Patent ID: 6871445
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A collecting container for insecticide apparatus comprising: a base wall ( 9 ); side walls ( 10 ) extending from said base wall ( 9 ); at least one upper wall ( 11 ) engaging said side walls ( 10 ) on the opposite side with respect to said base wall ( 9 ) and defining a collecting space ( 12 ) for insects and the like together with said base ( 9 ) and side ( 10 ) walls; at least one access opening ( 13 ) formed through said upper wall ( 11 ) of said collecting container ( 1 ) for entry of said insects and the like into said collecting space ( 12 ); a closing means ( 15 ) operatively associated with said access opening ( 13 ) to close and/or open the access opening, said closing means ( 15 ) comprising at least one balancing or rocking element ( 16 ) rotatably in engagement with said upper wall ( 11 ) and movable between a first position at which said access opening ( 13 ) is closed and a second position at which said access opening ( 13 ) is open, characterized in that said closing means ( 15 ) is operatively located at least partly in a surface recess ( 14 ) provided in said upper wall ( 11 ), said access opening ( 13 ) being formed in said surface recess ( 14 ).