CA1162740A - Insect feeding station - Google Patents
Insect feeding stationInfo
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- CA1162740A CA1162740A CA000398695A CA398695A CA1162740A CA 1162740 A CA1162740 A CA 1162740A CA 000398695 A CA000398695 A CA 000398695A CA 398695 A CA398695 A CA 398695A CA 1162740 A CA1162740 A CA 1162740A
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Abstract
28,325 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An insect feeding station having a central poison area, guide and baffle walls leading from the periph-ery of the station to the central poison area, a cover with transparent means to view said poison area. The poison compartment may have a contrasting and luminous color under the poison to make removal of poison easily detectable.
An insect feeding station having a central poison area, guide and baffle walls leading from the periph-ery of the station to the central poison area, a cover with transparent means to view said poison area. The poison compartment may have a contrasting and luminous color under the poison to make removal of poison easily detectable.
Description
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This invention relates to a device for destroying insects. It more particularly relates to an insect feeding station whereby poison may be administered to insects without endangering children or domestic animals, and having means to guide insects to the poison.
Various types of devices have been known in the prior art for destroying insects. In some devices, the insects are trapped in the device after entering, either by mechanical con-struction, or by sticking to a gummy substance. In either instance, the device is soon full and useless. In devices which contained a poison, it was easy to shake out loose poison, or probe through openings to reach the poison, thus making them a danger to children or small domestic animals. In addition, prior devices are generally of a construction that the interior of the device is difficult to view so that it is not readily ascertainable whether insects are using the device or how much poison has been used.
The invention provides an insect feeding station for administering poison to insects comprising a base portion and a cover, said base portion having a floor with poison at the center thereof, a plurality of openings at the periphery of said base portion, guide and baffle means to guide insects from said open-ings to said center. The outer case may be of any configuration, e.g., round, square, or rectangular.
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The base has inner walls leading from the openings up to the poison and the guide and baffle means are walls so positioned that a probe cannot contact the poison if thrust into any of the outer wall openings. The cover oE the device is preferably permanently affixed to the base and has at least a part which is transparent so that the poison is visible through the cover.
The poison is preferably of the type known as bait, i.e., it is a mixture of slow acting poison and some food material attractive to insects, such as flour, molasses, peanut butter or the like. The bait is preferably of a paste like or solid con-sistency. Thus, insects are attracted to the device, eat the bait and leave the device to die elsewhere. The bait may be a molded shape, e.g., a flat wafer affixed to the floor of the inner com-partment.
It is also desirable to coat the floor of the compartment with a contrasting color before putting down the bait, and more desirably the contrasting color may be luminous so that it is readily visible in darkened areas. As bait, is removed by insects, the contrasting color underneath becomes visible and pxovides an indication whether insects are using the station and how much bait has been used.
The invention may be better understood by reference to the drawings in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the invention having guide walls and baffle walls, with parts of the cover broken away, Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the embodiment in Figure 1,
This invention relates to a device for destroying insects. It more particularly relates to an insect feeding station whereby poison may be administered to insects without endangering children or domestic animals, and having means to guide insects to the poison.
Various types of devices have been known in the prior art for destroying insects. In some devices, the insects are trapped in the device after entering, either by mechanical con-struction, or by sticking to a gummy substance. In either instance, the device is soon full and useless. In devices which contained a poison, it was easy to shake out loose poison, or probe through openings to reach the poison, thus making them a danger to children or small domestic animals. In addition, prior devices are generally of a construction that the interior of the device is difficult to view so that it is not readily ascertainable whether insects are using the device or how much poison has been used.
The invention provides an insect feeding station for administering poison to insects comprising a base portion and a cover, said base portion having a floor with poison at the center thereof, a plurality of openings at the periphery of said base portion, guide and baffle means to guide insects from said open-ings to said center. The outer case may be of any configuration, e.g., round, square, or rectangular.
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The base has inner walls leading from the openings up to the poison and the guide and baffle means are walls so positioned that a probe cannot contact the poison if thrust into any of the outer wall openings. The cover oE the device is preferably permanently affixed to the base and has at least a part which is transparent so that the poison is visible through the cover.
