INSECT TRAP AND METHOD OF USING AN INSECT TRAP

专利摘要:
insect trap, removable insect trap cartridge, coupling method and apparatus. an insect trap device and methods of using the device are described in this document. in some embodiments, an insect trap includes a light source, a removable enclosure with at least one opening, an adhesive surface at least partially within the enclosure, and optics to redirect the light from the light source to an adhesive trap surface. the light source can include at least one light emitting diode (led). the optics can be attached to the removable enclosure and can be located at least partially within the enclosure. optics can include optical intensifiers such as a reflector, a lens and / or a diffuser. the insect trap can additionally include an insect attractor that emits sound or smell.
公开号:BR112015020980B1
申请号:R112015020980-7
申请日:2014-02-28
公开日:2020-10-06
发明作者:Andrew SANDFORD；Daniel LAZARCHIK；Lars Lieberwirth；Hans Peter Schaefer
申请人:The Procter & Gamble Company；
IPC主号:

专利说明:

TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure is generally related to an insect trap, more particularly, to a removable insect trap having a minimal footprint and aesthetically pleasing design. CROSS REFERENCE FOR RELATED ORDERS
[0002] The present application claims the benefit of US provisional patent application No. 61 / 771,774, entitled "Insect Trap Device and Method of Use" filed on March 1, 2013 and US provisional patent application No. 61 / 787,629, entitled "Insect trap device and method of use" deposited on March 15, 2013, which are incorporated by reference in their entirety. FUNDAMENTALS
[0003] Pests like flying insects have been a nuisance and a health hazard. Since ancient times, insect traps have been used to eliminate flying insects, and hundreds of different traps have been proposed and developed over the centuries. There has always been a need to eliminate flies and mosquitoes that inevitably find their way into homes. Recent outbreaks in the United States of eastern equine encephalitis, West Nile viruses and harmful E. Coli infections, threats to public health that can be spread by flying insects, have only increased this need. Because insects can see and be attracted to a combination of visible and ultraviolet (UV) light, an indoor insect trap can have its own visible and UV light sources. Insect traps commonly have a fluorescent lamp that emits both UV and visible light to attract insects and a glue plate to trap them. However, insect traps incorporating fluorescent lamps and the transformers that power them can be too large to fit where needed and too expensive to buy one for each room in the house. Additionally, insects can come in contact with the fluorescent lamp and over time they can accumulate dust and insect debris, blocking light and reducing the effectiveness of the trap. In addition, the glue board can be difficult to remove and replace without touching stuck insects and adhesive. SUMMARY
[0004] An insect trap device and methods of using the device are described in this document. The insect trap can effectively attract and trap insects indoors and can be manufactured and sold at a lower cost than commercially available traps. The insect trap device can be smaller than competing indoor insect traps and can be conveniently mobile from location to location. The insect trap device can be easier to clean and maintain without coming into contact with trapped insects.
[0005] In a first aspect, an insect trap is disclosed including: a trap part including an enclosure having an adhesive surface and a first opening, where the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the enclosure and is configured to adhere an insect; and a base part including a lighting element and a mounting part, where the lighting element is configured to provide light to the trap part, and where the mounting part is configured to communicate and receive power from a source power; wherein the trap part is configured to removably engage with the base part and receive light from the base part when associated with it. In a first aspect embodiment, the first opening is configured to allow an insect to enter the enclosure. In a first aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes a second opening, the second opening configured to allow light to be emitted from the enclosure. In an embodiment of the first aspect, within the base part, the light is not manipulated. In a first aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes a third opening, the third opening configured to allow light to be received from the base part of the enclosure. In a modality of the first aspect, in which the room is configured to distribute the light in a predetermined pattern. In a first aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes: a front housing part having a first internal surface; and a rear housing part having a second internal surface, wherein the front housing part and the rear housing part are associated in a parallel manner with each other to form the enclosure; and wherein at least one of the first or second internal surfaces is configured to manipulate light. In a first aspect embodiment, at least one of the first or second inner surfaces includes an adhesive surface. In a first aspect embodiment, the rear housing part has a concave surface, the concave surface configured to reflect light evenly within the enclosure. In a first aspect embodiment, light is transmitted through the adhesive surface, illuminating the adhesive surface to attract an insect to the adhesive surface. In a first aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes: a front housing part having a first internal surface; a rear housing part having a second internal surface; and a dividing part disposed at least partially between the front housing part and the rear housing part, wherein the front housing part and the rear housing part are associated in a parallel manner with each other to form the enclosure; and in which the dividing part divides the enclosure into a part of the front enclosure and a part of the rear enclosure. In a first aspect embodiment, the dividing part includes a rear surface including translucent material and includes a front surface including an adhesive surface. In a first aspect embodiment, the second inner surface of the rear housing part includes a concave surface, the concave surface configured to reflect light on the rear surface of the dividing part. In a first aspect embodiment, light is transmitted through the adhesive surface, illuminating the adhesive surface to attract an insect to the adhesive surface. In a first aspect embodiment, the rear surface of the dividing part is configured to receive light from the second inner surface of the rear housing part or directly from the lighting element. In the first aspect, the dividing part is configured to receive light at an oblique angle and to spread it throughout the dividing part. In the first aspect, the dividing part is configured to manipulate light. In a modality of the first aspect, the dividing part includes a planar or outlined format, in which the format of the dividing part is configured to optimize light distribution. In a first aspect embodiment, the base part includes a projection and in which the trap part includes a recess for receiving the projection, in which when the projection is received by the trap part, the base part and the trap part are associated. In a first aspect embodiment, the trap part includes a protrusion and in which the base part includes a recess for receiving the protrusion, in which when the protrusion is received by the base part, the base part and the trap part are associated. In a first aspect embodiment, the trap part includes a polymeric, fibrous or carbon-based material. In a first aspect embodiment, the mounting part includes an electrical plug having rigid conductors projecting substantially perpendicularly and directly from the rear surface of the mounting part, in which the conductors are insertable into an electrical outlet. In a first aspect embodiment, the power source includes an electrical outlet or battery. In a first aspect embodiment, the lighting element includes a light-emitting diode (LED). In a first aspect embodiment, the lighting element includes an ultraviolet (UV) LED and a blue LED. In a first aspect embodiment, the base part includes an energy stabilizer configured to provide a constant voltage for the lighting element. In a first aspect embodiment, the energy stabilizer includes a complete rectifier circuit. In a first aspect embodiment, the base part includes an opening, the opening configured to allow light to be emitted from the base part to the trap part. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the opening includes a transparent or translucent window. In the first aspect, the opening is close to the lighting element. In a first aspect embodiment, the trap part includes an insect attractor. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the insect attractor is selected from the group consisting of: sorbitol, coleopteran attractors, dipteran attractors, homopteran attractants, lepidopteran, straight chain lepidopteran pheromones, eugenol, methyl-eugenol and siglure. In a first aspect modality, coleopteran attractors include brevicomin, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomicoic acid, multistriatin, orictalure, sulcatol and trunc-call. In a first aspect modality, dipteran attractors include ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure. In a first aspect embodiment, homopteran attractors include rescalure. In a first aspect embodiment, lepidopteran attractors include disparlure. In a first aspect embodiment, the pheromones of straight chain lepidopterans include codlelure, gossyplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and ostramone. In a modality of the first aspect, the insect attractor is an integral part of the enclosure. In a first aspect embodiment, the base part includes a transmitter. In a first aspect embodiment, the transmitter includes a piezoelectric speaker configured to emit an attractive insect sound. In a first aspect modality, the insect-attracting sound includes frequencies in the range of approximately 0.2 Hz to 240 KHz. In a first aspect embodiment, the base includes a switch, the switch configured to allow a user to control a trap property. In a modality of the first aspect, the property is selected from the group consisting of: energy, light intensity, wavelength of light or frequency, flash of light, light patterns and their combinations. In a first aspect embodiment, the switch includes a mechanical switch, an optical switch, an electronic switch, an electromechanical switch or a Hall effect sensor. In a first aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes a reflecting surface. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the adhesive surface is close to the reflecting surface. In a first aspect embodiment, the base part includes a circuit configured for a variable voltage for the lighting element, in which the lighting element provides flashing light for the trap part. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the enclosure includes an outer surface, the outer surface at least partially surrounded by a sleeve which is configured to reduce the amount of light emitted by the enclosure. In a first aspect embodiment, at least one of the first or second internal surfaces includes a textured surface, the textured surface configured to increase the surface area of the enclosure. In a first aspect embodiment, the textured surfaces include ribs extending at least part of the length of the first or second internal surfaces. In a first aspect embodiment, at least one of the first or second internal surfaces includes a textured surface, the textured surface configured to increase the surface area of the enclosure. In a first aspect embodiment, the textured surfaces include ribs extending at least part of the length of the first or second internal surfaces. In a first aspect embodiment, the trap additionally includes: a light conducting body located close to the second inner surface of the rear housing part, the light conducting body having a front surface and a rear surface and the configured light conducting body to receive the light from the base part and distribute the light in a predetermined pattern in the room. In a first aspect embodiment, the front surface of the light-conducting body additionally includes an adhesive material. In a first aspect embodiment, the rear surface of the light reflecting body is configured to reduce the amount of light being emitted in a predetermined direction. In a modality of the first aspect, the light-conducting body is tapered, having a thicker depth in a part close to the base part and a finer depth in an opposite end. In a first aspect embodiment, the rear surface of the light-conducting body is configured to reflect light to the light-conducting body. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the light is reflected multiple times within the light-conducting body before being emitted in the enclosure. In a first aspect embodiment, the back surface includes a back cover or a matte layer. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the base part additionally includes an optical intensifier, the optical intensifier configured to direct the light to the trap part in a predetermined pattern. In a first aspect embodiment, the optical intensifier includes a lens. In a first aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes an inner sleeve and the base part includes an outer sleeve, the inner sleeve configured to align with the outer sleeve. In a first aspect embodiment, the outer sleeve includes a front plate having an opening. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the opening of the front plate corresponds to an opening of the enclosure, the openings providing a means of alignment. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the inner sleeve is configured to be released on the outer sleeve. In an embodiment of the first aspect, the inner sleeve includes a tab for holding the inner sleeve. In a first aspect embodiment, the base part includes a coupling switch, the coupling switch configured to activate the lighting element when the first trap part is correctly associated with the base part. In a first aspect embodiment, the trap part includes a coupling switch activator, the coupling switch activator configured to activate the coupling switch when the trap part is correctly associated with the base part. In a first aspect embodiment, the coupling switch includes a mechanical switch, an optical switch, an electronic switch, an electromechanical switch or a Hall effect sensor.
[0006] In a second aspect, an insect trap is disclosed including: a trap part including: an enclosure having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the enclosure and is configured to adhere to an insect; and a lighting element at least partially contained within the enclosure, where the lighting element is configured to provide light within the enclosure and where the lighting element is configured to communicate and receive energy from an energy source; and a base part configured to be removably associated with the trap part and provide access to the power source. Insect trap according to claim 70, characterized in that the lighting element includes a plurality of electrical trap contacts and the base part includes a plurality of electrical base contacts, the trap contacts configured for communicate with the base contacts to provide energy for the lighting element. In a second aspect, the base contacts are in communication with the power source. In a second aspect, the lighting element includes a light-emitting diode (LED).
