Barrier against crawling arthropods
AssigneeUniversity of Florida
InventorErnest H. Roberts
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Abstract
A barrier against arthropods crawling along a surface comprises a soft pliable polymer collar portion adapted for tight and substantially continuous receipt against a surface. A mounting portion secures the collar to the surface and serves to preventing relative motion between the collar and the surface. A generally continuous flared skirt member extends from the collar and is comprised of a soft pliable polymer having a arthropod-deterring ingredient molded therein. The skirt defines an unobstructed access opening opposite the collar. The opening is defined by an end of the generally continuous skirt.
Claims10
A barrier against arthropods crawling along a surface of a manmade elongated longitudinal member that enters into a residence or commercial structure, the barrier comprising:
- a soft pliable single layer sheet band formed from a polymeric material having an arthropod-deterring ingredient impregnated into the polymeric material, the band adapted for tight and substantially continuous receipt about the surface, the arthropod-deterring ingredient being impregnated through both sides of the band;
- a mounting portion for securing the band about the surface of the manmade elongated longitudinal member and for preventing relative motion between the band and the surface, the mounting portion including raised protrusions on an undersurface of the band for producing a friction between the band and the surface of the manmade elongated longitudinal member;
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- a fastener for fixing the band to the elongated longitudinal member, wherein a vapor barrier is formed on both sides of the barrier for inhibiting crawling arthropods from passing along the elongate longitudinal member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.