Patent ID: 6568124
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
Apparatus for killing insects, comprising:a main body having an outer wall, an inner wall contiguous with said outer wall so as to form an air space therebetween, and an interior chamber enclosed by said inner and outer walls; a source of heat for heating said air space between said outer and inner walls, and creating a heat gradient surrounding said outer wall, said heat gradient attracting insects to said outer wall; an electrocution grid for providing a voltage potential difference sufficient for electrocution of insects, said electrocution grid being located within said interior chamber; and means for directing a flow of air from an area surrounding said outer wall in the vicinity of said heat gradient into said interior chamber and through said electrocution grid, said flow of air entraining insects attracted by said heat gradient to said outer wall into said interior chamber and then into contact with said electrocution grid.