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US3108391A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Insect trap

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-09
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Granted: 1963-10-29
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Expires: 1981-05-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Sipos Walter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 18:59
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01M; A01M1/00; A01M1/10; A01M1/02; A01M1/04; A01M1/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 198 words
AN INSECT TRAP COMPRISING, HOUSING MEANS HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS AND APERTURES FOR RECEIVING INSETS THERETHROUGH, CONTINUOUS IMPERFORATE SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS HAVING A NON-ADHESIVE COATING OF INSECTICIDE AND EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSING MEANS INTERNALLY THEREOF BETWEEN SAID OPPOSITE ENDS FOR INDUCING MOVEMENT OF INSECTS RECEIVED THEREON BETWEEN SAID ENDS OF THE HOUSING MEANS, OUTLET MEANS DISPOSED AT ONE OF SAID ENDS OF THE HOUSING MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DISCHARGING INSECTS, POISONED BY PROLONGED CONTACT WITH SAID INSECTICIDE ON SAID SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS SO AS TO SUCCUMB TO THE FORCE OF GRAVITY, A PAIR OF SPACERS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING MEANS AT SAID OPPOSITE ENDS RESPECTIVELY FOR SUPPORTING THE SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS IN CONFRONTING SPACED RELATION TO SAID APERTURES IN THE HOUSING MEANS, AND AN IMPERFORATE ROOF MEMBER REMOVABLY MOUNTED AT THE OTHER OF SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE HOUSING MEANS ENCLOSING ONE OF SAID SPACERS POSITIONED THEREIN, SAID SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS HAVING UPPER AND LOWER AXIAL ENDS, SAID UPPER AXIAL END BEING ENCLOSED BY THE ROOF MEMBER, SAID OUTLET MEANS COMPRISING A CENTRALLY APERTURED CAP MEMBER AXIALLY POSITIONING ONE OF SAID SPACERS FOR RECEIVING SAID LOWER END OF THE SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS ADJACENT SAID ONE END OF THE HOUSING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 198 words
AN INSECT TRAP COMPRISING, HOUSING MEANS HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS AND APERTURES FOR RECEIVING INSETS THERETHROUGH, CONTINUOUS IMPERFORATE SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS HAVING A NON-ADHESIVE COATING OF INSECTICIDE AND EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSING MEANS INTERNALLY THEREOF BETWEEN SAID OPPOSITE ENDS FOR INDUCING MOVEMENT OF INSECTS RECEIVED THEREON BETWEEN SAID ENDS OF THE HOUSING MEANS, OUTLET MEANS DISPOSED AT ONE OF SAID ENDS OF THE HOUSING MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DISCHARGING INSECTS, POISONED BY PROLONGED CONTACT WITH SAID INSECTICIDE ON SAID SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS SO AS TO SUCCUMB TO THE FORCE OF GRAVITY, A PAIR OF SPACERS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING MEANS AT SAID OPPOSITE ENDS RESPECTIVELY FOR SUPPORTING THE SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS IN CONFRONTING SPACED RELATION TO SAID APERTURES IN THE HOUSING MEANS, AND AN IMPERFORATE ROOF MEMBER REMOVABLY MOUNTED AT THE OTHER OF SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE HOUSING MEANS ENCLOSING ONE OF SAID SPACERS POSITIONED THEREIN, SAID SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS HAVING UPPER AND LOWER AXIAL ENDS, SAID UPPER AXIAL END BEING ENCLOSED BY THE ROOF MEMBER, SAID OUTLET MEANS COMPRISING A CENTRALLY APERTURED CAP MEMBER AXIALLY POSITIONING ONE OF SAID SPACERS FOR RECEIVING SAID LOWER END OF THE SURFACE DIRECTING MEANS ADJACENT SAID ONE END OF THE HOUSING MEANS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-10-28 1967-04-29 1967-10-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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