[0007] In a third aspect, a removable insect trap cartridge is disclosed including: an enclosure defining the cartridge, the enclosure having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the enclosure and it is configured to adhere to an insect, where the first opening is configured to allow an insect to enter the enclosure, and the enclosure is configured to provide light in a predetermined pattern within the enclosure. In a third aspect, the enclosure additionally includes a lighting element. In a third aspect embodiment, the lighting element includes a light-emitting diode (LED). In a third aspect embodiment, the lighting element includes an ultraviolet (UV) light LED and a blue LED. In a third aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes: a front housing part having a first internal surface; and a rear housing part having a second internal surface, wherein the front housing part and the rear housing part are associated in a parallel manner with each other to form the enclosure; and wherein at least one of the first or second internal surfaces is configured to manipulate light. In a third aspect embodiment, at least one of the first or second inner surfaces includes an adhesive surface. In a third aspect embodiment, the rear housing part has a concave surface, the concave surface configured to reflect light evenly within the enclosure. In a third aspect embodiment, light is transmitted through the adhesive surface, illuminating the adhesive surface to attract an insect to the adhesive surface. In a third aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes: a front housing part having a first internal surface; a rear housing part having a second internal surface; and a dividing part arranged at least partially between the front housing part and the rear housing part, wherein the front housing part and the rear housing part are associated in a parallel manner with each other to form the enclosure; and in which the dividing part divides the enclosure into a part of the front enclosure and a part of the rear enclosure. In a third aspect embodiment, the dividing part includes a rear surface having translucent material and includes a front surface having an adhesive surface. In a third aspect embodiment, the second inner surface of the rear housing part includes a concave surface, the concave surface configured to reflect light on the rear surface of the dividing part. In a third aspect embodiment, light is transmitted through the adhesive surface, illuminating the adhesive surface to attract an insect to the adhesive surface. In a third aspect embodiment, the rear surface of the dividing part is configured to receive light from the second inner surface of the rear housing part or directly from a lighting element. In a third aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes a lower surface, the lower surface configured to be removably received on a connectable base. In a third aspect modality, in which the enclosure includes biodegradable materials. In a third aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes the outer surface, the outer surface including a decorative element. In a third aspect modality, the decorative element includes a format selected from the group consisting of: a flower, a plant, a shell, a company logo, a sports team logo, a soccer ball, a soccer ball basketball, a soccer ball, a hockey puck, a football helmet or a hockey stick. In a third aspect embodiment, the trap part includes an insect attractor. In a third aspect modality, the insect attractor is selected from the group consisting of: sorbitol, coleopteran attractors, dipteran attractors, homopteran attractants, lepidopteran, straight chain lepidopteran pheromones, eugenol, methyl-eugenol and siglure. In a third aspect embodiment, the insect attractor is detectable by an insect at a distance of approximately 2 meters from the cartridge. In a third aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes a textured surface, the textured surface configured to increase the surface area of the enclosure. In a third aspect embodiment, the textured surfaces include ribs extending at least part of the length of the enclosure. In a third aspect embodiment, the cartridge additionally includes: a light-conducting body located within the enclosure, the light-conducting body configured to receive light and distribute the light in a predetermined pattern in the enclosure. In a third aspect embodiment, the enclosure includes an inner sleeve that is configured to be received in and aligned with an outer sleeve. In a third aspect embodiment, the outer sleeve includes a front plate having an opening. In a third aspect embodiment, the opening of the front plate corresponds to an opening of the enclosure, the openings providing a means of alignment. In a third aspect embodiment, the inner sleeve includes a tab for holding the inner sleeve. In a third aspect embodiment, the cartridge includes a coupling switch activator, the coupling switch activator configured to activate a coupling switch when the cartridge is correctly associated with a base part. In a third aspect embodiment, the coupling switch activator includes a mechanical switch, an optical switch, an electronic switch, an electromechanical switch or a Hall effect sensor.
[0008] In a fourth aspect, a method is disclosed including: providing a base part of an insect trap; providing a first trap part of an insect trap, in which the first trap part includes an opening; assembly of the first trap part for the base part; coupling the base part to an energy source to supply energy to a lighting element, in which the lighting element is within the base part or first trap part and in which the lighting element is configured to attract an insect to the first trap part; and receive an insect for the first trap part through the opening. In a fourth aspect embodiment, the method additionally includes: separating the first trap part from the base part; and arranging the first part of the trap, where the insect remains in the first part of the trap. In a fourth aspect embodiment, the first trap part is arranged without human contact with the insect in the first trap part. In a fourth aspect embodiment, the first trap part includes an adhesive surface and on which the insect adheres to the adhesive surface. In a fourth aspect embodiment, the base part includes a coupling switch, where the coupling switch is configured to activate the lighting element when the first trap part is correctly mounted with the base part. In a fourth aspect mode, by separating the first trap part from the base part, the lighting element is switched off. In a fourth aspect embodiment, by separating the first trap part from the base part, the lighting element is partially protected from the light emitted. In a fourth aspect embodiment, the method additionally includes: providing a second trap part of an insect trap, in which the second trap part includes an opening; and mounting the second trap part to the base part. In a fourth aspect embodiment, the first insect trap and the second insect trap have different configurations.
[0009] In a fifth aspect, a coupling apparatus is disclosed including: a coupling structure configured to activate in response to a coupling activator, the coupling activator located on a separate piece configured to associate the coupling structure, in which the coupling structure is in communication with a power source and is configured to control the energy for a lighting element. In a fifth aspect embodiment, the coupling activator includes a surface, a protrusion, a tab or a magnet. In a fifth aspect embodiment, the coupling structure is configured to close when the coupling activator associates with it and is configured to open when the coupling activator disassociates from it. In a fifth aspect embodiment, the coupling structure is configured to activate in response to pressure from the coupling activator. In a fifth aspect embodiment, the coupling structure is configured to activate in response to the displacement of the coupling activator.
[0010] In a sixth aspect, a removable insect trap cartridge is disclosed including: an enclosure defining the cartridge, the enclosure having an adhesive surface and a first opening, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the enclosure and is configured to adhere to an insect and a coupling activator, the coupling activator configured to associate with a coupling structure on an assembly part.
[0011] Additional objects, characteristics and advantages of the disclosure will be apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the following figures. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIOUS VIEWS OF THE FIGURES
[0012] While the amended claims establish the resources of the present techniques with particularity, these techniques, together with their objects and advantages, can be better understood from the following detailed description taken together with the attached figures of which:
[0013] Figure 1 is a frontal perspective view of a first modality of an insect trap in accordance with the principles of disclosure;
[0014] Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of a base part of the insect trap of Figure 1 with a trap part removed;
[0015] Figure 3 is an exploded view of the trap part of the insect trap of Figure 1;
[0016] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 1;
[0017] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view through a second modality of an insect trap in accordance with the principles of disclosure;
[0018] Figure 6 is a front perspective view of a third modality of an insect trap in accordance with the principles of disclosure;
[0019] Figure 7 is a rear perspective view of a base part of the insect trap of Figure 6 with a trap part removed;
[0020] Figure 8 is a perspective view, partially broken, of the trap part of the insect trap of Figure 6;
[0021] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 6 showing the interior of the base part and the trap part;
[0022] Figure 10 is a frontal perspective view of a fourth modality of an insect trap in accordance with the principles of disclosure;
[0023] Figure 11 is a rear perspective view of the insect trap of Figure 10;
[0024] Figure 12 is a frontal perspective view of a fifth modality of an insect trap in accordance with the principles of disclosure;
[0025] Figure 13 is a rear perspective view of the insect trap of Figure 12;
[0026] Figure 14 is a front perspective view of the insect trap of Figure 12 showing a part of the trap partially removed from a base part;
[0027] Figure 15 is a perspective view, partially broken, of the trap part of the insect trap of Figure 12;
[0028] Figure 16 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 12 showing the interiors of the base part and the trap part;
[0029] Figure 6 is a perspective view of a sixth modality of an insect trap in accordance with the principles of disclosure;
[0030] Figure 18 is a cross-sectional view through the insect trap of Figure 17 showing the interiors of a base part and a trap part;
[0031] Figure 19 is a cross-sectional view through a seventh modality of an insect trap in accordance with the principles of disclosure;
[0032] Figure 20 is an enlarged view of part of Figure 19;
[0033] Figure 21 is a perspective view of an eighth modality of an insect trap in accordance with the disclosure principles showing a trap part removed from a base part;
[0034] Figure 22 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap of Figure 21; and
[0035] Figure 23 is an enlarged view of part of Figure 22. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0036] To provide a general understanding of the devices and methods described in this document, certain illustrative modalities will now be described. For the sake of clarity and illustration, these devices and methods will be described in relation to insect traps used for indoor residential or commercial purposes. It will be understood by someone of ordinary skill in the art that the devices and methods described in this document can be adapted and modified as appropriate.
[0037] As described in this document, an insect trap can include a light source, a removable enclosure with at least one opening, an adhesive surface at least partially within the enclosure and optics to redirect light from the light source to the surface of adhesive trap. The light source can include at least one light-emitting diode (LED). The optics can be attached to the removable enclosure and can be located at least partially within the enclosure. The optics can include optical intensifiers such as a reflector, a lens and / or a diffuser. The insect trap can additionally include an insect attractor that emits sound or smell. The light source in the insect trap can disable when the removable enclosure is removed from the insect trap. The insect trap can additionally include rigid conductors protruding substantially perpendicularly and directly from a rear surface of the insect trap, where the conductors can be inserted into an outlet, whereby the insect trap can be mounted by inserting the electrical plug into an outlet. MIJA: Alternatively, the insect trap may include a battery power source electrically coupled to the light source.
[0038] The insect trap can effectively attract and trap insects inside and can be manufactured and sold at a lower cost than traditionally available insect traps. An insect trap with this exemplary configuration can be smaller than competing indoor insect traps and can be conveniently mobile from location to location. An insect trap with this exemplary configuration can be easier to clean and maintain without coming into contact with trapped insects.
[0039] With reference to the figures, Figure 1 shows a front perspective view of a first embodiment of an insect trap, generally indicated at 110. The insect trap 110 includes a base part 112 and a removable trap part 114 A front surface of the base portion 112 may include a switch 1, configurable to enable an insect trap 110 to be turned on or off when opening or closing switch 1, as desired by the user. Alternatively, switch 116 can be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that lights up when the room is dark, or a setting remote control, for example. Trap part 114 includes a front housing 118 with at least one opening 120 in a front surface 168.
[0040] Figure 2 shows a rear perspective view of the base part 112 of the insect trap 110 with a trap part 114 removed. Jutting from a rear surface 162 of the base part 112 are two electrically conductive pins 122, adapted to mount insect trap 110 to a wall and supply power to insect trap 110 by inserting pins 122 into a standard household outlet . Alternatively, the base part 112 can be configured to allocate or hang where desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base part 112. While an electrical outlet and batteries have been described as the power source for trap 110, any suitable energy source can be used. The base part 112 includes a lighting element such as one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) 124. In some embodiments, LEDs 124 include one that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and another that emits visible light (for example, blue light). In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. Mounted on the top surface 126 of the base part 112 it can be a transparent or translucent window 128, shown partially cut to reveal LEDs 124. The transparent or translucent window 128 protects the one or more LEDs 124 from dust and insect remains, and allows that the base part 112 is easily cleaned. In the upper surface 126 there may be a slot 130 and at the perimeter 164 of the upper surface 126 there is an edge or projections in an upward direction 132.
[0041] Figure 3 is an exploded view of the trap part 114 of the insect trap 110. The trap part 114 includes a front housing 118 with at least one opening 120, a divider 134 and a rear housing 140. In some embodiments , divider 134 is constructed from or includes a transparent or translucent material and can be coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 136 on a front surface 138. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of divider 134 and the material and the thickness of adhesive 136 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible light, for example more than 60% of the light is transmitted through divider 134 and adhesive 136. In some embodiments, rear housing 140 includes an internal surface reflective coating 142. Alternatively, the material and surface finish of the rear housing 140 can be configured to reflect UV and / or visible light without a reflective coating. The rear housing 140 may include an opening 144 on its lower surface 166 or alternatively opening 144 may be replaced by a transparent or translucent window (not shown).
[0042] The front housing 118 and rear housing 140 can be constructed from any suitable material, including an opaque thermoformed plastic material or other opaque, transparent or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, cardboard or cellulose paper. In some embodiments, the front housing 118 and rear housing 140 are constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques. As shown, divider 134 is substantially planar, although it can be formed in a convex, concave or saddle-shaped contour, or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution. Alternatively, divider 134 may have ribs or other features that increase the adhesive surface area and create regions of light / dark contrast, which are highly visible to a wide variety of insects and may be more attractive to them.
