Patent ID: 8319649
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A pest control device, comprising: a control device housing, comprising an electronic pest control means; and, a counting device in electrical communication with said electronic pest control means; wherein said electronic pest control means controls a pest that enters said control device housing and is exposed to said electronic pest control means; wherein said counting device provides an incremental counting means for each individual pest that is controlled by said control device; wherein said control device housing further comprises: wherein said grill provides a protection means for larger animals and humans from incidental exposure to said electronic pest control means while allowing smaller pests access to said electronic pest control device; wherein said access aperture provides a means for servicing said electronic pest control means, a means for removal of debris from within said pest control housing, and providing an access for said pests to be exposed to said electronic pest control means; wherein said electronic pest control means further comprises: wherein said ballast limits current to said lamp; wherein said inner grid and said outer grid surround said lamp; wherein said lamp lures said pest thereto said pest control device; wherein said gap comprises a sufficient width to enable said pest to traverse within, wherein said pest completes a circuit between said inner grid and said outer grid when said inner grid and said outer grid are energized; wherein said attachment means further comprises a pair of clips integrally molded on a bottom surface of said upper structure and protruding downwardly, each further comprising: wherein said pair of clips are spaced one-hundred-eighty degrees from each other, such that said inner grid and said outer grid are securely attached thereto; wherein said counting device is directly coupled to said counting device housing and located therein; wherein said attachment means is spaced inwardly from an inner wall of said upper structure; wherein each of said clips has a longitudinal length radially extending relative to a center of said inner and outer grids, respectively; and, wherein each of said clips is directly engaged with each of said inner and outer grids, respectively.