An insect swatter including a frame substantially rectangular in shape having a pole which spans through the frame; a porous sticky sheet attached to the frame for adhesively trapping insects; and a handle integrally formed with the pole of the frame. The frame is provided with a number of first protrusions and the pole is provided with a second protrusion. The porous sticky sheet includes two first holes for two corresponding first protrusions to pass through, two second holes for two sides of the corresponding second protrusion to pass through such that the porous sticky sheet does not contact with the table or any other flat surface even when the insect swatter is horizontally placed on it.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates generally to insect swatters, and more 
particularly, to an insect swatter having sticky surfaces for trapping 
insects by means of flapping the insect swatter directly against the 
insect. 
Heretofore, insecticides have been widely applied to get rid of undesirable 
insects such as houseflies, mosquitoes, gnats and cockroaches. Most 
insecticides, nevertheless, represent a further contamination to the 
atmosphere and also the environment. The use of insecticides is even more 
undesirable if there are small children in the family. Also, the 
application of insecticides may destroy the ecological equilibrium of the 
earth. For years, many efforts have been made to maintain a hygienic and 
clean environment. However, most insects continue to thrive, especially in 
tropical and sub-tropical areas. This has been very annoying! 
In many cases, the use of insect swatters is inevitable. However, the use 
of conventional insect swatters is inconvenient due to their 
unsatisfactory structure. 
Conventional insect swatters are generally constructed from a thin sheet 
connected to a handle. When utilized, it is required to grip the handle 
and swat the insect against a solid object such as a wall. 
Conventional insect swatters suffer from the following drawbacks: 
1. The insect swatter deforms due to its single sheet structure after a 
period of use which causes the results of swatting insects to be 
unsatisfactory. 
2. The body of insect that stains the solid object and therefore creates a 
cleaning problem. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide an 
insect swatter which mitigates and/or obviates the afore-mentioned 
drawbacks. 
A further object of the present invention is to provide an insect swatter 
which is convenient to use. 
Another object of the present invention is to provide an insect swatter 
which has sticky surfaces for trapping insects by means of flapping the 
insect swatter against the target. 
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an insect swatter 
which adhesively traps the insects in the air without contaminating any 
solid object with the body of the insect. 
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become 
apparent after reading the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with 
appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring to the drawings and initially to FIG. 1, it can be seen that an 
insect swatter in accordance with the present invention comprises a frame 
10 and a porous sticky sheet 20. The frame 10 has a lug 11 which is 
provided with a hole 12 for hanging up the swatter. The frame 10 is 
attached with the porous sticky sheet 20 for adhesively trapping insects 
and the like. The frame 10 is integrally formed with a handle 30. The end 
part of the handle 30 is also provided with a hole 31 for hanging 
purposes. 
Referring next to FIG. 2, it can be seen that the frame 10 is substantially 
rectangular in shape. The frame 10 includes a pole 14 which spans through 
the frame 10 and has the handle 30 integrally formed thereon. The frame 10 
is provided with a plurality of first protrusions 15 along the periphery 
thereof to prevent the porous sticky sheet 20 from directly contacting 
with solid surfaces such as the tables, the walls or the like. The pole 14 
is also provided with a second protrusion 16 for the same purpose. It 
should be noted that both of the first and second protrusions 15 and 16 
project from both sides of the frame 10 (see FIG. 4). 
Referring again to FIG. 2, it should be understood that the porous sticky 
sheet 20 especially designed for attaching to the frame 10 is a sheet 
having two sticky faces. The porous sticky sheet 20 has a shape and size 
substantially twice the surface area and length defined by the frame 10 in 
order to adhesively cover both sides of the frame 10. The sticky faces can 
be categorized as an inner sticky face 21 and an outer sticky face 22. 
The inner sticky face 21 is attachable to the frame 10. The inner sticky 
face 21 thus corresponds to the shape of the frame 10. In other words, the 
inner sticky face 21 is on the border of the inner face of the porous 
sticky sheet 20. 
The outer sticky face 22 is used to adhesively trap insects. Therefore, the 
outer sticky face 22 encompasses the whole outer face of the porous sticky 
sheet 20. 
The porous sticky sheet 20 includes two first holes 23 at a periphery 
thereof for two corresponding first protrusions 15 to pass through, two 
second holes 24 at a part corresponding to the second protrusion 16 for 
two sides of the corresponding second protrusion 16 to pass through, and a 
third hole 25 at a central part thereof for the lug 11 which projects from 
the frame 10 to pass through. 
The porous sticky sheet 20 may be replaced easily with a new sheet after 
being used for a certain period of time. 
With particular reference to FIG. 3, the way the porous sticky sheet 20 is 
attached to the frame 10 is depicted. An inner protective layer (not 
shown) of the inner sticky face 21 is detached therefrom and the inner 
sticky face 21 of the porous sticky sheet 20 is well arranged such that 
the first, second and third holes 23, 24 and 25 are respectively in 
alignment with corresponding first and second protrusions 15, 16 and the 
lug 11, and then the inner sticky face 21 of the porous sticky sheet 20 is 
attached to the frame 10. Upon utilization, an outer protective layer (not 
shown) of the outer sticky face 22 is detached therefrom. 
Referring next to FIG. 4, it can be seen that the porous sticky sheet 20 
does not directly contact with the table or any other flat surface even 
when the insect swatter is horizontally placed thereon. As previously 
mentioned, this is due to the formation of the first protrusions 15 and 
the second protrusions 16. 
While the present invention has been explained in relation to its preferred 
embodiment, it is to be understood that various modifications thereof will 
be apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading this specification. 
Therefore, it is to be understood that the invention disclosed herein is 
intended to cover all such modifications as fall within the scope of the 
appended claims.