[0043] In some embodiments, the front housing 118 can be coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive on an internal surface 170 to provide additional insect capture capacity and efficiency. In addition, the front housing 118 may also have a reflective coating under the adhesive coating on the inner surface 170 to increase its attraction to insects and additionally improve the efficiency and effectiveness of insect capture.
[0044] In some embodiments, the front housing 118, divider 134 and rear housing 140 are joined in their perimeters with adhesive, although they can also be accompanied by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques such as ultrasonic welding or sealing RF or any other suitable mounting method. Trap part 114 materials may also include insect attractants. For example, trap part 114 can be impregnated with sorbitol, coleopteran attractants including brevicomin, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, oryctalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractors including ceralure , cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractors including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, lepidopteran straight-chain pheromones including codlelure, gossyplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and atraumatic and other ostramone such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure or other substances to provide a perfume that increases the insect attractiveness of the insect trap 110. In such embodiments, the insect attractor is an integral part of the trap part 114. Alternatively, the insect attractants can be incorporated into a separate part that mounts within the inner surface 170 of the frontal housing 118 or through an opening 120 in frontal housing 118 or in a frontal surface 138 of divider 134. It is desirable that such attractors are detectable by an insect for approximately a radius of 2 meters from trap 110.
[0045] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view cut through the insect trap 110 showing the interiors of the base part 112 and the trap part 114. As shown, divider 134 separates the trap part 114 in a front enclosure 146 and a rear enclosure 148. In some embodiments, the base portion 112 includes a circuit board 150 having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to the conductor pins 122, switch 116 and the one or more LEDs 124. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. Circuit board 150 may include electronic circuits to receive any domestic current from conductor pins 122, respond to the position of switch 116 and supply power to illuminate one or more LEDs 124. Circuit board 150 may include a power stabilizer such as a full-wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides constant voltage for one or more LEDs 124 when switch 116 is in the closed position, although it can also supply a variable voltage to one or more LEDs 124 to provide a light that flashes, which some species of insect find attractive. For example, light frequencies that flash in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (for example, to mimic the respiration rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (for example, the highest flash frequency known to attract male flies), can desirable and the lighting element can be configured to flash within that range. Circuit board 150 can supply power to one or more LEDs 124 to provide both UV and visible light, although it can be configured to supply power to only one or more UV 124 LEDs or only one or more LEDs. visible light 124, or to provide variable power to produce combinations of visible and UV light flashes. The circuit board 150 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver such as a piezoelectric speaker (not shown) or another device that can be mounted on the base part 112 to emit an attractive insect sound. For example, the transmitter or transceiver can emit an insect attractor sound having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (for example, the heart rate of large mammals) at 240KHz (for example, the highest detectable frequency by insects). In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of about 5Hz to WOKHz. In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35Hz to 50Khz. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be detectable by an insect within approximately a 2-meter radius of trap 110. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be undetectable by a human being beyond a radius of approximately 1 meter of trap 110 .
[0046] As shown, the slit 130 on the upper surface 126 of the base part 112 and projections 132 on the upper surface 126 of the base part 114 engage with the trap part 114 to secure it in place during use, although any other form of fixation can be replaced that allows the trap part 114 to be mounted firmly, but removable to the base part 112.
[0047] In the operation of the insect trap 110, conductor pins 122 are inserted into a wall outlet, and the switch 116 can be moved to a closed position. The one or more LEDs 124 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV and visible light, which is transmitted through window 128 in the base part 112, through an opening 144 in the rear housing 140 of the trap part 114, in the rear enclosure 148 and directly to the reflective coated inner surface 142 of the rear housing 140 and a rear surface 152 of the divider 134. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated on the base part 112 and is emitted directly on the trap part 114. The coated inner surface and reflector 142 of the rear housing 140 can include a concave shape and can be configured to reflect UV and visible light from one or more LEDs 124 to distribute the light evenly to the rear surface 152 of divider 134, although the shape of the inner surface 142 of the rear housing 140 may have a convex shape or a saddle shape or a combination of shapes, or it may also have ribs or other features to distribute the light more evenly.
[0048] Alternatively, an optical intensifier such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute UV and / or visible light (for example, uniformly, according to specific standards, at one point focal length, etc.) for the rear surface 152 of divider 134, can be mounted on rear housing 140 at or near aperture 144 and can replace or enhance the function of the reflective coated inner surface 142 of rear housing 140. In some embodiments, the UV and visible light from one or more LEDs 124 can directly reach the rear surface 152 of divider 134 at an oblique angle (for example, an acute angle of approximately 0 ° to 90 °) and be spread across divider 134 and can replace or increase the function of the coated and reflective inner surface 142 of the rear housing 140 or of the lens or lenses mounted in the rear housing 140.
[0049] Therefore, light can transmit through divider 134 and adhesive coating 136 on its front surface 138 and in the front enclosure 146. The light can be additionally evenly distributed by the light-diffusing properties of divider 134, adhesive coating 136 on the its front surface 138 or both. A portion of the light entering the front enclosure 146 continues through one or more openings 120 in the front housing 118 and is emitted to the surrounding area where the trap is installed. Insects can be attracted by UV and / or visible light emitted through adhesive coating 136 and one or more openings 120 in the front housing 118 and fly or crawl into one or more openings 120 and adhesive coating 136, where they stick to the adhesive and get stuck (for example, from adhesive coating 136). A user can observe trapped insects by looking through one or more openings 120 in the front housing 118. When a sufficient number of insects have been trapped, the user can easily remove and discard all used trap 114 without touching trapped insects, debris of insects or adhesive, which remain out of reach within trap part 114 and replace it with a new trap part 114. The new trap part 114 may have new adhesive-coated surfaces and light-guiding surfaces, ensuring that the insect trap 110 will continue to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.
[0050] It should be appreciated that a benefit of trap 110 is the manipulation of light within the trap part 114. In some embodiments, light manipulation occurs only within the trap part 114. Light manipulation may include reflection, refraction, polarization and / or diffusion and is achieved by associating with a manipulative element or surface (e.g., inner surface 142, divider 134, and adhesive coating 136). In some embodiments, light manipulation produces an even distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating 136. In some embodiments, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern in the adhesive coating 136 or within trap part 114, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, hot spot patterns and / or combinations thereof.
[0051] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to capture an insect. In some embodiments, pressure sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of such adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the adhesive is in the range of about 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of about 0.1 mm being used more often.
[0052] An insect trap 110 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 114 that can be removably mounted to the base part 112, each trap part 114 being configured exclusively to attract and hold a specific species or several flying insect species. For example, the total size and shape of the trap part 114 and the size, shape and orientation of the openings 120 in the front housing 118 of the trap part 114, can be exceptionally configured to attract and trap a specific species or several species of flying insects. . For example, in some embodiments, trap part 114 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 20mm to 600mm high and 5mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, trap part 114 is approximately 20mm to 200mm wide, 20mm to 200mm high and 5mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, trap part 114 is approximately 20mm to 130mm wide, 20mm to 130mm high and 5mm to 50mm deep.
[0053] In some modalities, the base part 112 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 10mm to 150mm high and 10mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 112 is 20mm to 200mm wide, 10mm to 100mm high and 10mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 112 is 20mm to 130mm wide, 10mm to 50mm high and 10mm to 50mm deep.
[0054] As provided in this document, openings 120 may have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, openings 120 can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal and / or elliptical in shape. Alternatively, openings 120 can be slits having straight, curved or wavy shapes or patterns. When openings 120 are circular, openings 120 can be approximately 0.5mm to 30mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 120 are approximately 0.5mm to 20mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 120 are approximately 0.5mm to 15mm in diameter. When openings 120 are slit-shaped, openings 120 can be approximately 2mm to 30mm wide and 5mm to 500mm long. In some embodiments, slotted 120 openings are approximately 2mm to 20mm wide and 5mm to 200mm long. In some embodiments, slit openings 120 are about 2mm to 15mm wide and 5mm to 100mm long.
[0055] In some embodiments, openings 120 cover all or part of trap part 114. For example, openings 120 may cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of trap part 114. In some The openings 120 cover approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of the trap part 114. In some embodiments, the openings 120 cover approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of the trap part 114.
[0056] Figure 5 shows a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of an insect trap, generally indicated at 210. The insect trap 210 includes a base part 212 and a removable trap part 214. Starting from a rear surface 262 of the base part 212 are two electrically conductive pins 216, only one of which is shown, adapted to mount the insect trap 210 to a wall and supply energy to the insect trap 210 by inserting pins 216 in a wall. standard household outlet. Alternatively, the base part 212 can be configured to allocate or hang from where desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base part 212. While an electrical outlet and batteries have been described as the source of energy for trap 210, any suitable energy source can be used. The base part 212 includes a lighting element such as one or more LEDs 218. In some embodiments, LEDs 218 include one that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and another that emits visible light (e.g., blue light). In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight.
[0057] In some embodiments, mounted on an upper surface 220 of the base part 212 is a transparent or translucent window 222, shown partially cut to reveal LEDs 218. The transparent or translucent window 222 protects one or more LEDs 218 from dust and insect remains, and allows the base part 212 to be easily cleaned. The upper surface 220 of the base part 212 may include a slot 224 and at the perimeter 270 of the upper surface 220 are projections in an upward direction 226.
[0058] Trap part 214 includes a front housing 228 with at least one opening 230 and a light-conducting body 238. In some embodiments, light-conducting body 238 includes a front surface 254, an adhesive coating or an adhesive layer 234 on the front surface 254 and a rear cover 248. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the adhesive layer 234 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of the UV and / or visible light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through of the adhesive layer 234. Light-conducting body can be tapered and configured to receive light through its bottom surface 240 from one or more LEDs 218 and deflect and distribute the light evenly (for example, through the front surface 254 and layer adhesive 234). The rear cover 248 can be configured to prevent light from escaping through the rear, top and side surfaces of the light conducting body 238. As provided in this document, any suitable light conducting body can be used.
[0059] The front housing 228 can be constructed from any suitable material, including an opaque thermoformed plastic material or other opaque, transparent or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, cardboard or cellulose paper. In some embodiments, the front housing 228 is constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques.
[0060] The front housing 228 can also be coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive on an internal surface (not shown 2ZHA) to provide additional insect capture capacity and efficiency. In addition, the front housing 228 may also have a reflective coating under the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its attraction to insects and additionally improve the efficiency and effectiveness of insect capture. The front housing 228 and light-conducting body 238 can be joined at their perimeters with adhesive, although they can also be accompanied by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing or any other suitable mounting method.
[0061] As shown, the front housing 228 and light-conducting body 238 form a front enclosure 246. Light-conducting body 238 can be tapered (for example, thicker on a lower surface 240 and thinner on an upper surface 242) and it can be constructed from any transparent material that conducts UV and / or visible light, such as acrylic plastic or polycarbonate. The interior surfaces (not shown) of the rear cover 248 may have a reflective coating to reflect light back to the light-conducting body 238 and through its front surface 254, thereby increasing its light transmission efficiency. The light-conducting body 238 may also have facets or other features of varying size, depth and density on the front surface 254 to increase its light transmission efficiency.
[0062] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the light-conducting body 238 has facets or other features on its front surface 254 and is not tapered. The light-conducting body 238 with microscopic facets or other features on its front surface 254 is commonly referred to as a Light Guide Plate, although the facets or other features may also be larger and still function effectively.
[0063] Alternatively, in some embodiments, the light-conducting body 238 may have no adhesive coating and the light-conducting body 238 and rear cover 248 may be part of the base part 212. In such embodiments, the trap part 214 may include a transparent or translucent back plate (not shown) with an adhesive coating on its front surface, attached at its perimeter to the front housing 228.
[0064] The materials of the trap part 214 may also include insect attractants. For example, trap part 214 can be impregnated with sorbitol, coleopteran attractants including brevicomin, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, oryctalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractors including ceralure , cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractors including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, lepidopteran straight-chain pheromones including codlelure, gossyplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and atraumatic and other ostramone such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure or other substances to provide a scent that further increases the insect attractiveness of the insect trap. In such embodiments, the insect attractor is an integral part of the trap part 214. Alternatively, the insect attractors can be incorporated in a separate part that is mounted on an internal surface 250 of the front housing 228 or through at least one opening 230 in the front housing 228 or in a front surface 254 of the light-conducting body 238. It is desirable that such attractors are detectable by an insect within approximately a 2-meter radius of the trap 210.
