Insect trap device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11484022-B2
Application number	US-201916653430-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	Oct 15, 2019
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

A removable substrate for an insect attractant device includes a body having front and rear faces, a grip portion, and a base disposed opposite the grip portion. The removable substrate further includes a first lateral portion extending from the base, and a second lateral portion extending from the base. A projection extends outwardly from the base, lowermost ends of the first and second lateral portions are disposed below the projection, and an adhesive is applied to the front face and the rear face.

First claim

We claim:

1. An insect attractant device, comprising:
a housing defining a front face and a rear face;
an electronics assembly comprising a power source, a first resistor, and a plurality of LEDs, the power source extending from the rear face of the housing;
a lens disposed along the housing; and
a substrate disposed between the lens and the power source, the substrate including first and second lateral portions that are configured to straddle the housing,
wherein the substrate is substantially planar,
wherein the substrate is spaced apart from the lens defining a first distance therebetween,
wherein the substrate is spaced apart from the rear face defining a second distance therebetween,
wherein the first distance is between about 15 mm and about 30 mm and the second distance is between about 10 mm and about 20 mm.

2. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the first lateral portion is a mirror image of the second lateral portion.

3. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein adhesive is further applied to the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion.

4. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LEDs are ultraviolet LEDs.

5. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the housing defines an elongate polygon comprising at least a first edge and at least a second edge,
wherein the first edge is different than the second edge.

6. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein heat dispersed by the first resistor causes a temperature between the substrate and the lens to be approximately 10 degrees Celsius greater than a highest temperature between the substrate and the rear face.

7. The insect attractant device of claim 1 further comprising a second resistor.

8. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes an adhesive applied to at least a first face.

9. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the lens includes a chamfered edge that directs light in a direction of the substrate.

10. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the lens includes a cutout portion defining an inner edge, and
wherein the plurality of LEDs are optically coupled with the inner edge.

11. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes an adhesive applied to a first face and a second face, the adhesive being surrounded by an adhesive-free border on the first face and the second face.

12. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of the substrate includes a retention mechanism.

13. The insect attractant device of claim 12 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises an outwardly extending projection defining a tab.

14. The insect attractant device of claim 1 wherein the power source comprises a pair of electrical prongs.

15. The insect attractant device of claim 14 , wherein the pair of electrical prongs of the power source are configured to be rotated between a vertical configuration and a horizontal configuration.

16. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes one or more stabilizing feet configured to provide stability for the insect attractant device when the insect attractant device rests on a flat surface.

17. The insect attractant device of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a refill slot to receive the substrate, wherein the refill slot includes chamfered slot edges.

18. The insect attractant device of claim 8 , wherein the first face defines a surface area, and the adhesive is applied to more than 50% of the surface area.

19. The insect attractant device of claim 8 , wherein the substrate further comprises a peel-off film that is applied to the first face.

20. The insect attractant device of claim 9 , wherein the chamfered edge of the lens joins a side surface and a front surface of the lens.

Assignees

• Johnson & Son Inc S C

Inventors

• Furner Paul E
• Palm Julie
• Faterioun Kamran
• Carlson David R
• Tracy Noah I
• Munagavalasa Murthy S

Classifications

• A01M1/145 Primary

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

• Y10S43/00

  Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying · CPC title

• A01M1/165

  Hanging or fastening means · CPC title

• A01M2200/01

  Insects · CPC title

• A01M1/14

  Catching by adhesive surfaces · CPC title