Method and apparatus for repelling flying insects
AssigneeLancaster Outdoor Inc.
InventorVictor Allen Lancaster, Jr.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for repelling flying insects. In particular, the present apparatus and method is effective at repelling mosquitoes via the mechanical movement of air in a space that is subject to mosquito presence. The mechanical movement of air is achieved via the utilization of a centrifugal fan system contained in the disclosed apparatus. The present apparatus also comprises a compartment suitable for containing a substrate that may be utilized as a habitat for plants.
Claims18
An apparatus for repelling flying insects, comprising:
- a) a planting area component;
- b) a containment component;
- and
- c) a fan system,
- wherein said containment component comprises four walls and a base, and wherein said planting area component comprises four walls and a bottom surface, and wherein said planting area component is attached to the four walls of the containment component distal to the base of said containment component, such that the planting area component along with the four walls and base of the containment component form an internal enclosed space, and
- wherein said fan system is located within the internal enclosed space defined by the planting area component and containment component;
- and
- a chemical repellant element positioned inside the internal enclosed space within the containment component,
- wherein the chemical repellant element is emitted by the fan system through an air exhaust vent aperture on said containment component.
An apparatus for repelling mosquitoes, comprising:
- a) a planting area component comprising four walls, a bottom surface, and a drainage hole located within said bottom surface:
- b) a containment component comprising four walls and a base, wherein one of the four walls of the containment component comprises air exhaust vent apertures, and wherein all four of the walls of the containment component comprise air intake vent apertures;
- and
- c) a centrifugal fan system comprising an internal fan wheel with a diameter of from about 5 to 20 inches,
- wherein said planting area component is attached to the four walls of the containment component distal to the base of said containment component, such that the planting area component along with the four walls and base of the containment component form an internal enclosed space, and
- wherein said centrifugal fan system is located within the internal enclosed space defined by the planting area component and containment component, and
- wherein said centrifugal fan system is configured to generate wind of at least 4 miles per hour at a distance of at least 10 feet from the apparatus, and
- wherein said air exhaust vent apertures are connected to said fan system;
- and
- a chemical repellant element positioned inside the internal enclosed space within the containment component,
- wherein the chemical repellant element is emitted by the fan system through an air exhaust vent aperture on said containment component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.