[0065] In some embodiments, the base part 212 includes a circuit board 252 having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands, electrically connected to the conductor pins 216 and the one or more LEDs 218. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. Circuit board 252 may include electronic circuits to receive any domestic current from conductor pins 216 and provide power to illuminate one or more LEDs 218. Circuit board 252 may include a power stabilizer such as a wave rectifier circuit. complete or any other circuit that provides constant voltage for the one or more LEDs 218, although it can also supply a variable voltage to the one or more LEDs 218 to provide a flashing light, which some insect species find attractive. For example, light frequencies that flash in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (for example, to mimic the respiration rate of large mammals) to 270 Hz (for example, the highest flash frequency known to attract male flies), can desirable and the lighting element can be configured to flash within that range. Circuit board 252 can supply power to one or more LEDs 218 to provide both UV and visible light, although it can be configured to supply power to only one or more UV 218 LEDs or only one or more light LEDs visible 218, or to provide variable power to produce combinations of visible and UV flashing light. Circuit board 252 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver such as a piezoelectric speaker or other device that can be mounted on base part 212 to emit an attractive insect sound. For example, the transmitter or transceiver can emit an attractive insect sound having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (for example, the heart rate of large mammals) to 240KHz (for example, the highest frequency detectable by insects). In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of about 5Hz to WOKHz. In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35Hz to 50Khz. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be detectable by an insect within approximately a 2-meter radius of trap 210. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be undetectable by a human being beyond a radius of approximately 1 meter for trap 210 .
[0066] As shown, the slot 224 on the upper surface 220 of the base part 212 and projections 226 on the upper surface 220 of the base part 212 are wrapped with the trap part 214 to secure it in place during use, although any other form of fixation can be replaced that allows the trap part 214 to be mounted firmly, but removable to the base part 212.
[0067] In the operation of the insect trap 210, conductor pins 216 are inserted into an electrical wall outlet and one or more LEDs 218 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV and visible light. Light from one or more LEDs 218 can transmit through window 222, enter the thicker bottom surface 240 of the tapered light-conducting body 238 and repeatedly reflect off its front surface 254 and its rear surface 256. In some embodiments, the light it is not manipulated on the base part 212 and is emitted directly on the trap part 214. A portion of the reflected light can transmit through the front surface 254 of the light-conducting body 238 to provide a light uniformly distributed in and through adhesive coating 234 and in the front enclosure 246. The light can be evenly distributed by the refractive and light diffusing properties of the adhesive coating 234 on the front surface 254 of light-conducting body 238. A portion of the light entering the front enclosure 246 continues through one or more openings 230 in the front housing 228 and is emitted to the surrounding area where trap 210 is installed. Insects can be attracted to UV and / or visible light transmitted through adhesive coating 234 and through one or more openings 230 in the front housing 228, and fly or crawl into one or more openings 230 and into adhesive coating 234, where they get stuck in the sticker. The user can observe trapped insects by looking through one or more openings 230 in the front housing 228. When a sufficient number of insects have been trapped, the user can easily remove and discard any used trap part 214 without touching the trapped insects, remains of insects or adhesive, which remain out of reach within trap part 114 and replace it with a new trap part 214. The new trap part 214 may have new adhesive-coated surfaces and surfaces that direct light, ensuring that the insect trap 210 will continue to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.
[0068] It should be appreciated that a benefit of trap 210 is the manipulation of light within the trap part 214. In some embodiments, light manipulation occurs only within the trap part 214. Light manipulation may include reflection, refraction, polarization and / or diffusion and is achieved by associating with a manipulative element or surface (for example, light-conducting body 238, the front surface 254 and the rear surface 256 and adhesive coating 234). In some embodiments, light manipulation produces an even distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating 234. In some embodiments, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern in the adhesive coating 234 or within the trap part 214, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, hot spot patterns and / or combinations thereof.
[0069] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to capture an insect. In some embodiments, pressure sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of such adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the adhesive is in the range of about 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of about 0.1 mm being used more often.
[0070] An insect trap 210 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different portions of trap 214 that can be removably mounted to the base part 212, each trap part 214 being configured exclusively to attract and attach a specific species or several insect species. For example, the total size and shape of the trap part 214 and the size, shape and orientation of the openings 230 in the front housing 228 of the trap part 214, can be exclusively configured to attract and trap a specific species or several species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 214 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 20mm to 600mm high and 5mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap part 214 is approximately 20mm to 200mm wide, 20mm to 200mm high and 5mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap part 214 is approximately 20mm to 130mm wide, 20mm to 130mm high and 5mm to 50mm deep.
[0071] In some modalities, the base part 212 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 10mm to 150mm high and 10mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 212 is 20mm to 200mm wide, 10mm to 100mm high and 10mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 212 is 20mm to 130mm wide, 10mm to 50mm high and 10mm to 50mm deep.
[0072] As provided in this document, openings 230 may have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, openings 230 can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal and / or elliptical in shape. Alternatively, openings 230 can be slits having straight, curved or wavy shapes or patterns. When openings 230 are circular, openings 230 can be approximately 0.5mm to 30mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 230 are approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 230 are approximately 0.5mm to 15mm in diameter. When openings 230 are slit-shaped, openings 230 can be approximately 2mm to 30mm wide and 5mm to 500mm long. In some embodiments, slotted openings 230 are approximately 2mm to 20mm wide and 5mm to 200mm long. In some embodiments, slotted openings 230 are approximately 2mm to 15mm wide and 5mm to 100mm long.
[0073] In some embodiments, the openings 230 cover all or part of the trap part 214. For example, the openings 230 can cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of the trap part 214. In some The openings 230 cover approximately 5% to 50% of the surface area of the trap part 214. In some embodiments, the openings 230 cover approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of the trap part 214.
[0074] Figureβ shows a frontal perspective view of a third modality of an insect trap, generally indicated at 310. The insect trap 310 includes a base part 312 and a removable trap part 314. In some embodiments, the front surface 360 of base part 312 includes a switch 316, configurable to enable insect trap 310 to be turned on or off when opening or closing switch 316, as desired by the user. Alternatively, switch 316 can be configured to control other features such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that lights up when the room is dark or a setting of remote control, for example. Trap part 314 includes a housing 318 with at least one opening 320.
[0075] Figure 7 shows a rear perspective view of the base part 312 of the insect trap 310 with the trap part 314 removed. Projecting from a rear surface 362 of the base part 312 are two electrically conductive pins 322, adapted to mount the insect trap 310 to a wall and supply power to the insect trap 310 by inserting it into a standard household outlet. Alternatively, the base part 312 can be configured to allocate or hang from where desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base part 312. While an electrical outlet and batteries have been described as the source of energy for trap 310, any suitable energy source can be used. The base part 312 includes a lighting element such as one or more LEDs 324. In some embodiments, LEDs 324 include one that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and another that emits visible light (e.g., blue light). In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. Mounted on the upper surface 326 of the base part 312 it can be a transparent or translucent window 328, shown partially cut to reveal LEDs 324. The transparent or translucent window 328 protects the one or more LEDs 324 from dust and insect remains, and allows that the base part 312 is easily cleaned. Upward projections or an edge 330 protruding from the perimeter 364 of the upper surface 326 of the base part 312 can serve to hold the trap part 314 in place during use, although any other form of fixation can be substituted that allow the trap part 314 to be mounted firmly, but removable to the base part 312.
[0076] Figure 8 shows a perspective view, partially broken, of the trap part 314 of the insect trap 310. Trap part 314 includes housing 318, which forms an enclosure with one or more openings 320, and a transparent adhesive coating or translucent applied to one or more into the surface 334. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the housing 318 and the material and thickness of the adhesive coating are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of the UV and visible light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through housing 318 and the adhesive coating. Housing 318 may be constructed from any suitable material, including an opaque thermoformed plastic material or other opaque, transparent or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, cardboard or cellulose paper. In some embodiments, housing 318 is constructed by injection molding or other suitable manufacturing techniques.
[0077] As shown, housing 318 includes ribs 336 or other features that increase the surface area of adhesive coating, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive and improve the transmission of insect-attracting light to the interior 370 of the trap part 314. A sleeve 338, configured to reduce the amount of light emitted by the outer surface 368 of the housing 318, covers the outer surface 368 of the housing 318, except for a lower surface 366 and in one or more openings 320. Sleeve 338 can be constructed from any suitable material, including an opaque thermoformed plastic material or other opaque, transparent or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, cardboard or cellulose paper. In some embodiments, the sleeve 338 includes a reflective coating on one or more of its internal surfaces, allowing the sleeve 338 to direct more light through adhesive coated internal surfaces 334 of housing 318 and further increase the effectiveness and efficiency of attraction and capture of the insect. In some embodiments, the sleeve 338 is replaced by a coating configured to reduce the amount of light emitted by the outer surface 368 of the housing 318 or by the coating applied on a reflective coating, applied to the outer surface 368 of the housing 318, except for the lower surface 366 .
[0078] Materials for trap part 314 may also include insect attractants. For example, trap part 314 can be impregnated with sorbitol, coleopteran attractants including brevicomin, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, oryctalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractors including ceralure , cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractors including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, lepidopteran straight-chain pheromones including codlelure, gossyplure, hexalure, litlure, looplure, orfralure and atraumatic and other ostramone such as eugenol, methyl eugenol and siglure or other substances to provide a scent that increases the insect attractiveness of the insect trap. In such embodiments, the insect attractor is an integral part of the trap part 314. Alternatively, the insect attractors can be incorporated in a separate part that is mounted on an internal surface 334 of the housing 318 or through the opening 320 in the housing 318. It is desirable that such attractors are detectable by an insect within approximately a 2 meter radius of a 310 trap.
[0079] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view through insect trap 310 showing the interiors of the base part 312 and the trap part 314. In some embodiments, the base part 312 includes a circuit board 340 having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands, electrically connected to conductor pins 322, only one of which is shown, switch 316 and one or more LEDs 324. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown . Circuit board 340 can include electronic circuits to receive ordinary common power from conductor pins 322, respond to the position of switch 316 and provide power to illuminate one or more LEDs 324. Circuit board 340 may include a power stabilizer such as a full wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides constant voltage for one or more LEDs 324, when switch 316 is in a closed position, although it can also provide variable voltage to one or more LEDs 324 to provide a flashing light , which some insect species find attractive. For example, light frequencies that flash in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (for example, to mimic the rate of mammalian respiration) to 250 Hz (for example, the highest flash frequency known to attract male flies), can be desirable and the lighting element can be configured to flash within that range. Circuit board 340 can power one or more LEDs 324 to provide both UV and visible light, although it can be configured to supply power to only one or more UV 324 LEDs or only one or more visible light LEDs 324 , or to provide variable power to produce combinations of flashing UV and visible light. In some embodiments, circuit board 340 can be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver such as a piezoelectric speaker or other device that can be mounted on the base part 312 to emit an attractive insect sound. For example, the transmitter or transceiver can emit an insect attractor sound having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (for example, the heart rate of large mammals) at 240KHz (for example, the highest detectable frequency by insects). In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of about 5Hz to 100KHz. In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35Hz to 50Khz. It is desirable that such an insect-attracting sound is detectable by an insect within approximately a 2-meter radius of the trap 310. It is desirable that such an insect-attracting sound is undetectable by a human being beyond a radius of approximately 1 meter of the trap 310 .
