Method and apparatus for exterminating ant colonies utilizing carbon dioxide
OwnerRoger Ray Cassidyinventor
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Abstract
A process for exterminating ants includes covering an ant mound with a dome configured to fit over the ant mound and having a lower lip for contacting the ground entirely around the ant mound. A carbon dioxide delivery system mounted to a top of the dome injects carbon dioxide into the dome and the ant mound to exterminate the ants. The carbon dioxide delivery system typically includes a pipe configured to hold the puncturable carbon dioxide container, and a hollow needle extending from the pipe and into the dome for injecting the carbon dioxide therein.
Claims4
A process for exterminating ants, comprising the steps of:
- covering an ant mound with a dome;
- and
- injecting carbon dioxide into the dome using a mounted a carbon dioxide delivery system on the top of the dome such that carbon dioxide is capable of being delivered into the dome and the ant mound;
- wherein the carbon dioxide delivery system comprises a pipe configured to hold a puncturable carbon dioxide container, and a hollow needle extending from the pipe, and wherein the mounting step comprises threading the needle into an aperture of the dome.
An apparatus for exterminating ants, comprising:
- a dome comprised of a clear plastic material configured to fit over an ant mound, the dome having a lower lip for contacting the ground entirely around the ant mound;
- and
- a carbon dioxide delivery system which includes a pipe configured to hold a source of carbon dioxide, and a hollow needle extending from the pipe and inserted through an aperture of the dome mounted to a top of the dome such that carbon dioxide is capable of being delivered into the dome and the ant mound;
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- wherein the source of carbon dioxide comprises a carbon dioxide canister having a puncturable membrane, and wherein the pipe includes a sharpened point extending upwardly into a cavity thereof to puncture the carbon dioxide canister membrane.
An apparatus for exterminating ants, comprising:
- a dome configured to fit over an ant mound, the dome having a lower lip for contacting the ground entirely around the ant mound;
- and
- a carbon dioxide delivery system mounted to a top of the dome such that carbon dioxide is capable of being delivered into the dome and the ant mound, the carbon dioxide delivery system comprising:
- a hollow pipe having a sharpened point extending upwardly in a cavity thereof;
- a carbon dioxide canister having a puncturable membrane disposed within the pipe such that the membrane is punctured by the sharpened point;
- a hollow needle extending from the pipe and threadedly inserted through an aperture of the dome;
- a cap threadedly received onto an end of the pipe generally opposite the needle;
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- a flow control valve associated with the needle for altering the flow of carbon dioxide through the needle and into the dome.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.