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US 8,800,198 B2Granted
Illuminated insect trap
OwnerJeffrey Frischinventor
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Abstract
An insect trap includes an internal source of multi-directional illumination mounted within the housing. The outer surface of the housing has an adhesive layer. The internal source of illumination attracts insects which fly onto the adhesive layer and become ensnared on the surface of the housing.
Claims21
An illuminated insect trap comprising:
- a hollow, light permeable housing with the housing having an outer surface, a first end, a second end remote from the first end and an inner surface;
- an adhesive layer disposed on the outer surface of the housing;
- a cap disposed on the first end of the housing, the cap being of a crenulated construction with a plurality of pleats both on an inner and an outer surface of the cap, the plurality of pleats defined by a series of grooves ranging in number front 6 to 50;
- a base disposed on the second end of the housing;
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- an illumination source disposed in the base and with the illumination source illuminating the inner surface of the housing.
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A refill for an illuminated insect trap comprising:
- a cylindrical hollow light permeable housing with the housing having an outer surface, a first end and a second end remote from the first end and an inner surface;
- an adhesive layer disposed on the outer surface of the housing;
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- a cap disposed on the first end of the housing, the cap being of a crenulated construction with a plurality of pleats both on an inner and an outer surface of the cap, the plurality of pleats defined by a series of grooves ranging in number from 6 to 50.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.