[0080] In the operation of the insect trap 310, conductor pins 322 are inserted into a wall outlet and the switch 316 can be moved to a closed position. The one or more LEDs 324 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV and visible light, which transmits through at least one window 328 in the base part 312 and through the surface 366 of the housing 318. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated on the base part 312 and is emitted directly on the trap part 314. A part of the light continues inside the enclosure, through one or more sides 372 of the housing 318 and out through the internal surfaces coated with adhesive 334. Another part of the light it continues through the lower surface 366 of the housing 318 and into the enclosure, where it illuminates the internal surfaces coated with adhesive 334. A portion of the light entering the enclosure 318 continues through openings 320 and is emitted into the surrounding area where the trap is installed. Insects in the area are attracted by UV and / or visible light transmitted through openings 320 and fly or crawl to openings 320 and to the adhesive coated inner surfaces 334, where they stick to the adhesive and get stuck. The user can observe trapped insects when looking through openings 320. When a sufficient number of insects have been trapped, the user can easily remove and discard all used trap part 314 without touching the trapped insects, insect remains or adhesive, which remain out of reach inside the trap part 314 and replace it with a new trap part 314. The new trap part 314 can have new internal surfaces coated with adhesive 334, housing 318 has a clean bottom surface 366 through which the UV and / or visible light is transmitted to the trap part 314, and the transparent or translucent material of the trap part 314 has not been degraded by prolonged exposure to UV light, thus ensuring that the insect trap 310 will continue to attract and capture insects efficiently and effectively.
[0081] It should be appreciated that a benefit of trap 310 is the manipulation of light within the trap part 314. In some embodiments, light manipulation occurs only within the trap part 314. Light manipulation may include reflection, refraction, polarization and / or diffusion and is achieved by associating with a manipulative element or surface (for example, housing 318 and internal surfaces coated with adhesive 334). In some embodiments, light manipulation produces an even distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating. In some embodiments, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern in the adhesive coating or within the trap part 314, for example, uniform distribution, uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, hot spot patterns and / or combinations thereof.
[0082] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to capture an insect. In some embodiments, pressure sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of such adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the adhesive is in the range of about 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of about 0.1 mm being used more often.
[0083] An insect trap 310 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 314 that can be removably mounted to the base part 312, each trap part 314 being configured exclusively to attract and attach a specific species or several insect species. For example, the total size and shape of the trap part 314 and the size, shape and orientation of the openings 320 in the housing 318 of the trap part 314 can be exceptionally configured to attract and trap a specific species or several species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 314 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 20mm to 600mm high and 5mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap part 314 is approximately 20mm to 200mm wide, 20mm to 200mm high and 5mm to 80mm deep. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 314 is approximately 20mm to 130mm wide, 20mm to 130mm high and 5mm to 50mm deep.
[0084] In some modalities, the base part 312 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 10mm to 150mm high and 10mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 312 is 20mm to 200mm wide, 10mm to 100mm high and 10mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 312 is 20mm to 130mm wide, 10mm to 50mm high and 10mm to 50mm deep.
[0085] As provided in this document, openings 320 may have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, openings 320 can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal and / or elliptical in shape. Alternatively, openings 320 can be slits having straight, curved or wavy shapes or patterns. When openings 320 are circular, openings 320 can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 320 are approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 320 are approximately 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When openings 320 are slit-shaped, openings 320 can be approximately 2mm to 30mm wide and 5mm to 500mm long. In some embodiments, slotted openings 320 are approximately 2mm to 20mm wide and 5mm to 200mm long. In some embodiments, slit openings 320 are about 2mm to 15mm wide and 5mm to 100mm long.
[0086] In some embodiments, the openings 320 cover all or a part of the trap part 314. For example, the openings 320 can cover a range of approximately 1% to 75% of the surface area of the trap part 314. In some The openings 320 cover about 5% to 50% of the surface area of the trap part 314. In some embodiments, the openings 320 cover approximately 10% to 30% of the surface area of the trap part 314.
[0087] Although, according to the modalities of Figures 1-9, the trap part mounts on an upper surface of the base part, other configurations can also work effectively. For example, Figures 10 and 11 show a fourth form of an insect trap, where the trap part mounts in front of the base part.
[0088] Figure 10 is a front perspective view and Figure 11 is a rear perspective view, both showing the fourth modality of an insect trap, usually indicated at 410. Base part 412 mounts and power is provided by connecting in a home wall outlet. Alternatively, the base part 412 can be configured to allocate or hang from where it is desirable and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base part 412. While an electrical outlet and batteries have been described as the source of trap 410, any suitable energy source can be used. In some embodiments, base part 412 includes a circuit board (not shown) having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands.
[0089] A lighting element such as one or more LEDs 414 can be mounted on a cross-shaped ledge 416 projecting from the front surface 418 of the base part 412. Alternatively, LEDs 414 can form a ledge themselves. While shown as a cross-shaped protrusion, the mounting surface and / or configuration of LED 414 can be any desired shape. Trap part 420 includes a housing 450 of translucent or transparent material with one or more internal surfaces coated with adhesive 422 and one or more openings 424. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the housing 450 and the material and thickness of the adhesive they are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and visible light, for example, more than 60% of the light is transmitted through housing 450 and the adhesive coating. Trap part 420 may include a coating configured to reduce the amount of light emitted by one or more outer surfaces 452, on one or more outer surfaces, except for one or more openings 424 and opening 426 on the rear surface 428. As shown opening 426 is a 454 cross-shaped cavity, but can be in any desired shape. For example, cross-shaped projection 416 on the front surface 418 of the base part 412 can be associated with a recess in a cross-shaped cavity 454 on the rear surface 428 of the trap part 420 to removably attach the trap part 420 to the base part 412. In this configuration, therefore, the trap part 414 is mounted in front of the base part 412.
[0090] In the operation of the insect trap 410, the base part 412 is connected to an electrical outlet and the trap part 420 is mounted in front of the base part 412. Light from one or more LEDs 414 in UV and / or visible light wavelengths, it can transmit in a transverse-shaped cavity 454 on the rear surface 428 of the trap part 420. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated on the base part 412 and is emitted directly to the trap part 414. Part of the light can continue inside the transparent or translucent walls of the trap part 420, diffuse the light and spread it evenly inside the trap part 420 and across internal surfaces coated with adhesive 422. Another part of the light can continue through the rear wall 456 of the trap part 420 and the interior 430 of the trap part 420, where it illuminates internal surfaces coated with adhesive 422. A portion of the light entering the trap part 420 can continue to through one or more openings 424 and is emitted to the surrounding area where trap 410 is installed. Insects in the area are attracted by UV and / or visible light transmitted through one or more openings 424 and fly or crawl to one or more openings 424 and to the adhesive-coated inner surfaces 422, where they stick to the adhesive and get stuck. The user can observe trapped insects when looking through one or more openings 424. When a sufficient number of insects have been trapped, the user can easily remove and discard all used trap part 420 without touching trapped insects, insect remains or adhesive , which remain out of reach inside the trap part 314 and replace it with a new trap part 420. The new trap part 420 may have new internal surfaces coated with adhesive 422, a clean opening 426 on the rear surface 428 through the which UV and / or visible light is transmitted to trap part 420, and the transparent or translucent material of trap part 420 has not been degraded by prolonged exposure to UV light, thus ensuring that insect trap 410 will continue efficiently and effective in attracting and capturing insects.
[0091] It should be appreciated that a benefit of trap 410 is the manipulation of light within the trap part 420. In some embodiments, light manipulation occurs only within the trap part 420. Light manipulation may include reflection, refraction, polarization and / or diffusion and is achieved by associating with a manipulative element or surface (for example, trap part 420 and internal surfaces coated with adhesive 422). In some embodiments, light manipulation produces an even distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating. In some embodiments, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern in the adhesive coating or within the trap part 420, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, hot spot patterns, and / or combinations thereof .
[0092] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to capture an insect. In some embodiments, pressure sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of such adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the adhesive is in the range of about 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of about 0.1 mm being used more often.
[0093] An insect trap 410 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different trap portions 420 that can be removably mounted to the base part 412, each trap part 420 being configured exclusively to attract and attach a specific species or various species of insects. For example, the total size and shape of the trap part 420 and the size, shape and orientation of the openings 424 in the trap part 420, can be exceptionally configured to attract and trap a specific species or several species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 420 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 20mm to 600mm high and 5mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap part 420 is approximately 20mm to 200mm wide, 20mm to 200mm high and 5mm to 80mm deep. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 420 is approximately 20mm to 130mm wide, 20mm to 130mm high and 5mm to 50mm deep.
[0094] In some modalities, the base part 412 is approximately 10mm to 600mm wide, 10mm to 150mm high and 10mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 412 is 10mm to 200mm wide, 10mm to 100mm high and 10mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 412 is 10mm to 130mm wide, 10mm to 50mm high and 10mm to 50mm deep.
[0095] As shown here, openings 424 can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, openings 424 can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal or elliptical in shape. Alternatively, openings 424 can be slits having straight, curved or wavy shapes or patterns. When openings 424 are circular, openings 424 can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 424 are about 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 424 are about 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When openings 424 are in the form of slits, openings 424 can be approximately 2mm to 30mm wide and 5mm to 500mm long. In some embodiments, slotted openings 424 are approximately 2mm to 20mm wide and 5mm to 200mm long. In some embodiments, slit openings 320 are about 2mm to 15mm wide and 5mm to 100mm long.
[0096] In some embodiments, the openings 424 cover all or part of the trap part 420. For example, the openings 424 may cover a range of about 1% to 75% of the surface area of the trap part 420. In in some embodiments, the openings 424 cover about 5% to 50% of the surface area of the trap part 420. In some embodiments, the openings 424 cover about 10% to 30% of the surface area of the trap part 420.
[0097] Figure 12 is a front perspective view and Figure 13 is a rear perspective view of a fifth embodiment of an insect trap, generally indicated at 510. The insect trap 510 includes a base part 512 and a removable trap part 514. The base part 512 includes a housing 516 with a large opening 518 in the top surface 560 to receive the trap part 514, one or more smaller openings 520 in the front surface 562 and two electrically conductive pins 522 in the rear surface 564, adapted to mount the insect trap 510 to a wall and supply power to the insect trap 510 by inserting it into a standard household outlet. Although an electrical outlet has been described as the power source for the 510 trap, any suitable power source can be used. The base part 512 can be injection molded from opaque plastic, although other construction materials and techniques can also be used.
[0098] Figure 14 is a front perspective view of insect trap 510 showing the removable trap part 514 partially removed from the base part 512. The trap part 514 may include a housing 524 with one or more openings 526 and one flap 528 adapted for removing and replacing the trap part 514. The trap part 514 can be removed by holding the guide 528 and lifting the trap part 514 out of the housing 516 of the base part 512. In some embodiments, the openings 526 in the trap part 514 match or correspond to the openings 520 in the base part 512 with respect to size, shape, orientation and location, so that they are aligned when the trap part 514 is mounted on the base part 512. In such cases modalities, the trap part 514 can be seen as an inner sleeve or pocket and the base part 512 can be seen as an outer sleeve, where the insert can be dropped or inserted into the outer sleeve by a user .
[0099] Figure 15 is a perspective view, with broken part, of trap part 514. Housing 524 includes internal surfaces 530 coated with translucent or transparent adhesive. As shown, housing 524 includes strips 532 or other features that increase the surface area of the adhesive coating, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive, and improve the transmission of attractive insect light into the interior of the trap 514. In some embodiments, the trap part 514 is thermoformed from a translucent or transparent plastic sheet, in two separate pieces, or in a 'shell' design, where the two sides are joined on one side and folded together, although the trap part 514 can also be injection molded from transparent or translucent plastic or constructed from translucent paper or other materials. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the trap part 514 and the material and thickness of the adhesive are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of the UV and visible light, for example more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the trap part 514 and the adhesive coating. Trap part 514 materials may also include insect attractants. For example, trap part 514 materials can be impregnated with or coated with sorbitol, coleopteran attractants, including brevicomin, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomic acid, multistriatin, oryctalure, sulcatol and trunc -call, dipteran attractors, including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractors, including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, straight-chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossyplure, hexalure, litalure, hexalure, litlure, , orfralure and ostramone and other insect attractants such as eugenol, Methyl-eugenol and siglure or any other substance that can provide a perfume or other attraction that increases the insect attractiveness of insect traps. In such embodiments, the insect attractor is an integral part of the trap part 514. Alternatively, the insect attractors can be incorporated in a separate part that is mounted within a surface 530 of housing 524 or through an opening 526 in housing 524 It is desirable that such attractors are detectable by an insect within approximately a 2 meter radius of a 510 trap.
