Window fly trap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10299470-B2
Application number	US-200913063644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2009
Priority date	Sep 12, 2008
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Grant date	May 28, 2019

Abstract

This invention relates to fly traps and specifically a window mounted fly trap which allows flies to enter from below or above and which has an internal barrier to prevent passage upward or downward through the trap. A window mounted fly trap comprising: (a) a frame for mounting to a window surface by detachable window mounting means; (b) a resilient cover having a non-adhesive first surface facing to the exterior of the frame and an adhesive second fly capture surface within the interior of the frame; said frame and cover defining therein a fly capture chamber; (c) the capture chamber having at least one ingress slot for permitting flies to enter the chamber; (d) wherein the flies walking on the surface of said window are permitted to enter the capture chamber and whereby the flies, when attempting to fly, contact the fly capture adhesive and are captured by said capture surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A window mounted fly trap comprising:
a. a frame comprising a top surface, a bottom surface disposed on a side of the frame opposite the top surface, and a mount extending from the bottom surface away from the frame, wherein the frame defines an interior and the mount is constructed to detachably mount to a window surface;
b. a cover attached to the top surface of the frame enclosing the interior at the top surface of the frame, the cover comprising first and second opposing surfaces, the first surface comprising a non-adhesive surface facing away from the interior of the frame, the second surface comprising an adhesive fly capture surface configured to face the window surface, said frame, cover, and window surface defining therein a fly capture chamber; and
c. at least one ingress in the frame for permitting flies to enter the fly capture chamber, the frame including a mid-member dividing the fly capture chamber into at least a first fly capture chamber including a first fly ingress and a second fly capture chamber including a second fly ingress.

2. The trap of claim 1 , wherein the frame and the cover are rectangular.

3. The trap of claim 2 , wherein the frame includes a first wall and a second wall that respectively impinge on the window surface to prevent flies from leaving the capture chamber.

4. The trap of claim 1 , wherein said cover is resilient.

5. The trap of claim 1 , wherein said cover is disposable.

6. The trap of claim 1 , wherein said mount comprises at least one suction cup for releasably adhering to the window surface wherein the window surface is glass.

7. The trap of claim 6 , wherein the at least one suction cup is mounted to the mid-member for releasably adhering to the window surface.

8. The trap of claim 1 , wherein the cover is releasably secured to the frame by at least one peg that fits into a hole in the cover.

9. The trap of claim 1 , wherein the cover includes at least one projecting tab which assists in removal of the cover from the frame.

10. The trap of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a first wall and a second opposite wall, and a first insect ingress on one side of the frame between the first and second walls and a second insect ingress opposite the first ingress between the first and second walls.

11. The trap of claim 1 , wherein each of a side of the frame and a side of the mid-member adjacent to the cover have a series of projections thereon.

12. The trap of claim 1 , wherein the cover is transparent.

13. The trap of claim 1 , wherein the cover has a color.

14. The trap of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a first end wall, a second and opposite end wall, a first side wall, a second and opposite side wall, and the mid-member spanning the long axis of the frame from the midpoint of one end wall to midpoint of the other.

15. The trap of claim 14 , wherein the top edges of the first and second end walls, the first and second side walls and the mid-member have a series of projections thereon on which the window facing fly capture adhesive surface of the cover rests.

16. The trap of claim 14 , wherein the first and second end walls and the mid-member impinge on the window surface, and the first and second side walls are recessed from the window so as to form the first and second ingresses.

17. The trap of claim 16 , wherein placing the cover on the frame creates two chambers with ingress openings from which flies walking on the window surface cannot escape except through the ingress openings, and flies that attempt to take off are captured on the window-facing adhesive fly capture surface of the cover.

18. The trap of claim 1 , wherein the frame and the mid-member each have top surfaces with a series of equally spaced projections configured to contact the adhesive surface of the cover.

19. The trap of claim 1 , wherein two mounting collars are located at separate points along the mid-member for holding the window detachable mounting means.

20. The trap of claim 19 , wherein the window detachable mounting means are suction cups which are held by the two mounting collars.

21. A window mounted fly trap comprising:
a. a frame having a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, and a mid-member connected between the first and second sides, the first and second sides each have a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
b. a mount connected to the frame and constructed to detachably mount the frame to a window surface; and
c. a cover having a first cover surface, the first cover surface comprising an adhesive fly capture surface, wherein a portion of the first cover surface is adhered to the second surface of the first and second sides;
d. wherein the frame forms an opening opposite the cover;
e. wherein the first and second sides, the mid-member, and the cover define a first fly capture chamber including a first fly ingress and a second fly capture chamber including a second fly ingress;
f. wherein the first and second sides each comprise a height such that when the mount detachably mounts the trap to the window surface, the first surface of each of the first and second sides is disposed adjacent to the window surface.

22. The trap of claim 21 , wherein the first surface of each of the first and second sides engages the window surface.

Assignees

• Kovacs Ervin
• Foster Mark L
• Borden John H
• Oms Invest Inc

Inventors

• Kovacs Ervin
• Vaudry Alan L
• Foster Mark L
• Borden John H

Classifications

• A01M1/14 Primary

  Catching by adhesive surfaces · CPC title

• A01M1/145

  Attracting and catching insects using combined illumination or colours and adhesive surfaces · CPC title

• A01M1/24

  Arrangements connected with buildings, doors, windows, or the like · CPC title