Patent ID: 8667731
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for collecting resting mosquitoes, comprising: a pot configured to attract mosquitoes to rest within the pot, the pot comprising a first opening configured to allow mosquitoes to enter into the pot and rest on an inner surface of the pot, the pot further comprising a second opening opposite the first opening through which mosquitoes resting within the pot can be aspirated, wherein the first opening is larger than the second opening; a pipe member having a first end coupled to the second opening of the pot and a second end opposite the first end; a fan coupled within the pipe member for aspirating mosquitoes resting on the inner surface of the pot into the pipe member; a frustoconical-shaped perforated screen mounted within the pipe member between the first end of the pipe member and the fan, wherein the frustoconical-shaped perforated screen comprises an opening at a tapered end, wherein the opening allows mosquitoes to readily pass entirely through the frustoconical-shaped screen in the direction of air-flow, while the frustoconical-shaped perforated screen restricts mosquitoes from passing through the frustoconical-shaped screen in the direction opposite of air-flow; a support plate spaced from the second end of the pipe member; support brackets extending from the second end of the pipe member to the support plate; and a covering extending from the support plate in the direction of the first end of the pipe member, the covering being arched partially around the second end of the pipe member and spaced apart from the support brackets and from the second end of the pipe member; wherein the support plate is configured to mount the apparatus in a stationary position with the arched covering positioned over the second end of the pipe member to shield the second end of the pipe member from rain.