[00100] Figure 16 is a cross-sectional view through insect trap 510 showing the interiors of the base part 512 and trap part 514. In some embodiments, the base part 512 includes a circuit board 534 having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands, electrically connected to conductor pins 522, only one of which is shown, and a lighting element such as one or more LEDs 536, which emits ultraviolet (UV) light and / or one which emits visible light (for example, blue light). For clarity, not all electrical connections are shown. Circuit board 534 can include electronic circuits to receive any domestic current from conductor pins 522 and provide power to illuminate one or more LEDs 536. Alternatively, circuit board 534 can be configured to receive battery power (not shown) ) mounted on base part 512. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described as the power source for trap 510, any suitable power source can be used. Circuit board 534 can include a power stabilizer such as a full wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit to provide constant voltage for one or more LEDs 536, although it could also provide a variable voltage for one or more LEDs 536 for provide a flashing light, which some insect species find attractive. For example, light frequencies that flash in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (for example, to mimic the rate of mammalian respiration) to 270 Hz (for example, the highest flash frequency known to attract male flies), can be desirable and the lighting element can be configured to flash within that range. Circuit board 534 can supply power to one or more 536 LEDs to provide both UV and visible light, although it can be configured to supply power to only one or more 536 UV LEDs or only one or more 536 visible light LEDs, or to provide variable power to produce combinations of visible and UV flashing light. The circuit board 534 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver such as a piezoelectric speaker or other device that can be mounted on the base part 512 to emit an attractive insect sound. For example, the transmitter or transceiver can emit an insect attractor sound having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (for example, the heart rate of large mammals) at 240KHz (for example, the highest detectable frequency by insects). In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of about 5Hz to WOKHz. In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35Hz to 50Khz. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be detectable by an insect within approximately a 2 meter radius of a 510 trap. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be undetectable by a human being beyond a radius of approximately 1 meter of the trap. 510.
[00101] In the operation of the insect trap 510, conductor pins 522 are inserted into an electrical wall outlet. One or more LEDs 536 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV and visible light, which is transmitted through the rear surface 538 of the housing 524 of the trap part 514. In some embodiments, the light is not manipulated in the base part 512 and it is emitted directly to the trap part 514. A part of the light continues inside the enclosure, on one or more sides 572 of the housing 524 and out through the internal surfaces coated with adhesive 530. Another part of the light can continue through the wall of the housing housing 524 and the enclosure, where it illuminates the internal surfaces coated with adhesive 530. A part of the light entering the enclosure can continue through openings 526 in the trap part 514 and corresponding openings 520 in the base part and be emitted to the area where the insect trap 510 is installed. Insects in the area are attracted by UV and / or visible light transmitted through openings 520 in the base part 512 and fly or crawl to one or more openings 520 and to the adhesive coated inner surfaces 530 of the trap part 514, where they they stick to the sticker and get stuck. The user can observe trapped insects by looking through one or more openings 520 and 526. When a sufficient number of insects have been trapped, the user can easily remove and discard any used trap 514 without touching trapped insects, insect remains or adhesive, which remain out of reach within trap part 514 and replace it with a new trap part 514. The new trap part 514 may include new adhesives covering its internal surfaces 530, housing 524 has a clean rear surface 538 through from which UV and visible light is transmitted to the trap part 514, and the transparent or translucent material of the trap part 514 has not been degraded by prolonged exposure to UV light, thus ensuring that the insect trap 510 will continue efficiently and effective in attracting and capturing insects.
[00102] It should be appreciated that a benefit of trap 510 is the manipulation of light within the trap part 514. In some embodiments, light manipulation occurs only within the trap part 514. Light manipulation may include reflection, refraction, polarization and / or diffusion and is achieved by associating with a manipulative element or surface (for example, housing 516 and internal surfaces coated with adhesive 530). In some embodiments, light manipulation produces an even distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating. In some embodiments, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern in the adhesive coating or within the trap part 514, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, hot spot patterns, and / or combinations thereof .
[00103] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to capture an insect. In some embodiments, pressure sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of such adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the adhesive is in the range of about 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of about 0.1 mm being used more often.
[00104] An insect trap 510 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different portions of trap 514 that can be removably mounted to the base part 512, each part of trap 514 being configured exclusively to attract and attach a specific species or several insect species. For example, the total size and shape of the trap part 514 and the size, shape and orientation of the openings 526 in the housing 524 of the trap part 514, can be exceptionally configured to attract and trap a specific species or several species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 514 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 20mm to 600mm high and 5mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap part 514 is approximately 20mm to 200mm wide, 20mm to 200mm high and 5mm to 80mm deep. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 514 is approximately 20mm to 130mm wide, 20mm to 130mm high and 5mm to 50mm deep.
[00105] In some modalities, the base part 512 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 10mm to 150mm high and 10mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 512 is 20mm to 200mm wide, 10mm to 100mm high and 10mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 512 is 20mm to 130mm wide, 10mm to 50mm high and 10mm to 50mm deep.
[00106] As shown herein, openings 526 and openings 520 can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, openings 526 and openings 520 can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal and / or elliptical in shape. Alternatively, openings 526 and openings 520 can be slits having straight, curved or wavy shapes or patterns. When openings 526 and openings 520 are circular, openings 526 and openings 520 can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 526 and circular openings 520 are about 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 526 and circular openings 520 are about 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When openings 526 and openings 520 are slit-shaped, openings 526 and openings 526 can be approximately 2mm to 30mm wide and 5mm to 500mm long. In some embodiments, slit openings 526 and slit openings 520 are approximately 2mm to 20mm wide and 5mm to 200mm long. In some embodiments, slit openings 526 and slit openings 520 are about 2mm to 15mm wide and 5mm to 100mm long.
[00107] In some embodiments, the openings 526 cover all or part of the trap part 514. For example, the openings 526 can cover a range of about 1% to 75% of the surface area of the trap part 514. In in some embodiments, the openings 526 cover about 5% to 50% of the surface area of the trap part 514. In some embodiments, the openings 526 cover about 10% to 30% of the surface area of the trap part 514.
[00108] Figure 17 shows an exploded view of a sixth form of an insect trap, usually indicated at 610. The insect trap 610 includes a base part 612 and a removable trap part 614. The trap part 614 is shown removed from the base part 612 in this view. In some embodiments, the base part 612 includes a switch 616, configurable to enable an insect trap 610 to be turned on or off when opening or closing switch 616, as desired by the user. Alternatively, switch 616 can be configured to control other characteristics such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different modes or frequencies of the flashing light, an automatic setting that lights up when the room is dark, or a setting remote control, for example. Trap part 614 includes a front housing 618 with at least one opening 620.
[00109] Projecting from a rear surface 670 (shown in Figure 18) of the base part 612, there are two electrically conductive pins 622, only one of which is shown, adapted to mount the insect trap 610 to a wall and supply energy to the insect trap 610 by inserting pins 622 into a standard household outlet. Alternatively, the base part 612 can be configured to allocate or last where desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base part 612. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described as the energy source for trap 610, any suitable energy source can be used. The base part 612 includes a lighting element such as one or more LEDs 624 and a rear housing 626 that includes an inner coated and reflective surface 628. In some embodiments, the LEDs include one that emits ultraviolet (UV) light and one that emits visible light (for example, blue light). In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. In some embodiments, the material and surface finish of the 626 rear housing can be configured to reflect UV and / or visible light without a reflective coating. As shown, the base part 612 includes a transparent or translucent window 630, shown partially cut to reveal LEDs 624. The transparent or translucent window 630 protects the reflector-coated inner surface 628 from rear housing 626 and one or more LEDs 624 from dust and insect remains, and allows the 612 base part to be easily cleaned. The transparent or translucent window 630 can be attached at its perimeter (not shown) to the rear housing 626 by any suitable manufacturing technique such as gluing or ultrasonic welding. In some embodiments, the transparent or translucent window 630 is removably attached to the rear housing626. The base part 612 includes one or more openings 632. In some embodiments, at the upper surface perimeter 672 of the base 612 there is an upwardly directed edge or projections 636.
[00110] Figure 18 shows a cross-sectional view of insect trap 610, with removable trap part 614 mounted on the base of part 612, and showing the interiors of base part 612 and removable trap part 614. The removable trap part 614 includes a front housing 618 with at least one opening 620 and a back plate 638, which can be constructed of transparent or translucent material and coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 640 on a front surface 642. In some embodiments, the material and the thickness of the back plate 638 and the material and thickness of the adhesive 640 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible light, for example more than 60% of the light is transmitted through the back plate 638 and the adhesive 640. The front housing 618 of the trap part 614 and rear housing 626 of the base part 612 can be constructed from any suitable material, including a thermoformed plastic material opaque or other opaque, transparent or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, cardboard or cellulose paper. In some embodiments, the front housing 618 and rear housing 626 are constructed by injection molding or other appropriate manufacturing techniques. The back plate 638 can be substantially planar, although it can be formed in a convex, concave or saddle-shaped contour, or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution. Alternatively, the back plate 638 may have strips or other features that increase the surface area of the adhesive coating, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive and improve the transmission of attractive insect light into the interior of trap 614.
[00111] In some embodiments, the front housing 618 is coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive on an internal surface to provide additional insect capture capacity and efficiency. In addition, the front housing 618 may also have a reflective coating under the adhesive coating on its inner surface to increase its attraction to insects and additionally improve the efficiency and effectiveness of insect capture. Front housing 618 and back plate 638 can be bonded at their perimeters with adhesive, although they can also be accompanied by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing or any other appropriate mounting method. Trap part 614 materials may also include an insect attractant. For example, trap part 614 materials may be impregnated with or coated with, sorbitol, coleopteran attractants, including brevicomin, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomic acid, multistriatin, oryctalure, sulcatol and trunc -call, dipteran attractors, including ceralure, cue-lure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractors, including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, straight-chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossyplure, hexalure, litalure, hexalure, litlure, litalure , orfralure and ostramone and other insect attractants such as eugenol, methyl-eugenol and siglure or any other substance that can provide a perfume or other attractant that increases the insect attractiveness of insect traps. In such embodiments, the insect attractor is an integral part of the trap part 614. Alternatively, the insect attractors can be incorporated into a separate part that is mounted within a surface of the front housing 618 or through an opening 620 in the front housing 618 or on the front surface 642 or back plate 638. It is desirable that such attractors are detectable by an insect within approximately a 2 meter radius of trap 610.
[00112] As shown, the front housing 618 and back plate 638 form a front enclosure 644 in the trap part 614 and rear housing 626 and window 630 form a rear enclosure 646 in the base part 612. In some embodiments, the base part 612 includes a circuit board648 having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands, electrically connected to conductor pins 622, switch 616 and one or more LEDs 624. For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown . Circuit board 648 can include electronic circuits to receive any domestic current from conductor pins 622, respond to the position of switch 616 and provide power to illuminate one or more LEDs 624. Circuit board 648 can include a power stabilizer such as a full wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides constant voltage for one or more LEDs 624, when switch 616 is in a closed position, although it can also supply a variable voltage to one or more LEDs 624 to provide a light that blinks, that some insect species find attractive. For example, light frequencies that flash in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (for example, to mimic the respiration rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (for example, the highest flash frequency known to attract male flies), can desirable and the lighting element can be configured to flash within that range. Circuit board 648 can power one or more 624 LEDs to provide both UV and visible light, although it can be configured to supply power to only one or more 624 UV LEDs or only one or more 624 visible light LEDs , or to provide variable power to produce combinations of visible and UV flashing light. Circuit board 648 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver such as a piezoelectric speaker or other device that can be mounted on base part 612 to emit an attractive insect sound. For example, the transmitter or transceiver can emit an insect attractor sound having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (for example, the heart rate of large mammals) at 240KHz (for example, the highest detectable frequency by insects). In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of about 5Hz to WOKHz. In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35Hz to 50Khz. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be detectable by an insect within approximately a 2-meter radius of trap 610. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be undetectable by a human being beyond a radius of approximately 1 meter for trap 610 .
