Patent ID: 9049855
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. An insect trap comprising: a housing comprising: a light source attached to the roof; an attractant disposed on the inner surface of the housing body and configured to release carbon dioxide; a first screen disposed across the open top of the housing body, the first screen having a plurality of passages that are each shaped to allow air and insects to pass through the first screen; a second screen disposed across the open bottom of the housing body, the second screen having a plurality of passages that are each shaped to allow air and insects to pass through the second screen; a fan assembly surrounded by the housing body and disposed between the first screen and the second screen, the fan assembly being supported by the inner surface of the housing body and including a rotatable fan blade configured to draw air through the housing in a direction from the first screen toward the second screen; and a damper assembly secured to the housing body below the second screen, the damper assembly comprising: a weighted rod coupled to each of the first damper shield and the second damper shield, each weighted rod positioned within a perimeter of the respective damper shield and the weighted rod extending substantially parallel to the straight edge of the respective damper shield and positioned relative to the coupling arrangement to bias the respective one of the first damper shield and the second damper shield toward the closed position.