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Device for catching flying insects

US6108966A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
20References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 1, 1999
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

The object of the invention is to provide a device for catching flying insects wherein an attracting rate of flying insects is increased by enlarging the diffusion area of light out of a case from the lamp for catching flying insects, and to prevent people from recognizing the flying insects caught in the case through the openings from below. The case is provided with at least vertical portions and slant portions extending from the vertical portions. The case has a polygonal cross-sectional shape having more than five sides. The device further includes a lamp for attracting flying insects, a member for catching the flying insects attracted by the lamp, openings formed in the vertical portions and slant portions, and a plurality of plates provided in the openings in the slant portions, the plates preventing recognition of the flying insects caught in the flying insect catching member.

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