Patent Application
20180007888
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The disclosure and prior art relates to insect trap devices and more particularly pertains to a new insect trap device for efficiently catching and trapping insects.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a connector coupled to a housing such that the housing is configured for being coupled to a surface. A rod is coupled to and extends from the housing to be parallel to the surface. A motor is positioned in the housing and coupled to the rod to move the rod between a raised position and a lowered position. A motion sensor is positioned on the housing adjacent to the rod wherein the motion sensor is configured for detecting an insect within a range of movement of the rod. The motion sensor triggers the motor to move the rod when the motion sensor detects the insect. An adhesive is exposed on a surface of the rod wherein the adhesive is configured for adhering the insect to the rod when the rod contacts the insect.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A motor 30 is coupled to the housing 12. The motor 30 is positioned in the housing 12. The motor 30 is coupled to the rod 22 wherein the motor 30 moves the rod 22 between the raised position 24 and the lowered position 26. A socket 32 is coupled to the motor 30. A proximal end 28 of the rod 22 relative to the housing 12 is insertable into the socket 32 wherein the rod 22 is removably coupled to the motor 30. A motion sensor 34 is coupled to the housing 12. The motion sensor 34 is positioned on the housing 12 adjacent to the rod 22 wherein the motion sensor 34 is configured for detecting an insect 36 within a range of movement of the rod 22. The motion sensor 34 is operationally coupled to the motor 30 wherein the motor 30 is configured to move the rod 22 when the motion sensor 34 detects the insect 36. The rod 22 is moved by the motor 30 at a speed to encourage contact between the rod 22 and the insect 36. An adhesive 38 is exposed on a surface 40 of the rod 22 wherein the adhesive 38 is configured for adhering the insect 36 to the rod 22 when the rod 22 contacts the insect 36.
Additionally, a tray 42 is coupled to and extends from the housing 12. The tray 42 is positioned in spaced parallel relationship to the rod 22 when the rod 22 is in the lowered position 26. The tray 42 has a trough 44 defined by a raised peripheral lip 46. The rod 22 is coplanar with the trough 44. The trough 44 catches and holds the insect 36 in the event the adhesive 38 is not used, becomes ineffective, or in the event the insect 36 is not otherwise adhered to the rod 22. The adhesive 38 may be provided using a removable tape or sheath allowing for replacement of the adhesive 38 as needed.
In use, the housing 12 is attached to the surface 16 using the suction cups 18. The rod 22 is set in the raised position 24. Upon detection of the insect 36 within the range of motion of the rod 22, the motor 30 is activated to move the rod 22. Contact by the rod 22 will serve to at least stun the insect 36 and adhere the insect 36 to the surface 40 or deliver the insect 36 to the trough 44 for later disposal.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
