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US 8,708,189 B2Granted
Disposable pest entry cover for open bottles
OwnerWilliam G. Reitziginventor
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Abstract
A disposable pest entry barrier and open bottle cover is constructed in various shapes, such as conical or cylindrical, having a sidewall, a closed end and an opposite open end. The bottle cover is formed from a disposable material, such as cardboard or plastic. The bottle cover is coated or sprayed with a solution consisting primarily of lemongrass essential oil. This oil solution acts as a natural repellent and deters fruit flies and other contaminating pests from entering the open end of a bottle on which the bottle cover is placed.
Claims15
A pest entry cover for placement over the open end of a bottle, which comprises:
- a main body, the main body having a sidewall, a closed end joined to the sidewall, and an open end situated axially opposite the closed end, the main body having an outer surface and an inner surface disposed opposite the outer surface;
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- a coating of insect repellent disposed on at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the main body;
- wherein the main body is formed from a blank of foldable material, the blank having a first major section, a second major section, a first side flap and a second side flap, each of the first and second major sections including a first edge, a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, a third lateral edge and a fourth lateral edge disposed opposite the third lateral edge, the third and fourth lateral edges being disposed between the first and second edges, the first edges of the first and second major sections being joined together at a first fold line such that the first and second major sections of the blank are foldable relative to each other along the first fold line, the first side flap being joined to the third lateral edge of one of the first major section and the second major section at a second fold line such that the first side flap and the one of the first major section and the second major section are foldable relative to each other along the second fold line, the second side flap being joined to the fourth lateral edge of one of the first major section and the second major section at a third fold line such that the second side flap and the one of the first major section and the second major section are foldable relative to each other along the third fold line;
- wherein the first major section and the second major section are folded relative to each other along the first fold line;
- wherein the first side flap and the one of the first major section and the second major section are folded relative to each other along the second fold line;
- wherein the second side flap and one of the first major section and the second major section are folded relative to each other along the third fold line;
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- wherein each of the first major section and the second major section has formed therein a fold line which extends at least partially along the longitudinal length thereof in a direction between the first edge and the second edge thereof, each of the first major section and the second major section being at least partially foldable along the respective fold line formed therein so that the main body is expandable by the first major section being partially spaced apart from the second major section and thereby defining the open end of the main body.
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A pest entry cover for placement over the open end of a bottle, which comprises:
- a main body, the main body having a sidewall, a closed end joined to the sidewall, and an open end situated axially opposite the closed end, the main body having an outer surface and an inner surface disposed opposite the outer surface;
- wherein the main body is formed from a blank of foldable material, the blank having a first major section, a second major section, a first side flap and a second side flap, each of the first and second major sections including a first edge, a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, a third lateral edge and a fourth lateral edge disposed opposite the third lateral edge, the third and fourth lateral edges being disposed between the first and second edges, the first edges of the first and second major sections being joined together at a first fold line such that the first and second major sections of the blank are foldable relative to each other along the first fold line, the first side flap being joined to the third lateral edge of one of the first major section and the second major section at a second fold line such that the first side flap and the one of the first major section and the second major section are foldable relative to each other along the second fold line, the second side flap being joined to the fourth lateral edge of one of the first major section and the second major section at a third fold line such that the second side flap and the one of the first major section and the second major section are foldable relative to each other along the third fold line;
- wherein the first major section and the second major section are folded relative to each other along the first fold line;
- wherein the first side flap and the one of the first major section and the second major section are folded relative to each other along the second fold line;
- wherein the second side flap and one of the first major section and the second major section are folded relative to each other along the third fold line;
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- wherein each of the first major section and the second major section has formed therein a fold line which extends at least partially along the longitudinal length thereof in a direction between the first edge and the second edge thereof, each of the first major section and the second major section being at least partially foldable along the respective fold line formed therein so that the main body is expandable by the first major section being partially spaced apart from the second major section and thereby defining the open end of the main body.
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