Patent ID: 9743654
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A01M

Claim:
1. An insect trap for positioning directly under a furniture leg or post, comprising: a bottom portion having a groove positioned between an outer edge of said bottom portion and an inner element, wherein said outer edge of said bottom portion is tapered inward toward the groove creating a raised side wall having a rough surface to aid insects in climbing into the trap, said bottom portion further having a lip formed from the raised side wall for protecting the groove; an adhesive positioned within the groove; and a top portion having an opening extending through the entirety of said top portion and a body having a flat circular section beginning at an inner edge of the opening and extending around an entirety of the opening, said body sloping downwardly from an outer edge of the flat circular section to an end of the top portion forming an interior face, whereby the top and bottom portion are removably attached to one another such that the top portion substantially covers the bottom portion while maintaining a non-overlapping vertical space between the interior face of the top portion and the lip of the bottom portion such that the adhesive may be monitored for insects.