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Method of exterminating insects under the floor of a house or building
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-09-11
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Granted: 1989-03-07
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Expires: 2006-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building comprises spraying insecticide into the enclosed area under the floor of the house or building. For the purposes of this patent application the meaning of the word insecticide encompasses substances which deter insect presence as well as substances which kill insects. The insecticide used, is in the form of a fine adhesive powder which is loaded into an airtight dispenser. The dispenser has an opening for the insecticide to pass through. The opening is initially blocked by insecticide while pressure inside the dispenser is increased. Subsequently, insecticide is forced out the dispenser opening and delivered to a nozzle which sprays the insecticide under the building floor at a high exit velocity. The air in the enclosed area under the floor of the building is stirred up by the fluid energy delivered by the jet of fine powser insecticide. The insecticide mixes with the disturbed air to be distributed to, and to coat exposed surfaces and adhere in crevices in the area under the building floor.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Maeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-08 16:06
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B7/00; B05B7/14; B05B7/1404; A; A01; A01M; A01M1/00; A01M1/14; A01M1/24; A01M1/245; B05B7/1481; B05B7/1486; E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/62; E04B1/72; A01M2200/00; A01M2200/01; A01M2200/011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building, which consists essentially of: (a) using an adhesive insecticide in a fine powdered state with an average particle size less than 100 mesh; (b) loading the powdered insecticide into an airtight dispenser having top and bottom portions, said top portion having an inlet and said bottom portion having an outlet for insecticide, so that the insecticide outlet opening in said bottom portion is blocked with insecticide; (c) pressurizing to from 2 to 15 kg/cm 2 with air the dispenser from said inlet in said top portion to deliver insecticide under pressure from said insecticide outlet opening in said bottom portion to a nozzle whose diameter is between 1 and 20 mm; (d) spraying a narrow jet said insecticide in atomized form at a high speed, from said nozzle, into the enclosed area under the floor of the building; (e) agitating the air, within said enclosed area under the floor of the building, into a turbulent state with the fluid energy of the insecticide spray; and (f) dispersing said insecticide with the turbulent air so that all exposed surfaces and crevices in said enclosed are under the floor of the building are covered with said insecticide.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
209 words
A method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building, which consists essentially of: (a) using an adhesive insecticide in a fine powdered state with an average particle size less than 100 mesh; (b) loading the powdered insecticide into an airtight dispenser having top and bottom portions, said top portion having an inlet and said bottom portion having an outlet for insecticide, so that the insecticide outlet opening in said bottom portion is blocked with insecticide; (c) pressurizing to from 2 to 15 kg/cm 2 with air the dispenser from said inlet in said top portion to deliver insecticide under pressure from said insecticide outlet opening in said bottom portion to a nozzle whose diameter is between 1 and 20 mm; (d) spraying a narrow jet said insecticide in atomized form at a high speed, from said nozzle, into the enclosed area under the floor of the building; (e) agitating the air, within said enclosed area under the floor of the building, into a turbulent state with the fluid energy of the insecticide spray; and (f) dispersing said insecticide with the turbulent air so that all exposed surfaces and crevices in said enclosed are under the floor of the building are covered with said insecticide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building as claimed in claim 1 using insecticide in a fine powdered state with an average particle size less than 200 mesh.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building as claimed in claim 1 using insecticide having a water content of 0.5% or greater by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building as claimed in claim 1 in which the ventilation holes in the foundation are blocked, and said insecticide is sprayed into said enclosed area under the floor of the building.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building as claimed in claim 1 in which said insecticide is discharged from said nozzle by pressurizing said airtight dispenser, loaded with said insecticide, with compressed air at a pressure between 2 and 15 Kg/square cm.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
197 words
A method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building, which consists essentially of: (a) constructing the building's foundation and groundsills so that the groundsills are narrower than the top of the foundation, and a shelf, where insecticide can accumulate, is established all along a top of the inside wall of the foundation; (b) introducing powdered insecticide from a dispenser having top and bottom portions, with an inlet in said top portion and an outlet nozzle whose diameter is between 1 and 20 mm for insecticide in said bottom portion, wherein the dispenser is pressurized with air to from 2 to 15 kg/cm 2 from said inlet in the top portion and insecticide is discharged from said outlet nozzle in a narrow jet in the bottom portion at high speed in atomized form so that it floats in the air inside the enclosed area under the floor of the building; (c) agitating the air-insecticide mixture inside said enclosed area under the floor of the building; and (d) establishing an accumulation of insecticide in a line along the top of said foundation so that a barrier is formed preventing the intrusion of harmful insects
Claim 8
Independent Claim
197 words
A method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building, which consists essentially of: (a) constructing the building's foundation and groundsills so that the groundsills are narrower than the top of the foundation, and a shelf, where insecticide can accumulate, is established all along a top of the inside wall of the foundation; (b) introducing powdered insecticide from a dispenser having top and bottom portions, with an inlet in said top portion and an outlet nozzle whose diameter is between 1 and 20 mm for insecticide in said bottom portion, wherein the dispenser is pressurized with air to from 2 to 15 kg/cm 2 from said inlet in the top portion and insecticide is discharged from said outlet nozzle in a narrow jet in the bottom portion at high speed in atomized form so that it floats in the air inside the enclosed area under the floor of the building; (c) agitating the air-insecticide mixture inside said enclosed area under the floor of the building; and (d) establishing an accumulation of insecticide in a line along the top of said foundation so that a barrier is formed preventing the intrusion of harmful insects
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building as claimed in claim 6 in which said shelf, where insecticide can accumulate along the top of the foundation, is between 5 and 50 mm wide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building as claimed in claim 6 in which the ventilation holes in the foundation are blocked, and said insecticide is sprayed or blown into said enclosed area under the floor of the building.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of exterminating harmful insects under the floor of a house or building as claimed in claim 6 in which the air, containing particles of said insecticide, inside said enclosed area under the floor of the building is forcefully agitated with a fan.
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