US1204777A - Insect-destroyer. - Google Patents

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H. JAHR. INSECT DESTROYER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. 1916.

1,204,777. Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

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HENRY use, or" annivrorm', PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. 14,1916.

Application filed Me's. 1916. V SerialNo. 96,218.

To all whom it may concern." 7 Y Be it known that I, H NRYJAHR, a citif zen'of'the" United States, residingat Ardinoi'e, in t-he county of Montgomery, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements 1n Insect-Destroyers; and to be a full, clear, and exact description of the" inventlomsuch as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. i

This invention relates to insect destroyers of the type commonly known as ffly swatters.

One object of the invention isto provide an improved form of such, device which is adapted especlally' for use 1n killing} flies when the latter are resting on the ceiling" of a room.

Another object is to provide an improved form of device of this character which may be operated by one hand.

lVith the above and other objects in view, as will be hereinafter apparent the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device ready for use; Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation partly broken away showing the device in full lines in one position and in dotted lines in the second position; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section taken longitudinally through the handle of the device, certain parts of the device being broken away; Fig. 4 is a detail of the slotted portion of the handle withthe remainder of the handle covering this slotted portion removed.

In carrying out the objects of the inven' tion there is provided a handle 10 which I do hereby declare the following terminates in spaced re cor1iinun ic ating with the notch lt at the lower end'of. the slot, the notch being formed ln' onjel of the walls of the slot and having an opening'fle leading outward therefrom through the sides of the handle. Movably mounted inthis openin is pin 16 to which is fixed one en'dof a spring 1.7, the other end of" said springbeing secured'to the handle. Tli1s,'spr' 1ng normally holds the pin outwardly disposed but pressure on, the

outer endof the in will'bend' the spring and force, the pin into the notch.

Mounted on theupp'er end of the handle 101s a eas gr ferrule 18' and between one side of this casing of ferrule is secured one end 19, of leaf spring, 20, which is. bowed;

laterally as at21int'erinediat'e" its ends and has its'terminal free end extending across the mouth of the opening 11 in spaced relation thereto. Slidably mounted in the opening 11 is a rod 22, the rod projecting from the end of the opening toward the terminal portion of the leaf spring and having its lower end extending into the slot 12 where it is provided with a cross member 23, the ends of which extendout ward through the sides of the slot to form finger. grips. A link 24 connects the upper end of the rod 22 with the spring 20 and on the terminal free end of the spring is mounted a striking member 25 preferably consisting of an oval piece of woven wire' screen having a bending and reinforcing means 26 around its edge.

In operation, the spring 20 has its ends brought toward each other to stress the spring by pulling downward on the cross 'bar 23. V This cross bar is then engaged in the notch 1 k and the device is ready for use. When a fly is observed on the ceiling, the striking member is positioned below the fly and to within two or three inches thereof. The pin 16 is pressed inward with the thumb of the hand holding the device and this forces the cross bar out of the notch and therefore releases the rod. The spring 20, being under stress, throws the free'end away from the fixed end and causes the striking member to engage that portion of the ceiling whereon thefiy is resting thus killing the latter. 7

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that many minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material principles thereof. It is not therefore desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein'shown and described but it is wished to include all such as come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A fly swatter including an elongated handle having an opening extending longi tudinally from one end and terminating in spaced relation to the other end, a spring fixed t0 the handle and bowed laterally to extend across the open end of the handle, a rod slidable in the opening and having connection with the opening, a striking member carried by the free end of the spring, and a latch and trigger mechanism at the inner end of the opening to releasably hold the rod inward and the spring under stress.

2. A fiy swatter including an elongated handle'having an opening extending longitudinally thereof and terminating in spaced Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner properly ing leading outward therefrom through the handle, a pin movable in the last-mentioned opening, a spring yieldably holding the pin outward, arod slidable in the longitudinal opening and projecting from the end thereof, a cross bar on the rod movable in the 2 slot and engageable in the notches, a leaf spring fixed to the handle and bowed laterally to extend across the end of the handle in spaced. relation thereto, a link connecting the rod and spring, and a striking member carried by the free end of the spring.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J AHR.

Witnesses: EDWARD J. LYONS, GEo. R. l/VILLIs, Jr.

Washington, D. G.

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