Pest entrapment device and method
OwnerKenneth Christopher Nobleinventor
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Abstract
The invention is directed at to a pest entrapment device for attracting and trapping flying pests around the head of a person. The apparatus includes an attachable device having at least one member, which member contains at least one cavity to hold a pest attractant. The attachable device is affixed to a head covering on the underside of a bill, brim, visor or the like. The pest attractant can be of a combination of grease, carbon dioxide, sweetener, and a sticky, viscid matter. The pest attractant also acts as a trapping substance to capture the flying insects. The pest entrapment device can be removed for cleaning and reapplication of the pest attractant.
Claims12
A method of controlling flying insects around the head of a person, the method comprising:
- providing a head covering with a shade producing feature having an underside and a topside;
- engaging a device to the shade producing feature, the device having an exposed region adjacent to, and facing away from, the underside of the shade producing feature, wherein the exposed region has an insect attractant comprising a sticky, viscid matter disposed thereon and wherein the device further comprises:
- an upper member for contacting the topside of the shade producing feature;
- a lower member having an upper surface for engaging the underside of the shade producing feature and a lower surface having the exposed region located thereon;
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- a connecting member joining the upper and lower members to each other for releasable engagement to the shade producing feature;
- attracting the flying insects using carbon dioxide, water vapor, and body heat produced in the vicinity of the person's face;
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- redirecting the flying insects from the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and body heat produced in the vicinity of the person's face to the insect attractant such that the flying insects become trapped in the sticky, viscid matter.
A method of controlling flying insects around the head of a person, the method comprising:
- providing a head covering with a shade producing feature having an underside and a topside;
- engaging a device to the shade producing feature, the device having an exposed region adjacent to, and facing away from, the underside of the shade producing feature,
- rubbing the insect attractant onto the exposed region using an applicator, the insect attractant comprising a sticky, viscid matter;
- attracting the flying insects using carbon dioxide, water vapor, and body heat produced in the vicinity of the person's face;
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- redirecting the flying insects from the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and body heat produced in the vicinity of the person's face to the insect attractant such that the flying insects become trapped in the sticky, viscid matter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.