US4411093A
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Insect lure
Assignee: SC Johnson Commercial Markets Inc
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Filing: 1981-06-17
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Granted: 1983-10-25
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Expires: 2001-06-17
Abstract
Abstract In an insect lure for attracting and killing insects, particularly the housefly, a tubular formed base member incorporates a pair of end caps, at each end of the tube, with the tubular member being formed of a kraft base paper, wrapped with an outer layer of white paper, then being covered with a fluorescent paper that provides a superficial luminescent surface of attraction to such insects, said luminescent material is overprinted with silhouettes of insects, such as the housefly, usually in a clustered arrangement, and may have a poison located at the focal point of such cluster for enhancing the kill of any attracted insect, and, finally, a coating of a lacquer is applied over the fluorescent attractant, including any silhouettes imprinted thereon, and a highly viscous tackifier material is applied upon the lacquer barrier for enhancing insect adherence thereto. The process of attracting such insects, particularly the housefly, is encompassed in this invention and which comprises the formation of the previously identified type tubular base member, having its ends capped, and positioning such graphic silhouettes of flies upon a luminescent background coating with the then application of a lacquer, and then applying the highly viscous tackifier material to its surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel M. Stout
- 👤 Charles B. Duff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:58
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01M; A01M1/00; A01M1/20; A01M1/14; A01M1/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
An insect lure for use in both attracting the insect to the lure from a distance and then terminating the life of the same after its adherence to the lure, comprising, a base member incorporating both the means for attracting and killing the insect, said base member having a superficial fluorescent attractant of luminescent material overprinted with silhouettes of insects for enhancing attraction of such insects to the lure, a coating of a highly viscous tackifier material for adhering the lure settled insect until its demise, said lure including a tubular base member, said tubular base member being formed as a wound tube, a light shade layer of paper applied over the base member to prevent the tube from color bleed therethrough, a wound layer of fluorescent paper forming the luminescent material applied over the light shade of paper, a coating of lacquer applied over the luminescent paper to function as tube barrier, and said tackifier coating being applied upon the lacquer barrier for enhancing insect adherence.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
An insect lure for use in both attracting the insect to the lure from a distance and then terminating the life of the same after its adherence to the lure, comprising, a base member incorporating both the means for attracting and killing the insect, said base member having a superficial fluorescent attractant of luminescent material overprinted with silhouettes of insects for enhancing attraction of such insects to the lure, a coating of a highly viscous tackifier material for adhering the lure settled insect until its demise, said lure including a tubular base member, said tubular base member being formed as a wound tube, a light shade layer of paper applied over the base member to prevent the tube from color bleed therethrough, a wound layer of fluorescent paper forming the luminescent material applied over the light shade of paper, a coating of lacquer applied over the luminescent paper to function as tube barrier, and said tackifier coating being applied upon the lacquer barrier for enhancing insect adherence.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 1 and including a nonluminescent margin intervening said luminescent material and the printed silhouettes of the insects.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein the silhouettes of insects include flies whereby the lure constitutes a fly lure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention of claim 1 and including end caps provided at both ends of the tubular base member, said caps provided for functioning as spacers to prevent unwanted contact with the tacky material coating during shipment and usage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The invention of claim 5 and wherein each end cap includes a base, a pair of concentric sleeves integrally formed upon said base, the inner sleeve disposed for tightly adhering onto the adjacent tube base member end, and a well formed within the intermediate space between the concentric sleeves and disposed for collecting any insect debris falling from the insect lure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes polybutene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Polyethylene 5%
Polybutene 100 95%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Polybutene 300 96%
Polyethylene 4%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Polybutene 100 47.5%
Polybutene 300 47.5%
Polyethylene 5.0%
100.0%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Polybutene 300 47%
Mineral Oil 47%
Polyethylene 6%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Abalyn 92%
Polyethylene 5%
Paloja 3%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Abalyn 92%
Polyethylene 8%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Abalyn 86%
Paloja 14%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Rosin 33%
Mineral Oil 40%
Paloja 27%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Abalyn 25.4%
Rosin 25.4%
Mineral Oil 34.5%
Polyethylene 9.2%
Lecithin 1.8%
Latex 3.7%
100.0%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered there at least until its demise.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Abalyn 83%
Thixcin 17%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Abalyn 83%
Bentone 17%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Abalyn 86%
Estersil 14%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Castor Oil 66%
Rosin 14%
Thixcin 17%
Latex 3%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
47 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said viscous tackifier material includes the following ingredients in percentage by weight ______________________________________
Rosin 45%
Mineral Oil 40%
Paloja 15%
100%
______________________________________ whereby any insect settling on the lure will be substantially permanently adhered thereto at least until its demise.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said insect lure includes the silhouette of a cluster of flies, and a poison positioned at the focal point of said cluster which upon consumption accelerates the killing of any settled insect.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
63 words
The invention of claim 4 and including hanger means useful for suspending the lure, said hanger means including a shank portion for extending through one end cap, means integrally provided upon the cap inserting portion of shank for retaining the same therein, said shank portion also including a hook at its other end and being useful for suspending the insect lure during usage.
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