[00113] As shown, rising protrusions or edge 636 on the upper surface 634 of the base part 612 are wrapped with the trap part 614 to fix it in place during use, although any other form of fixation can be replaced that allows that the trap part 614 is firmly, but removably mounted to the base part 612.
[00114] In the operation of the insect trap 610, conductor pins 622 are inserted into a wall outlet, and the switch 616 is moved to a closed position. One or more LEDs 624 emit light, preferably UV and visible light, represented by arrows, which transmit through at least one opening 632 in the base part 612, in the rear enclosure 646 and the coated and reflective inner surface 628 of the rear housing 626 and rear surface 650 of window 630. In some embodiments, light is not manipulated on the base part 612 and is emitted directly to the trap part 614. The coated, reflective inner surface 628 of the rear housing 626 may include a concave shape and can be configured to reflect UV and visible light from one or more LEDs 624 to distribute the light evenly across the rear surface 650 of window 630, surface, although rear surface 628 of rear housing 626 may be convex or saddle-shaped or a combination of shapes, or it may also have strips or other features to distribute the light more evenly. Alternatively, an optical intensifier such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute UV and / or visible light (for example, uniformly, according to specific standards, at a focal point, etc.). ) on a rear surface 650 of window 630, can be mounted to the base part 612 at or near opening 632 on the base part 612 and can replace or enhance the function of the coated, reflective inner surface 628 of the rear housing 626. Alternatively, the UV and / or visible light from one or more LEDs 624 can directly reach the rear surface 650 of window 630 at an oblique angle (for example, an acute angle of about 0 ° to 90 °) and be spread through window 630 of the part base 612 and the rear plate 638 of the trap part 614e can replace or enhance the function of the coated and reflective inner surface 628 of the rear housing 626 or the lens or lenses mounted on the base part 612. The lamp z can transmit through rear plate 638 and adhesive coating 640 on the front surface 642 and in the front enclosure 644. The light can be additionally evenly distributed by the light diffusing properties of the window 630 of the base part 612, of the rear plate 638 of the trap part 614, adhesive coating 640 on the front surface 642 of the back plate 638, or any combination of window 630, rear plate 638 and adhesive coating 640. In some embodiments, a portion of the light entering the front enclosure 644 continues through one or more openings 620 in the front housing 618 and is emitted to the area where the trap is installed. Insects can be attracted by UV and / or visible light transmitted through adhesive coating 640 and / or through one or more opening 620 in the front housing 618 and fly or crawl into one or more openings 620 and adhesive coating 640, where they stick to the sticker and get stuck. The user can observe trapped insects by looking through one or more openings 620 in the front housing 618. When a sufficient number of insects have been trapped, the user can easily remove and discard all used trap 614 without touching the trapped insects, debris of insects or adhesive, which remain out of reach within trap part 614 and replace it with a new trap part 614. The new trap part 614 may have new surfaces coated with adhesive, ensuring that this insect trap 610 will continue efficiently and effectively attracting and capturing insects.
[00115] It should be appreciated that a benefit of trap 610 is the manipulation of light within the trap part 614. In some embodiments, light manipulation occurs only within the trap part 614. Light manipulation may include reflection, refraction, polarization and / or diffusion and is achieved by associating with a manipulative element or surface (for example, inner surface 628, window 630, back plate 638 and adhesive coating 640). In some embodiments, light manipulation produces an even distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating 640. In some embodiments, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern in the adhesive coating 640 or within trap part 614, for example, a uniform distribution, a uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, hot spot patterns, and / or their combinations.
[00116] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to capture an insect. In some embodiments, pressure sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of such adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the adhesive is in the range of about 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of about 0.1 mm being used more often.
[00117] An insect trap 610 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different portions of trap 614 that can be removably mounted to the base part 612, each part of trap 614 being configured exclusively to attract and trap a specific species or several insect species. For example, the total size and shape of the trap part 614 and the size, shape and orientation of the openings 620 in the front housing 618 of the trap part 614, can be exceptionally configured to attract and trap a specific species or several species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 614 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 20mm to 600mm high and 5mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap part 614 is approximately 20mm to 200mm wide, 20mm to 200mm high and 5mm to 80mm deep. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 614 is approximately 20mm to 130mm wide, 20mm to 130mm high and 5mm to 50mm deep.
[00118] In some modalities, the base part 612 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 10mm to 150mm high and 10mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 612 is 20mm to 200mm wide, 10mm to 100mm high and 10mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 612 is 20mm to 130mm wide, 10mm to 50mm high and 10mm to 50mm deep.
[00119] As shown here, openings 620 may have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, openings 620 can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal or elliptical in shape. Alternatively, openings 620 may be slits having straight, curved or wavy shapes or patterns. When the openings 620 are circular, the openings 620 can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 620 are about 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, 620 circular openings are about 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When openings 620 are in the form of slits, openings 620 can be approximately 2mm to 30mm wide and 5mm to 500mm long. In some embodiments, slotted openings 620 are approximately 2mm to 20mm wide and 5mm to 200mm long. In some embodiments, slit openings 120 are about 2mm to 15mm wide and 5mm to 100mm long.
[00120] In some embodiments, the openings 620 cover all or a part of the trap part 614. For example, the openings 620 may cover a range of about 1% to 75% of the surface area of the trap part 614. In in some embodiments, the openings 620 cover about 5% to 50% of the surface area of the trap part 614. In some embodiments, the openings 620 cover about 10% to 30% of the surface area of the trap part 614.
[00121] Figure 19 shows a cross-sectional view of a seventh insect trap modality, usually indicated in 710, and figure 20 is an enlarged view of part of figure 19. The insect trap 710 includes a part base 712 and a removable trap part 714. In some embodiments, the base part 712 includes a switch 716, configurable to enable an insect trap 710 to be turned on or off when opening or closing switch 716, as desired by user. Alternatively, switch 716 can be configured to control other characteristics such as light intensity, combinations of light wavelengths, different flashing modes or frequencies, an automatic setting that lights up when the room is dark, or an remote control configuration, for example. Jutting from a rear surface 770 of the base part 712 are two electrically conductive pins 718, (only one of which is shown in this view), adapted to mount the insect trap 710 to a wall and supply power to the insect trap 710 through inserting 718 pins into a standard home outlet. Alternatively, the base part 712 can be configured to allocate or last where desired and receive power from batteries (not shown) mounted on the base part 712. Although an electrical outlet and batteries have been described as the energy source for trap 710, any suitable energy source can be used. In some embodiments, a gap 722 is located on an upper surface 720 of base part 712 and upward protrusions 724 are located on a perimeter of an upper surface720.
[00122] Trap part 714 includes a front housing 726 with at least one opening 728, a divider 730, a rear housing 736, a lighting element, such as one or more LEDs 740 and electrical trap contacts 742. In some embodiments , divider 730 is constructed from transparent or translucent material and is coated with a transparent or translucent adhesive 732 on a front surface 734. In some embodiments, the material and thickness of the divider part and material 730 and the thickness of the adhesive 732 are selected to transmit a substantial proportion of UV and / or visible light, for example more than 60% of the light is transmitted through divider 730 and adhesive 732. In some embodiments, LEDs 740 include one that emits ultraviolet light ( UV) and another that emits visible light (for example, blue light). In some embodiments, the lighting element emits a combination of wavelengths to mimic sunlight. As shown, there are two electrical trap contacts 742 for each of the one or more LEDs 740. Thus, each pair of trap contacts 742 are electrically connected to their respective LED 740.
[00123] In some embodiments, the rear housing 736 includes a reflective coated inner surface 738. In some embodiments, the material and surface finish of the rear housing 736 can alternatively be configured to reflect UV and / or visible light without a reflective coating. . Front housing 726 and rear housing 736 can be constructed from any suitable material, including an opaque thermoformed plastic material or other opaque, transparent or translucent materials, such as paper, cardboard, cardboard or cellulose paper. In some embodiments, the front housing 726 and rear housing 736 are constructed by injection molding or other appropriate manufacturing techniques.
[00124] As shown, divider 730 can be substantially planar, although it can be formed in a convex, concave or saddle-shaped contour, or a combination of contours to optimize uniform light distribution. As shown, divider 730 can include strips or other features that increase the surface area of the adhesive coating, produce alternating light / dark regions that some insect species find attractive and improve the transmission of insect-attracting light into the interior of the trap 714. In some embodiments, the front housing 726 is coated with transparent, translucent or opaque adhesive on an internal surface to provide additional insect capture capacity and efficiency. In addition, the front housing 726 may also have a reflective coating under the adhesive coating on its internal surface to increase its attraction to insects and additionally improve the efficiency and effectiveness of insect capture. Front housing 726, divider 730 and rear housing 736 can be joined at their perimeters with adhesive, although they can also be accompanied by other commonly used packaging assembly techniques such as ultrasonic welding or RF sealing or any other assembly method appropriate.
[00125] The materials of the trap part 714 may also include insect attractants. For example, trap part 714 materials can be impregnated with sorbitol, coleopteran attractants, including brevicomin, dominicalure, frontalin, grandlure, ipsdienol, ipsenol, japonilure, lineatin, megatomoic acid, multistriatin, oryctalure, sulcatol and trunc-call, dipteran attractants, including ceralure, colorure, latilure, medlure, moguchun, muscalure and trimedlure, homopteran attractors, including rescalure, lepidopteran attractants such as disparlure, straight-chain lepidopteran pheromones including codlelure, gossyplure, hexalure, orlure, looplure and loalure, looplure and looplure ostramone and other insect attractants such as eugenol, methyl-eugenol and siglure or any other substance that can provide a perfume or other attraction that increases the insect attraction efficiency of insect traps. In such embodiments, the insect attractor is an integral part of the trap part 714. Alternatively, the insect attractors can be incorporated in a separate part that is mounted inside an internal surface of the front housing 726 or through an opening 728 in the housing front 726 or a front surface 734 of divider 730. It is desirable for such attractors to be detectable by an insect within approximately a 2-meter radius of trap 710. As shown, divider 730 separates trap part 714 in a front enclosure 744 and a 746 rear enclosure.
[00126] In some embodiments, the base part 712 includes a circuit board 748 having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) for executing commands, electrically connected to conductor pins 718, switch 716, and electrical base contacts 750. For greater clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. While two base contacts 750 on the base part 712 for each of the LEDs 740 on the trap part 714 are shown, any suitable number can be used. Base contacts 750 can be configured to provide trap contacts to an electrical connection 742 when the trap part 714 is removably mounted to the base part 712. Circuit board 748 may include electronic circuits to receive a common household current to from the conductor pins 718, respond to the position of the switch 716 and supply power to the contact base 750, which in turn supplies the trap contacts 742 and illuminates the LEDs 740 on the trap part 714 when the trap part 714 is mounted to the base part 712. In some embodiments, circuit board 748 may include a power stabilizer such as a full wave rectifier circuit or any other circuit that provides constant voltage for the one or more LEDs 740, when the switch 716 is in a closed position, and trap part 714 is mounted on base part 712, although it can also supply a variable voltage to one or more LEDs 74 0 to provide a blinking light, which some insect species find attractive. For example, light frequencies that flash in the approximate range of 0.05 Hz (for example, to mimic the respiration rate of large mammals) to 250 Hz (for example, the highest flash frequency known to attract male flies), can desirable and the lighting element can be configured to flash within that range. The 748 circuit board can supply power to one or more 740 LEDs to provide both UV and visible light, although it can be configured to supply power to only one or more 740 UV LEDs or only one or more 740 visible light LEDs. , or to provide variable power to produce combinations of visible and UV flashing light. The circuit board 748 can also be configured to drive a transmitter or transceiver such as a piezoelectric speaker or other device that can be mounted on the base part 712 to emit an attractive insect sound. For example, the transmitter or transceiver can emit an insect attractor sound having a frequency in the range of approximately 0.5 Hz (for example, the heart rate of large mammals) at 240KHz (for example, the highest detectable frequency by insects). In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of about 5Hz to WOKHz. In some modalities, the frequency is in the range of approximately 35Hz to 50Khz. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be detectable by an insect within approximately a 2-meter radius of trap 710. It is desirable for such an insect-attracting sound to be undetectable by a human being beyond a radius of approximately 1 meter for trap 710 .
