Patent ID: 6484437
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A01M,Y10T

Abstract:
A holder for protecting objects from crawling arthropods, comprising:a coaster having an upper portion and a lower portion, the coaster for supporting an object be protected; means for twisting and pulling the upper portion and the lower portion relative to one another to allow for different heights between a closed position and a vertically raised 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 substantially exposed to surrounding air when the upper and lower portions are in the vertically raised position, and the arthropod deterring material not being substantially exposed to the surrounding air when the upper and lower portions are 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.