Insect trap
US4031654A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M1/14
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An insect trap in the form of an inclining surface under which insects or other small pests are lured for their control or destruction. The underside of the inclining surface is coated with an adhesive, contains an insect attractant, and converges toward the plane of the floor or surface upon which insects travel. The incline and spacing of the adhesive surface to the surface of travel is such that insects or other small pests in search of the attractant source may move under the adhesive surface at the high end of the incline, but cannot avoid contacting their back or other large upper body area to, and becoming immobilized on, the adhesive surface when they try to move under a lower portion of the incline.
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