Patent ID: 6178687
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A trap for airborne insects comprising:a scroll tube with left and right caps at respective left and right ends of the scroll rube;a suspension support connected to left and right ends of the scroll tube, the suspension support being of a sufficient length to be secured to a mount for supporting the suspension support and thereby supporting the trap;a web of flexible substrate with first and second ends, the web being coated with a tacky adhesive on at least one surface, the first end of the web being attached to the scroll tube and rolled around the scroll tube;a tubular cylinder; andwherein the second end of the web is attached to the tubular cylinder, the left and right caps include an aperture, each cap comprises a circular disk surrounding the aperture and a cylindrical foot perpendicular to the disk and of a smaller diameter than a diameter of the disk, the foot anchoring the cap within a hollow area of the cylinder.