The poison is preferably of the type known as bait, i.e., it is a mixture of slow acting poison and some food material attractive to insects, such as flour, molasses, peanut butter or the like. The bait is preferably of a paste like or solid con-sistency. Thus, insects are attracted to the device, eat the bait and leave the device to die elsewhere. The bait may be a molded shape, e.g., a flat wafer affixed to the floor of the inner com-partment.
It is also desirable to coat the floor of the compartment with a contrasting color before putting down the bait, and more desirably the contrasting color may be luminous so that it is readily visible in darkened areas. As bait, is removed by insects, the contrasting color underneath becomes visible and pxovides an indication whether insects are using the station and how much bait has been used.
The invention may be better understood by reference to the drawings in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the invention having guide walls and baffle walls, with parts of the cover broken away, Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the embodiment in Figure 1,
- 2 -Figure 3 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the invention having both outer and inner insect guide means, Figure 4 is a view in elevation of the embodiment of Figure 3, Fi~res 5 and 7 represent alternative embodiments of the guide and baffle walls, Figures 6 and 8 are views in elevation respectively of the embodiments shown in Figures 5 and 7, Figure 9 and~ll are top plan views of embodiments of the in~ention having a plurality of openings and guide and baffle ~alls, and Figure 10 is a ~iew in elevation of the embodiment of Figure 9.
Referring to Figure 1, the insect feeding station of the present invention comprises a base por~ion 10 and cover 12. The base portion may be of any suitable material such as metal or plastic, and may be transparent plastic but need not be transparent. Base portion 10 has outer casing wall 14 with openings 16, a floor 18, inner compartment walls 20 with openings 22. Inner compartment wall 20 forms an inner com-partment 24. Bait 26 is affixed to floor 18 in inner com-partment 24. The floor of inner compartment may be coated with a contrasting color layer 28 before affixing the bait.
Color layer 28 is preferably a luminescent material. This may be a coating of luminescent paint, or a luminescent dyed paper or the like. If the bait contains an oleagenous ingre-dient, it is desirable to coat color layer 28 with a pro-tective material, e.g., a resin, before affixing the bait so that the color layer is not soaked with oil or grease and discolored or inactivated.
The inner surface of the outer casing wall 14 is curved inwardly at 30 to guide insects entering openings 16 towards openings 22 into the inner poison compartment 24.
This is done to prevent an insect from entering at one outer opening 16, and wandering randomly along the inner wall and out the other opening 16.
I ~ 6~7~0 Cover 12 extends to the periphery of outer casing walls 14 to close the base portion 10 and may also be of any suitable material. However, cover 12 should have at least a portion which is transparent so that bait 26 may be readil~
seen. Although the cover has been illustrated as a flat disc, it will be readily apparent that it could also have an outer wall extending downwardly over outer wall 14 so long as the openings 16 are not obstructed. Cover 12 is permanently affixed to base 10 as by adhesive or any suitable means.
In a preferred embodiment, the base portion 10 and cover 12 are both o transparent plastic.
As illustrated, the insect feeding station may be flat on a floor or other desired area. Insects may enter the device through openings 16 and are guided by cuxved walls 30 to offset openings 22 to reach bait 26 in the inner compartment, and may leave through the same openings. The consumption of bait 26 may be viewed through transparent cover 12, and be readily visible due to contrasting back-ground 28 under the bait.
Although insects may easily reach the bait, it will be readily apparent in Figure 1 that a probe placed in any opening 16 in the outer casing wall 14 will not enter the, inner compartment wall 20 due to offset openings 22 in wall 20. Thus, the device is safe from inquisitive children.
The device could also be mounted on vertical surfaces by means of double sided adhesive tape, not shown, on the lower surface 30 of base portion 10. Since bait 26 is affixed to the floor of the inner compartment, it will not be disturbed and will remain in the same position within the device.
` Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment of the invention which is essentially similar to the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2 in the interior structure of the device. The outer case walls 32 are elongated and curved inwardly towards case openings 16 to provide outer guide walls 34. Guide J ~2~0 walls 34 serve to direct insects toward opening 16 so that they will be more likely to entex the insect feeding station, and interior guide ~alls 30 direct the insects towards openings 22 into the inner compartment 24 and to poison 26.
