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Fly and insect trap

US5608987A · kind A · utility

28Cited by
12References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 1995
Grant dateMar 11, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 30, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01M2200/012
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fly and insect trap for attachment to a depending light bulb has an enclosure of translucent material for installation around the light bulb, the enclosure having an upwardly open top defining an opening for receiving the bulb into the interior of the enclosure with the top spaced outwardly from the bulb to form therebetween an inlet gap for the entry of flies and insects into the interior of the enclosure. A retainer is secured to the enclosure within the enclosure and beneath the opening and resiliently engageable with the bulb for suspending the trap from the bulb.

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