Garden pest trap
AssigneeExhart Environmental Systems, Inc.
InventorsIsaac Weiser, Margaret Weiser
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Abstract
A pest trap for trapping snails, slugs, and the like comprising a base structure and a decorative cover. The base structure comprises a planar surface, a sloping surface surrounding at least part of the planar surface, two or more recesses formed in the planar surface for retaining a liquid for luring the pests, and a containment surface that is inclined and surrounds each recess. The cover rests over the base structure, preferably mounted on one or more side walls that partially enclose the planar surface and optionally have flanged ends for partially enclosing the recesses. Use and maintenance of the trap of the present invention is thereby greatly simplified and may be environmentally friendly utilizing common beer or other non-liquid luring means.
Claims21
A pest trap comprising:
- a cover;
- and,
- a base structure comprising a planar surface, a downward sloping surface surrounding and elevating said planar surface, at least one internal recess centrally formed in said planar surface and at least one substantially semi-circular side recess formed adjacent thereto at a periphery of said planar surface for containing a liquid for luring pests, an inclined sloping surface defining a retaining wall surrounding at least one of said internal and side recesses, and a plurality of side walls extending upward directly from said planar surface for supporting said cover above and spaced from said planar surface, said side walls being spaced and separated one from the other to partially enclose said planar surface and thereby define an entry space therebetween, at least one said side wall being joined to at least partially surround and laterally enclose said side recess.
A method for trapping garden pests comprising the steps of:
- setting a base structure on the ground in a garden or other yard environment, said base structure comprising an elevated planar surface, at least one internal recess centrally formed in said planar surface and at least one substantially semi-circular side recess formed adjacent thereto at a periphery of said planar surface sufficient to retain liquid to lure and drown said garden pests, a downward sloping surface descending from said planar surface and surrounding said planar surface, inclined containment surfaces surrounding each of said recesses and sloped in the direction of the recess to permit pests to enter said recess but prohibit pests from exiting said recess, and a plurality of side walls extending upward directly from said planar surface for supporting a cover above and spaced from said planar surface, said side walls being spaced and separated one from the other to partially enclose said planar surface and thereby define an entry space there between, at least one said side wall being joined to at least partially surround and laterally enclose said side recess;
- pouring into one or more of said recesses a luring liquid,
- covering said base structure with a cover,
- emptying out said recesses if sufficient numbers of pests have been caught, and refilling said recesses with said luring liquid.
A pest trap comprising:
- a cover;
- and,
- a base structure comprising an elevated planar surface, a downward sloping surface sloping down from said planar surface and surrounding at least pant of said planar surface, at least one internal recess centrally formed in said planar surface and at least one substantially semi-circular side recess formed adjacent thereto at a periphery of said planar surface for retaining a sufficient amount of liquid for luring and drowning pests, one or more side walls extending directly upward from said planar surface for supporting said cover above and spaced from said planar surface, said side walls being spaced and separated one from the other to partially enclose said planar surface and one or more of said side recesses while defining an entry space thereabout, at least one said side wall being joined to at least partially surround and laterally enclose one said side recess, and an inclined containment surface surrounding each recess and sloped in the direction of the recess to permit pests to enter said recess but prohibit pests from exiting said recess.
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