In the embodiments of Figures 5 to 8, the openings 16 in outer casing walls 36, of base portion 10 are bounded by inner curved walls 38 directly to poison 26 by a curved path. Thus the walls 38 serve both as guide walls and a baffle means, Insects will be guided along walls 38 to poison 26, but a probe thrust into opening 16 could not reach poison 26. The device is thus safe from children.
The cover 12 should have a part transparent to view poison 26, which will be coated over a contrasting and luminescent color layer.
In the embodiment of Figures 9 and 10, the device has a base portion 10 having a floor 40 with a poison 26 at the center thereof. The base portion 10 has a plurality of arcuate walls 42 extending from the periphery 44 of floor 40 essentially to the area of poison 26. There is in effect no outer wall to the device and the arcuate walls form a plurality of openings 46 leading directly to poison 26. A cover 12 extends to the outer ends of arcuate walls 42. Insects entering openings 46 will be guided along walls 42 to poison 26. The walls 42 have a curvature such that a probe thrust into opening 46 cannot contact poison 26. Poison 26 is placed over a contras~ing and luminescent color material, and at least a portion of cover 12 is transparent so that poison 26 is visible through the cover.
The embodiment o~ Figure 11 is essentiall~ similar ~ . _ to that shown in Figure 9,~ except that it has a plurality of straight guide walls 48, instead of the arcuate walls 42 of the embodiment in Figure 9. The straight guide walls 48 are directed from the periphery of the device tangential to poison area 26, so that the insects will be guided to poison ar^~ 26,-but a probe inserted into any of the plurality of entrys 16 cannot contact poison 26.
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It will be seen that the present invention pro-vides an insect feeding station for adminsitering poison to insects, particularly crawling insects, whereby a signal is provided allowing the ready detection of the removal of poisonous bait, even in dimly lit areas and without removing the device and which has means to guide insects to the poison and entry ~affle system so that children cannot probe the bait containing compartment.
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Referring to Figure 1, the insect feeding station of the present invention comprises a base por~ion 10 and cover 12. The base portion may be of any suitable material such as metal or plastic, and may be transparent plastic but need not be transparent. Base portion 10 has outer casing wall 14 with openings 16, a floor 18, inner compartment walls 20 with openings 22. Inner compartment wall 20 forms an inner com-partment 24. Bait 26 is affixed to floor 18 in inner com-partment 24. The floor of inner compartment may be coated with a contrasting color layer 28 before affixing the bait.
Color layer 28 is preferably a luminescent material. This may be a coating of luminescent paint, or a luminescent dyed paper or the like. If the bait contains an oleagenous ingre-dient, it is desirable to coat color layer 28 with a pro-tective material, e.g., a resin, before affixing the bait so that the color layer is not soaked with oil or grease and discolored or inactivated.
The inner surface of the outer casing wall 14 is curved inwardly at 30 to guide insects entering openings 16 towards openings 22 into the inner poison compartment 24.
This is done to prevent an insect from entering at one outer opening 16, and wandering randomly along the inner wall and out the other opening 16.
I ~ 6~7~0 Cover 12 extends to the periphery of outer casing walls 14 to close the base portion 10 and may also be of any suitable material. However, cover 12 should have at least a portion which is transparent so that bait 26 may be readil~
seen. Although the cover has been illustrated as a flat disc, it will be readily apparent that it could also have an outer wall extending downwardly over outer wall 14 so long as the openings 16 are not obstructed. Cover 12 is permanently affixed to base 10 as by adhesive or any suitable means.
In a preferred embodiment, the base portion 10 and cover 12 are both o transparent plastic.
As illustrated, the insect feeding station may be flat on a floor or other desired area. Insects may enter the device through openings 16 and are guided by cuxved walls 30 to offset openings 22 to reach bait 26 in the inner compartment, and may leave through the same openings. The consumption of bait 26 may be viewed through transparent cover 12, and be readily visible due to contrasting back-ground 28 under the bait.