[00127] In some embodiments, the base part 712 includes a slot 722 and protrusions 724 in the top surface 720, which are configured to engage with the trap part 714 to secure it in place during use, although any other fixing form can be replaced that allows the trap part 714 to be mounted firmly, but removable to the base part 712.
[00128] In the operation of the insect trap 710, conductor pins 718 are inserted into a wall outlet, the switch 716 is moved to a closed position, and the trap part 714 is mounted on the base part 712. One or more LEDs 740 emit light, represented by arrows, preferably UV and visible light, which transmit light through the rear enclosure 746 and the coated and reflective inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736 and rear surface 752 of the divider 730. In some embodiments, the light does not it is manipulated on the base part 712 and is emitted directly on the trap part 714. The coated and reflective inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736 can include a concave shape and can be configured to reflect UV and / or visible light from one or more LEDs 740 to distribute the light evenly on the rear surface 752 of the divider 730, although the shape of the inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736 may have a convex shape or a saddle shape or a combination format, or it may also have strips (not shown) or other features to distribute the light more evenly. Alternatively, an optical intensifier such as an anamorphic lens (not shown) or any other lens or combination of lenses configured to distribute UV and / or visible light (for example, uniformly, according to specific standards, at a focal point, etc.). ) on the rear surface 752 of divider 730, can be mounted to rear housing 736 close to or above LEDs 740 or can be mounted on LEDs 740 and can replace or complement the function of the coated, reflective inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736. Alternatively, the UV and / or visible light from one or more LEDs 740 can directly reach the rear surface 752 of divider 730 at an oblique angle (for example, an acute angle of about 0 ° to 90 °) and can be spread across the divider 730 and can replace or enhance the function of the coated and reflective inner surface 738 of the rear housing 736 or of the lens or lenses mounted on the rear housing 736 or the LEDs 740. The light can transmit through divider 730 and adhesive coating 732 on the front surface 734 and in the front enclosure 744. The light can be evenly distributed by the light diffusing properties of the divider 730, adhesive coating 732 on the front surface 734 or both. The part of the light entering the front enclosure 744 continues through one or more openings 728 in the front housing 726 and is emitted to the area where the trap 710 is installed. Insects can be attracted by UV and / or visible light transmitted through adhesive coating 732 and / or through one or more openings 728 in the front housing 726 and fly or crawl into one or more openings 728 and adhesive coating 732, where they stick to the sticker and get stuck. The user can observe trapped insects by looking through one or more openings 728 in the front housing 726. When a sufficient number of insects have been trapped, the user can easily remove and discard any used trap part 714 without touching the trapped insects, debris of insects or adhesive, which remain out of reach within the trap part 714 and replace it with a new trap part 714. The new trap part 714 may have new adhesive-coated and light-guiding surfaces, ensuring that the trap for insect 710 will continue to efficiently and effectively attract and capture insects.
[00129] It should be appreciated that a benefit of trap 710 is the manipulation of light within the trap part 714. In some embodiments, the manipulation of light occurs only within the trap part 714. Light manipulation may include reflection, refraction, polarization and / or diffusion and is achieved by associating with a manipulative element or surface (for example, inner surface 738, divider 730, and adhesive coating 732). In some embodiments, light manipulation produces an even distribution of light on an adhesive surface or adhesive coating. In some embodiments, light is manipulated to produce a predetermined pattern in the adhesive coating or within trap part 714, for example, uniform distribution, uniform distribution with higher intensity hot spots, hot spot patterns, and / or combinations thereof .
[00130] Any suitable adhesive material can be used as part of an adhesive surface to capture an insect. In some embodiments, pressure sensitive adhesives such as acrylics, butyl rubber, natural rubber, nitriles, silicones, styrene block copolymers, styrene-ethylene / propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers can be used. Generally, the thickness of such adhesives will be in the range of approximately 0.01 mm to 1 mm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the adhesive is in the range of about 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, with a thickness of about 0.1 mm being used more often.
[00131] An insect trap 710 of this configuration can accommodate a variety of different portions of trap 714 that can be removably mounted to the base part 712, each part of trap 714 being configured exclusively to attract and attach a specific species or several insect species. For example, the total size and shape of the trap part 714 and the size, shape and orientation of the openings 728 in the front housing 726 of the trap part 714, and the wavelength intensity of the LEDs 740 can be exceptionally configured to attract and arrest a specific species or several species of insects. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 714 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 20mm to 600mm high and 5mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the trap part 714 is approximately 20mm to 200mm wide, 20mm to 200mm high and 5mm to 80mm deep. For example, in some embodiments, the trap part 714 is approximately 20mm to 130mm wide, 20mm to 130mm high and 5mm to 50mm deep.
[00132] In some modalities, the base part 712 is approximately 20mm to 600mm wide, 10mm to 150mm high and 10mm to 150mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 712 is 20mm to 200mm wide, 10mm to 100mm high and 10mm to 80mm deep. In some embodiments, the base part 712 is 20mm to 130mm wide, 10mm to 50mm high and 10mm to 50mm deep.
[00133] As shown here, openings 728 can have a variety of shapes and / or sizes. For example, openings 728 can be circular, square, rectangular, polygonal or elliptical in shape. Alternatively, openings 728 can be slits having straight, curved or wavy shapes or patterns. When openings 728 are circular, openings 728 can be approximately 0.5 mm to 30 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 728 are about 0.5 mm to 20 mm in diameter. In some embodiments, circular openings 728 are about 0.5 mm to 15 mm in diameter. When openings 728 are in the form of slits, openings 728 can be approximately 2mm to 30mm wide and 5mm to 500mm long. In some embodiments, slotted openings 728 are approximately 2mm to 20mm wide and 5mm to 200mm long. In some embodiments, 728 slit openings are about 2mm to 15mm wide and 5mm to 100mm long.
[00134] In some embodiments, the openings 728 cover all or part of the trap part 714. For example, the openings 728 can cover a range of about 1% to 75% of the surface area of the trap part 714. In in some embodiments, openings 728 cover about 5% to 50% of the surface area of trap part 714. In some embodiments, openings 728 cover about 10% to 30% of the surface area of trap part 714.
[00135] Figure 21 is a view of an eighth modality of an insect trap, generally indicated at 810. The insect trap 810 includes a trap part 814 and a base part 812. In figure 21, the trap part 814 is shown removed from the base part 812. In some embodiments, the trap part 814 includes a tab 818 projecting downward from a bottom surface 850. The base part 812 may have a corresponding opening 824 (shown in figure 23 ) to receive the guide 818 when the trap part 814 is mounted to the base part 812. As shown, the base part 812 includes a switch 816.
[00136] Figure 22 is a cross-sectional view of the insect trap 810 showing the trap part 814 mounted to the base part 812 and figure 23 is an enlarged view of a part of figure 22. In some embodiments, the part of base 812 includes a circuit board 822 having a programmable processor or chip (not shown) to execute commands and configured to supply power and instructions to desired components (eg switch 816, LEDs 826, etc.). For clarity, however, not all electrical connections are shown. In some embodiments, circuit board 822 includes a trap or coupling switch 820 mounted thereon. The tab 818 on the trap part 814 can protrude through the corresponding opening 824 on the base part 812 and associate with the electric trap switch 820 when the trap part 814 is mounted on the base part 812. The trap switch 820 can be configured to close when the tab 818 on the trap part 814 associates with it and can be configured to open when the 818 is lifted from the trap switch 820 (for example, when the trap part 814 is removed from the trap part base 812). In some embodiments, trap switch 820 is configured to activate in response to pressure from tab 818 on trap part 814. Alternatively, trap switch 820 can be configured to activate in response to displacement by tab 818 on the trap part 814. Alternatively, trap switch 820 can be configured as an optical switch to close when a beam of light is broken by tab 818 of trap part 814, or it can be configured as a Hall effect sensor to close when in close proximity to a magnet in the trap part 814 or can be configured like any other switch or sensor that opens or closes when the trap part 814 is mounted or removed from the base part 812.
[00137] Trap switch 820 is electrically connected to circuit board 822 and / or switch 816 to disable a lighting element such as UV and / or visible light LEDs 826 when trap part 814 is removed from the base part 812, thus preventing the user from looking directly at the UV and / or visible light of LEDs 826. Alternatively, trap switch 820 may be electrically connected to circuit board 822 and / or switch 816 to disable only UV LEDs 826 when trap part 814 is removed from part 812.
[00138] Bearing in mind the many possible modalities to which the principles of this discussion can be applied, it must be recognized that the modalities described here in relation to the drawing figures are meant to be illustrative only and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the claims. For example, angle measurements have been described as in relation to the main light direction of the LEDs, for simplicity, but the angles could also be in relation to the vertical axis. In addition, for each mode, the front of the housing (or the entire housing or the entire trap part) can be formed in a variety of decorative and / or functional formats. For example, the housing can be shaped to look like a flower or plant, or a shell, or a company logo, or a sports team logo, or a football, or basketball, or basketball. football, or hockey puck, or an American football helmet, or a hockey stick or any other shape. Each of the example modalities can include elements from other modalities, even if not explicitly indicated. Therefore, the techniques, as described in this document, contemplate all these modalities as possible within the scope of the following claims and respective equivalents.

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Claims (15)
[0001]
1. Insect trap (810), comprising: an insect trap part (814) and a base part (812), the base part (812) comprising a lighting element (826), a mounting part; wherein the lighting element is configured to provide light to the insect trap part, and where the mounting part is configured to communicate with and receive energy from an energy source; the base part being configured to be removably established with the insect trap part and to receive light from the base part when established with it, and in which the insect trap part (814) comprises an enclosure comprising a surface adhesive (136) and a first opening (120) through which an insect can enter the enclosure, wherein the adhesive surface is at least partially contained within the enclosure and is configured to adhere to an insect; characterized by the fact that: the base part comprises a switch (820); and the base part comprises a projecting downward flap (818) which moves the switch (820) from the base part (812) to close the switch (820) when the insect trap part (814) is mounted on the base part (812).
[0002]
2. Insect trap (810), according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that it comprises rigid conductors projecting perpendicularly and directly from the rear surface of the insect trap (810), in which the conductors are insertable into an outlet electrical.
[0003]
Insect trap (810) according to claim 1, characterized in that the insect trap part additionally comprises a lower surface (850), from which the flap (818) protrudes.
[0004]
4. Insect trap (810) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that the flap (818) projects through an opening (824) in the base part (812) when the part of insect trap (814) is mounted on the base part (812).
[0005]
Insect trap (810) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the switch (820) is activated when the guide (818) of the insect trap part (814) moves the switch (820).
[0006]
Insect trap (810) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the switch (820) deactivates the lighting element (826) when the insect trap part (814) is removed the base part (812).
[0007]
Insect trap (810) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the base part comprises a circuit board.
[0008]
8. Method of using an insect trap (810), as defined in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by the fact that it comprises: mounting the insect trap part (814) on the base part (812) , coupling the base part to the energy source to supply energy to a lighting element, in which the tab (818) moves the switch (820) to activate the switch (820).
[0009]
9. Method according to claim 8, characterized by the fact that it comprises rigid conductors projecting perpendicularly and directly from the rear surface of the insect trap, in which the conductors are insertable into an electrical outlet.
[0010]
10. Method, according to claim 9, characterized by the fact that it additionally comprises inserting electrically conductive pins to an electrical outlet.
[0011]
11. Method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized by the fact that an insect is received in the insect trap part (814), through an opening and adheres to the adhesive surface.
[0012]
12. Method according to claim 11, characterized in that it additionally comprises separating the insect trap part (814) from the base part (812) and discarding the insect trap part (814).
[0013]
13. Method, according to claim 12, characterized by the fact that the insect remains discarded in the trap part (814).
[0014]
14. Method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the insect trap part (814) is discarded without human contact with the insect adhered to the adhesive surface.
[0015]
15. Method according to any of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that when the insect trap part is separated from the base part, the lighting element is switched off.

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