WO2010081194A1 - Barrière contre les insectes - Google Patents

Barrière contre les insectes Download PDF

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WO2010081194A1
WO2010081194A1 PCT/AU2010/000030 AU2010000030W WO2010081194A1 WO 2010081194 A1 WO2010081194 A1 WO 2010081194A1 AU 2010000030 W AU2010000030 W AU 2010000030W WO 2010081194 A1 WO2010081194 A1 WO 2010081194A1
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barrier
insect
trapping
insects
bed
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Tony Abrahams
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Priority to GB1111985A priority Critical patent/GB2478887A/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01M—CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
    • A01M29/00—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus
    • A01M29/30—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus preventing or obstructing access or passage, e.g. by means of barriers, spikes, cords, obstacles or sprinkled water
    • A01M29/34—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus preventing or obstructing access or passage, e.g. by means of barriers, spikes, cords, obstacles or sprinkled water specially adapted for insects
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B91/00—Feet for furniture in general
    • A47B91/14—Devices on legs preventing ascent of insects
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C19/00—Bedsteads
    • A47C19/02—Parts or details of bedsteads not fully covered in a single one of the following subgroups, e.g. bed rails, post rails
    • A47C19/021—Bedstead frames
    • A47C19/024—Legs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
    • A47C31/007—Anti-mite, anti-allergen or anti-bacterial means

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  • the present invention relates to an insect barrier for preventing the migration of insects, and more particularly to a barrier for preventing the migration of insects from a floor to a bed.
  • Bed bugs are wingless small insects, around four to five millimetres in length, and feed mainly during the night on sleeping humans.
  • Infestations of bed bugs can be treated by chemical spraying, in more recent times pest infestation has been treated using gel-based baits in preference to harmful chemicals. While baits are effective in controlling other insects, such as cockroaches, they have very limited effect on bed bugs because bed bugs are not attracted to the bait.
  • Bed bugs seldom travel on human skin, but prefer to be nestled away in clothing and bed sheets. As the bugs often go for five to ten days without feeding, it is not uncommon to transfer an infestation from a hotel room to another hotel room or to a person's home in their suitcase. Therefore bed bugs can find their way to a bed from any luggage or clothing left on the floor.
  • the present invention provides a barrier for inhibiting migration of crawling insects to a bed via a bed leg, the barrier being co-operable with a bed leg such that an insect must cross the barrier to reach the bed and wherein the barrier includes a trapping portion having a coating of a tacky substance to which insects stick upon contact.
  • the present invention can reduce the migration of insects, such as bed bugs, from any clothing or luggage left on the floor by trapping the insects before they can reach the bed sheets.
  • the barrier can also reduce the infestation of bed bugs as once the bugs are stuck to the coating they are unable to mate and reproduce. As time passes, the trapped bugs die of starvation.
  • the barrier can include a support member for engaging a portion of the bed leg and the trapping portion can extend from the support member. Preferably, the support member is fully enclosed.
  • the trapping portion can have a generally U-shaped profile.
  • the tacky substance in the trapping portion can be a non-drying adhesive which can stay tacky for more than a year.
  • the barrier can be formed from plastic.
  • the support member can include an upstanding perimeter wall for defining a seat for a bed leg and the trapping portion comprises at least part of the perimeter wall, an outwardly extending flange and a termination lip.
  • the support member can include an aperture for enabling a fastener to pass therethrough for securing the bed leg to the bed and wherein the trapping portion comprises at least part of the support member, a downwardly depending skirt and a termination lip.
  • the invention provides a barrier which reduces the migration of insects such as the bed bug.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a barrier according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the barrier in Figure 1 in use with a bed leg;
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the barrier in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 is a side view of the barrier in Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of the barrier in Figure 1 in use with a bed leg;
  • Figure 6 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a barrier according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the barrier in Figure 6 in use with a bed leg
  • Figure 8 is a top view of the barrier in Figure 6;
  • Figure 9 is a side view of the barrier in Figure 6; and
  • Figure 10 is a perspective view of the barrier according to Figure 6.
  • a first embodiment of the present invention is applicable to beds and provides an insect barrier 10 for inhibiting migration of crawling insects to a bed via a bed leg 11, as shown in Figures 1 to 5.
  • the barrier 10 is co-operable with a bed leg 11 such that an insect must cross the barrier 10 to reach the bed.
  • the barrier 10 includes a support member 12 which receives a bed leg 11 and which engages and supports the bed . leg 11.
  • the support member 12 includes an upstanding perimeter 15 to define a seat 9 for the bed leg 11 to rest. In this way the bed leg is isolated from the surroundings and requires migration of crawling insects across the barrier 10.
  • the barrier 10 includes a trapping portion denoted generally by 13, having a preventative material such as a coating of a tacky substance 14 to which insects stick upon contact.
  • the trapping portion 13 has a configuration which includes an upper portion 16 of the upstanding perimeter 15, an outwardly extending flange 17 and a termination lip 18 to define an inverted U-shaped trapping portion 13 shown in Figure 4.
  • the inside of the inverted U-shaped trapping portion 13 includes the tacky substance 14 to trap insects.
  • bed bugs can be brought into the house on clothing or luggage. If the clothing or luggage is left on the floor, the bugs will naturally migrate towards the bed. When the barrier 10 is in place receiving the bed leg 11 , the bugs must crawl up the outside of the upstanding perimeter wall 15 and will reach the tacky substance 14 which is applied to the outside of the perimeter wall 15. The tacky substance 14 slows the crawl of the bug before trapping it. Once the bug is stuck to the tacky substance it will die from starvation.
  • the barrier 10 is formed from plastic and the support member 12 is circular and approximately 60 millimetres in diameter, with the upstanding perimeter 15 being approximately 30 millimetres in height.
  • the trapping portion 13 is formed by the outwardly extending flange 17 which extends 10 millimetres outwardly from the upstanding perimeter 15 at an angle of 90°.
  • the trapping portion 13 is completed by the termination lip 18 which depends from the flange 17 at a further 90° angle and is approximately 10 millimetres in height.
  • the trapping portion 13 could have other shapes including a more rounded inverted U-shape.
  • Figure 6 shows a barrier 20 for fitting to the top of a bed leg 21 , such that the barrier 20 inhibits migration of crawling insects between the bed leg 20 and the rest of the bed frame.
  • the barrier 20 is co-operable with a bed leg 21 by inserting a fastener 29 of the bed leg 21 through the aperture 30 such that an insect must cross the barrier 20 to reach the bed.
  • the barrier 20 includes a trapping portion denoted generally by 23, having a coating of a tacky substance 34 to which insects stick upon contact.
  • the barrier 20 includes a support member 22 which engages and rests on top of a portion of the bed leg 21 while allowing the fastener 29 to protrude through the aperture 30 and attach to the bed. In this way the remainder of the bed is isolated from the lower portions of the bed leg 21 and requires migration of crawling insects across the barrier 20.
  • a portion of the support member 22 forms the trapping portion 23 together with a depending skirt 27 extending at 90° angle and a termination lip 28 extending at further 90° angle to define an inwardly facing U-shape trapping portion 23 which has a coating of a tacky substance 34 to which insects stick upon contact shown in Figure 9.
  • the barrier 20 is a particularly preferred form of this embodiment which is formed from plastic and has a circular support member 22 which is approximately 80 millimetres in diameter, with the depending skirt 27 being approximately 20 millimetres in height.
  • the trapping portion 13 is formed by the skirt 27 depending from the support member 22 an angle of 90°.
  • the trapping portion 13 is completed by the termination lip 28 extending from the skirt 27 also at a 90° angle for approximately 10 millimetres back towards the centre of the support member. It will also be appreciated that rather than having a square U-shaped trapping portion, the trapping portion 13 could have a more rounded U-shape.
  • the support member 12 or 22 can take a different form, such as a square with a trapping portion attached. All such modifications and changes are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Insects & Arthropods (AREA)
  • Pest Control & Pesticides (AREA)
  • Birds (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
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Abstract

