US 6,279,262 B1Granted

Hand-held device for catching and trapping insects

OwnerRichard W. Walkemeyerinventor

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Abstract

A light-weight, easily manipulatable, hand-held sanitary device for snappily catching and/or trapping both airborne insects or bugs as well as crawling or stationary ones, comprising, in combination, in at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a main body portion having a rear pistol-grippable portion for conveniently accommodating the clenched hand of the user, a hinge-moveable triggering component attached to a forwardly arching, flared portion; a hinge-moveable, triggering, pivoting arm capable of both forward and rearward arch-like movements; said pivoting arm provided with an optimally located hole to conform to a wide variety of forefinger shapes and sizes; said hole being positioned at one end of said hinge-moveable, triggering, pivoting arm at the opposite end of the hinge attachment of said hinge-moveable, triggering arm to said forward main body portion.

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Dependent claims

A hand held sanitary device for catching and trapping insects comprising:

a main body having a generally flat structural section with a forwardly arching and flaring extension terminating in an outermost hinge extension and a rear pistol grip handle,
a movable trigger arm having a finger slot at a lower portion, and an upper hooking slot at an upper portion of said trigger arm,
a rivet bushing attachment mounting said trigger arm to a center section of said main body to allow said trigger arm to pivot forward and backward,
a pair of equal sized rigid rods each attached to said upper hooking slot at a first end,
a pair of flapping components each having a rear hinge extension and having an attachment horn mounted to a backside, each said second end of said rigid rods attached to a respective attachment horn such that moving the trigger will open and close said pair of flapping components;
a hinged connecting means between said rear hinge extensions of said pair of flapping components and said outermost hinge extension of said main body comprising a bolt rotationally engaged between said rear hinge extensions and said outermost hinge extension.

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