing and disposing of flying insects

A flying insect elimination appliance comprising:

• a housing including an open upper chamber;
• a light radiation source supported within said open upper chamber and supported by said housing;
• means for supplying electrical power to said light radiation source, and supported by said housing;
• holder means, detachably connected to said housing, for collecting and containing said disabled insects;
• disabling means, supported by said housing, and at least partially surrounding said upper chamber and having a surface in a position to be illuminated by said light radiation source for disabling insects by electrical conductance;
• trapping means, supported by said housing for directing disabled insects into said holder means and located underneath a lowermost extent of said disabling means, and wherein said trapping means further comprises a downwardly sloped funnel shaped surface having a central opening through which said disabled insects are directed;
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• a sound suppression chamber, located under said downwardly sloped funnel shaped surface having a central opening and including a constricted neck portion providing partial separation between an upper chamber and a lower chamber.

An insect elimination appliance comprising:

• a housing having an upper chamber open to receive attracted insects, and a collection space;
• a plurality of positive and negative conductors, within said upper chamber and closely enough spaced so that electrical current can be applied to the conductive strips to disable and disorient said attracted insects, wherein said plurality of positive and negative conductors further comprises a sheet of material embedded with positive and negative conductive strips;
• a light radiation source supported within said upper chamber and positioned to illuminate at least one of said collection space and said plurality of positive and negative conductors;
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• a power supply connected to said plurality of positive and negative conductors and to said light radiation source.

A flying insect elimination appliance comprising:

• a housing having an upper chamber open to receive attracted insects, and a collection space;
• a plurality of positive and negative conductors, within said upper chamber and closely enough spaced so that electrical current can be applied to the conductive strips to disable and disorient said attracted insects, wherein said plurality of positive and negative conductors further comprises a sheet of printed circuit board material onto which said positive and negative conductive strips are formed as circuit traces;
• a light radiation source supported within said upper chamber and positioned to illuminate at least one of said collection space and said plurality of positive and negative conductors;
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• a power supply connected to said plurality of positive and negative conductors and to said light radiation source.

A insect elimination appliance comprising:

• a housing having an upper chamber open to receive attracted insects, and a collection space;
• a plurality of positive and negative conductors, within said upper chamber and closely enough spaced so that electrical current can be applied to the conductive strips to disable and disorient said attracted insects;
• a light radiation source supported within said upper chamber and positioned to illuminate at least one of said collection space and said plurality of positive and negative conductors;
• and
• a power supply connected to said plurality of positive and negative conductors and to said light radiation source.