La présente invention a pour objet une barrière contre les insectes (10), permettant d'empêcher la migration des insectes vers un meuble, qui comporte un élément de support (12) recevant un pied de lit (11) et venant en contact avec et supportant le pied de lit (11). L'élément de support (12) comporte un périmètre vertical (15) pour définir un siège 9 pour que le pied de lit (11) y repose. La barrière (10) comporte une partie piégeage désignée de manière générale par (13), possédant une matière préventive telle qu'un revêtement d'une substance poisseuse (14) auquel les insectes se collent par contact. La partie piégeage (13) a une configuration qui comporte une partie supérieure (16) du périmètre vertical (15), une collerette (17) s'étendant vers l'extérieur et un bec de terminaison (18) pour définir une partie piégeage en forme de U renversé (13) pour recevoir la substance de piégeage qui croise le passage qui est requis pour la migration des insectes sur le corps de la barrière vers le meuble et empêche de cette façon la migration des insectes.
PCT/AU2010/000030 2009-01-13 2010-01-13 Barrière contre les insectes WO2010081194A1 (fr)

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AU2009900123 2009-01-13
AU2009900121 2009-01-13
AU2009900121A AU2009900121A0 (en) 2009-01-13 Bed Bug Barrier - Caster
AU2009900123A AU2009900123A0 (en) 2009-01-13 Bed Bug Barrier (Top of Bed Leg)
AU2009100497A AU2009100497A4 (en) 2009-01-13 2009-05-26 A barrier
AU2009100497 2009-05-26

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CN111789090A (zh) * 2020-07-24 2020-10-20 李京帅 一种气体控制法农用无公害除虫装置
WO2021239896A1 (fr) * 2020-05-28 2021-12-02 Le Matelas 365 Dispositif pour l'interception d'insectes rampants, et meuble et lit équipés d'un tel dispositif

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US1684279A (en) * 1927-05-07 1928-09-11 Vonnie D Humphrey Insect guard for furniture
FR979211A (fr) * 1949-01-11 1951-04-24 Sous-pied de meuble isolant formant réceptacle destiné à recevoir un insecticide
US20080017775A1 (en) * 2006-07-20 2008-01-24 Myrna Gary Barrier Against Crawling Pests

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US1684279A (en) * 1927-05-07 1928-09-11 Vonnie D Humphrey Insect guard for furniture
FR979211A (fr) * 1949-01-11 1951-04-24 Sous-pied de meuble isolant formant réceptacle destiné à recevoir un insecticide
US20080017775A1 (en) * 2006-07-20 2008-01-24 Myrna Gary Barrier Against Crawling Pests

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WO2021239896A1 (fr) * 2020-05-28 2021-12-02 Le Matelas 365 Dispositif pour l'interception d'insectes rampants, et meuble et lit équipés d'un tel dispositif
FR3110813A1 (fr) * 2020-05-28 2021-12-03 Le Matelas 365 Dispositif pour l’interception d’insectes rampants, et meuble et lit équipés d’un tel dispositif
CN111789090A (zh) * 2020-07-24 2020-10-20 李京帅 一种气体控制法农用无公害除虫装置
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