Exhaust pipe to hose adapter for vermin extermination
US5700039A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L25/14
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exhaust pipe adapter for connecting a conventional garden hose to an exhaust pipe of a vehicle for the purpose of humanely exterminating underground dwelling vermin by the exhaust fumes of the vehicle being directed from the distal end of the garden hose into a hole in the ground. The exhaust pipe adapter includes a tubular rubbery body having a large opening at one end sized for placement over and releasable connection to an exhaust pipe end, and the opposite end of the adapter is affixed with rigid male threads sized for connection to the female end of a standard garden hose. The rubbery body of the adapter includes differing internal diameters to allow it to be snugly attached to largely varying exhaust pipe diameters. An adjustable circular hose clamp is provided to compress the rubbery body onto the exterior surface of the exhaust pipe to maintain the adapter in place during use.
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