Patent ID: 11882821
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method of eradicating insects in an insect nest, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an insect eradicator having an elongated main shaft having a main body on a proximate end thereof and a clamshell on a distal end thereof, the main shaft having a bore therein;
(b) providing a hand grip on the main body for being grasped by a hand of a user and providing a lever being pivotally attached to the main body;
(c) disposing a source of pressurized gas on the main shaft and extending a gas tube from the source of pressurized gas through the bore to a point proximate the clamshell;
(d) providing opposing first and second halves on the clamshell being pivotable between a closed position for insertion into the insect nest and an open position for releasing the pressurized gas into the insect nest;
(e) wherein the lever has an open position wherein the clamshell is closed, an intermediate position wherein the clamshell is opened and the source of pressurized gas is closed, and a fully depressed position wherein the pressurized gas is released into the insect nest;
(f) providing an actuator rod extending through the bore having first and second ends, wherein the first end is adapted for contacting the lever and the second end extends to the clamshell for urging the first and second halves into the open position when the lever is in the intermediate position; and
(g) releasing pressurized gas into the insect nest when the lever is in the fully depressed position and the clamshell is open.