Insect trap
OwnerAnthony George Standfast Piper, Roderick Nigel Jonesinventors
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Abstract
An insect trap comprises an outer casing (3) having an opening, a light source (2), and a cover (1c) substantially closing the opening of the casing. The cover (1c) tapers from a first cross-section which matches that of the opening of the outer casing to a second cross-section which defines an insect entry port (4) leading into a chamber (5). The cover (1c) is made of a material that is substantially transparent to light having the frequency of the light source (2), and the light source is positioned so as to be visible from the open end of the outer casing (3) through the cover.
Claims31
An insect trap comprising an outer casing, an inner casing and a source of electromagnetic radiation, the outer casing having an opening, the inner casing being mounted within the outer casing and having a back wall and a cover, the cover tapering from a first cross-section which matches that of the opening of the outer casing to a second cross-section which defines an insect entry port leading into a an insect trapping chamber defined, at least partially, by the internal surfaces of the back wall and the cover, at least the back wall and the cover being made of a material that is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation having the frequency of the source, and the source being positioned within the outer casing outside the chamber so as to be visible from the open end of the outer casing through the cover.
An insect trap comprising an outer casing, an inner casing and a source of electromagnetic radiation, the outer casing having an opening, the inner casing being mounted within the outer casing and having a back wall and a cover, the cover tapering from a first cross-section which matches that of the opening of the outer casing to a second cross-section which defines an insect entry port leading into a chamber defined, at least partially, by the internal surfaces of the back wall and the cover, the back wall being substantially planar and positioned to face the insect entry port, at least the back wall and the cover being made of a material that is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation having the frequency of the source, and the source being positioned within the outer casing outside the chamber so as to be visible from the open end of the outer casing through the cover.
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