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US 7,024,815 B1Granted
Lamp plus-insect exterminator
OwnerGerhardus J. C. Visagieinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a series of lamp-cum-insect exterminators in which guides serve to guide and/or deflect insects towards an extermination chamber. There is a primary light source within the guides which serves to attract insects towards the lamp and a secondary light source within the extermination chamber which serves to attract the insects down the guides into the chamber.
Claims5
A lamp-cum-insect exterminator comprising:
- a plurality of substantially vertically extending guides having upper and lower ends, said plurality of guides being spaced at least partially around and extending from a central duct which is substantially vertical in use, said guides extending radially outwardly from said central duct, each of said guides defining a space which decreases in width towards said central duct and each of said guides having at least one substantially downwardly sloping inclined surface remote from its lower end;
- a primary light source associated with said guides to attract insects to hit said guides;
- an extermination chamber at the lower end of said guides;
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- a secondary light source below said primary light source and substantially within said extermination chamber, for directing light to attract insects to said extermination chamber.
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