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US 7,856,752 B1Granted
Pest trap and monitoring device
OwnerCharles Eilerseninventor
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Abstract
The technology disclosed herein relates to monitoring pest activity as well as for trapping pests. Insects, reptiles, birds and rodents entering commercial or residential structures are most often referred to as occasional invaders in the pest industry. In accordance with the embodiment, a general purpose device is disclosed that is suitable for trapping a wide variety of occasional invaders, including specific target pests. By trapping such occasional invaders, their presence, and in some cases indications of their quantities, can be monitored.
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A pest trap for receiving a pest entrapping glue board or glue tray, the pest trap comprising:
- an elongated housing having a length and defining a interior, the housing comprising a base portion, a top portion, and first and second upwardly extending side portions, and at least one pest entrance opening, communicating with the interior of the housing;
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- the first side portion comprising a first interior wall portion and the second side portion comprising a second interior wall portion, the first interior wall portion comprising a first sloped portion that is non-vertical when the base portion is horizontally oriented and converging toward the second interior wall portion in a direction from a first location spaced from the base portion toward the base portion, and the second interior wall portion comprising a second sloped portion that is non-vertical when the base portion is horizontally oriented and converging toward the first interior wall portion in a direction from a second location spaced from the base portion toward the base portion;
- wherein the first side wall portion comprises a first glue board or glue tray edge receiving slot recessed into the first interior wall portion and adjacent to the base portion and extending in a lengthwise direction at least partially along the length of the housing and wherein the second side wall portion comprises a second glue board or glue tray edge receiving slot recessed into the second interior wall portion and adjacent to the base portion and extending in a lengthwise direction at least partially along the length of the housing.
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A pest trap for receiving a pest entrapping glue board or glue tray, the pest trap comprising:
- an elongated housing defining an interior, the housing comprising a base portion for supporting the glue board or glue tray, the housing also comprising first and second side portions and first and second end portions, the housing also defining at least one door-free entrance opening at one of the first and second end portions through which pests can enter into the interior of the housing so as to become entrapped when the pests contact the glue board;
- the first side portion comprising a first gradually sloping interior wall section, the second side portion comprising a second gradually sloping interior wall section, the first sloping interior wall section comprising at least a first portion that slopes downwardly and inwardly when the base portion is oriented horizontally, the second sloping interior wall section comprising at least a second portion that slopes downwardly and inwardly when the base portion is oriented horizontally;
- wherein the housing has a length and wherein the first portion of the first sloping interior wall section extends along the entire length of the housing and wherein the second portion of the second sloping interior wall section extends along the entire length of the housing;
- the first side portion comprising a first elongated slot recessed into the first sloping interior wall section and the second side portion comprising a second elongated slot recessed into the second sloping interior wall section, the first and second slots being laterally spaced apart and also being positioned, sized and oriented to receive respective edge portions of the glue based board or glue tray;
- wherein the first and second slots extend lengthwise along the entire length of the housing;
- wherein at least a portion of the first portion of the first sloping interior wall section is positioned above the first slot and wherein at least a portion of the second portion of the second sloping interior wall section is positioned above the second slot;
- wherein said at least a portion of the first portion of the first sloping interior wall section abuts a boundary of the first slot and wherein said at least a portion of the second portion of the second interior wall section abuts a boundary of the second slot;
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- wherein the first and second slots and first and second interior wall sections are configured so as to not provide a horizontal surface through the housing when the base portion is horizontal.
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