Patent ID: 6513281
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A01M,Y10T

Abstract:
A holder for protecting objects from crawling arthropods, comprising:a coaster having an upper portion and a lower portion; and means for threadably attaching the upper portion to the lower portion between an expanded position and a closed position; an arthropod deterring material adjacent to the holder, for deterring crawling arthropods from passing from a surface beneath the coaster to the object, the arthropod deterring material being exposed to surrounding air when the coaster is in the expanded position, the arthropod deterring material not being exposed to the surrounding air when the coaster is in the closed position; and a shield adjacent to the holder, wherein the arthropod deterring material is attached to an undersurface of the shield so that the shield protects humans from coming into contact with the arthropod deterring material.