Patent ID: 8402691
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. An insect trap comprising: a housing which has one or more access apertures to permit entry of insects into a hollow interior of said housing and a bottom compartment containing a catchment tank located below said one or more access apertures for trapping insects; an air diffuser above said one or more access apertures, said air diffuser including front vanes and rear vanes supported by a support plate; and an air blower or fan located on said support plate and disposed between said front vanes and said rear vanes, wherein said air diffuser and said air blower or fan generate a continuous flow of air for circulation through said hollow interior of said housing, wherein said front vanes diverge away from said air blower or fan and relative to air flow direction and said rear vanes converge toward said air blower or fan and relative to the air flow direction, and wherein the continuous flow of air generated by said air diffuser and said air blower or fan flows toward said bottom compartment above said catchment tank, thereby pushing insects entering said hollow interior through said one or more access apertures downwardly and into said catchment tank.