Although insects may easily reach the bait, it will be readily apparent in Figure 1 that a probe placed in any opening 16 in the outer casing wall 14 will not enter the, inner compartment wall 20 due to offset openings 22 in wall 20. Thus, the device is safe from inquisitive children.
The device could also be mounted on vertical surfaces by means of double sided adhesive tape, not shown, on the lower surface 30 of base portion 10. Since bait 26 is affixed to the floor of the inner compartment, it will not be disturbed and will remain in the same position within the device.
` Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment of the invention which is essentially similar to the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2 in the interior structure of the device. The outer case walls 32 are elongated and curved inwardly towards case openings 16 to provide outer guide walls 34. Guide J ~2~0 walls 34 serve to direct insects toward opening 16 so that they will be more likely to entex the insect feeding station, and interior guide ~alls 30 direct the insects towards openings 22 into the inner compartment 24 and to poison 26.
In the embodiments of Figures 5 to 8, the openings 16 in outer casing walls 36, of base portion 10 are bounded by inner curved walls 38 directly to poison 26 by a curved path. Thus the walls 38 serve both as guide walls and a baffle means, Insects will be guided along walls 38 to poison 26, but a probe thrust into opening 16 could not reach poison 26. The device is thus safe from children.
The cover 12 should have a part transparent to view poison 26, which will be coated over a contrasting and luminescent color layer.
In the embodiment of Figures 9 and 10, the device has a base portion 10 having a floor 40 with a poison 26 at the center thereof. The base portion 10 has a plurality of arcuate walls 42 extending from the periphery 44 of floor 40 essentially to the area of poison 26. There is in effect no outer wall to the device and the arcuate walls form a plurality of openings 46 leading directly to poison 26. A cover 12 extends to the outer ends of arcuate walls 42. Insects entering openings 46 will be guided along walls 42 to poison 26. The walls 42 have a curvature such that a probe thrust into opening 46 cannot contact poison 26. Poison 26 is placed over a contras~ing and luminescent color material, and at least a portion of cover 12 is transparent so that poison 26 is visible through the cover.
The embodiment o~ Figure 11 is essentiall~ similar ~ . _ to that shown in Figure 9,~ except that it has a plurality of straight guide walls 48, instead of the arcuate walls 42 of the embodiment in Figure 9. The straight guide walls 48 are directed from the periphery of the device tangential to poison area 26, so that the insects will be guided to poison ar^~ 26,-but a probe inserted into any of the plurality of entrys 16 cannot contact poison 26.
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It will be seen that the present invention pro-vides an insect feeding station for adminsitering poison to insects, particularly crawling insects, whereby a signal is provided allowing the ready detection of the removal of poisonous bait, even in dimly lit areas and without removing the device and which has means to guide insects to the poison and entry ~affle system so that children cannot probe the bait containing compartment.
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Claims (10)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An insect feeding station for administering poison to insects comprising a base portion and a cover, said base portion having a floor with poison at the center thereof, a plurality of openings at the periphery of said base portion, guide and baffle means to guide insects from said openings to said center.
2. The insect feeding station of claim 1 wherein said guide and baffle means comprise curved walls directed from the periphery of said floor toward the center thereof.
3. The insect feeding station of claim 1 wherein said guide and baffle means comprise straight walls directed from the periphery of said floor tangentially to said center.
4. The insect feeding station of claim 1 wherein said poison is a bait mixture of food and poison.
5. The insect feeding station of claim 4 wherein said bait mixture is a solid mixture affixed to the floor of said inner com-partment.
6. The insect feeding station of claim 1 comprising means to affix said station to a vertical surface.
7. The insect feeding station of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein at least a part of said cover is transparent to enable viewing of said poison.
8. The insect feeding station of claim 5 wherein at least a part of said cover is transparent to enable viewing of said poison.
9. The insect feeding station of claim 8 comprising a contrasting color beneath said bait.
10. The insect feeding station of claim 9 wherein said contrasting color is luminescent.
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| US25168481A | 1981-04-06 | 1981-04-06 | |
| US251,684 | 1981-04-06 |
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