Patent ID: 6067746
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An insect trapping device comprising:a plate;a cover being attached to said plate by hinge means such that said cover member is pivotable between an open position wherein said plate and said cover are generally coplanar and a closed position wherein said plate and said cover members are substantially parallel in overlying relation;an adhesive sheet disposed on said plate and said cover, said adhesive sheet extending across said hinge means enabling said adhesive sheet to be folded 180.degree. onto itself; an elongated handle mechanically coupled to said plate generally in the center thereof at an acute angle in relation to said plate; a catch being hingedly attached to the cover connecting between said cover and said handle in said open position and functioning to retain the cover in the open position, said catch means being releasably secured to the handle by a detachable fastening means, said catch being substantially perpendicular to said cover in said open position whereby an insect may be captured on said adhesive in said open position and enclosed within said adhesive in said closed position.