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Fly paper

Assignee: FR Kaiser GmbH
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Filing: 1981-11-05
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Granted: 1984-01-17
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Expires: 2001-11-05
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Abstract

Abstract An improved fly paper comprising a strip coated with sticky material and which, for increasing the possible size of the strip, is made of foil or paper reinforced by high tensile threads. The strip is folded about a line located generally halfway between its ends and rolled up, while folded double; the roll being covered by the two ends of the strip which are uncoated. The strip ends are provided with eyes for hanging up the strip on use.

Inventors

  • 👤 Helmut K. Ammon
  • 👤 John G. Updike

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 11:29
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01M; A01M1/00; A01M1/14; A01M1/16; A01M2200/00; A01M2200/01; A01M2200/012

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
An improved fly paper comprising a strip of material having theron a sticky coating with two end portions being free of said coating, the strip being folded along a fold midway between said end portions with said end portions being adjacent each other and wrapped around said fold to form a roll, wherein: (a) the strip is made up of a material which, for a given thickness has a higher tensile strength than paper; (b) the end margin portions of said two end portions are reinforced by folding said end margin portions zig-zag, and one corner of each of said reinforced end margin portions being turned over and folded down and an eye placed therethrough for hanging said strip; and (c) at least one of said coating free end portions of said strip forming the outermost turn of the strip on the roll, thereby forming a cover stretching around the roll for at least one full turn.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
An improved fly paper comprising a strip of material having theron a sticky coating with two end portions being free of said coating, the strip being folded along a fold midway between said end portions with said end portions being adjacent each other and wrapped around said fold to form a roll, wherein: (a) the strip is made up of a material which, for a given thickness has a higher tensile strength than paper; (b) the end margin portions of said two end portions are reinforced by folding said end margin portions zig-zag, and one corner of each of said reinforced end margin portions being turned over and folded down and an eye placed therethrough for hanging said strip; and (c) at least one of said coating free end portions of said strip forming the outermost turn of the strip on the roll, thereby forming a cover stretching around the roll for at least one full turn.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 56 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the rolled condition, the two end edges of the strip are generally aligned with each other and the length of said coating free end portions of said strip are such that they are adapted to wrap around the roll for at least one turn thereby covering it.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strip is made up of threads which are joined together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strip is made of paper having fiberglass threads embedded therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strip has a length of at least 120 cm and a width of at least 10 cm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strip has a length of at least 220 cm and a width of at least 20 cm.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-01-16 1987-07-18 1988-01-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-01-16 1991-07-18 1992-01-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-01-16 1995-07-18 1996-01-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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