Fly and insect trap
US5608987A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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