Abstract:
A insect repellant assembly for repelling unwanted insects without increasing environmental hazards to humans. The insect repellant assembly includes an housing which elongate and substantially cylindrical, and a repellant mixture positioned within the housing and having an odor which is designed for repelling unwanted insects.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to insect repellants and more particularly pertains to a new insect repellant assembly for repelling unwanted insects without increasing environmental hazards to humans. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of insect repellants is known in the prior art. U.S. Pat. No. 3,661,326 describes a device for use in conjunction with a garbage can lid. Another type of insect repellants is U.S. Pat. No. 3,098,703 having an insecticide for use in containers. 
     While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the need remains for a device that has certain improved features such as the ability to be formed to various surfaces and held in place without any other fixtures. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention meets the needs presented above by providing a non-toxic insect repellant which may be used in food preparation environments and leaves no insecticide residue. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide a new insect repellant assembly that may be attaches to the interior of cabinets and other confined spaces which are known insect traffic areas. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new insect repellant assembly that is safe for use around children and does not provide additional environmental toxins. 
     To this end, the present invention generally comprises an housing which elongate and substantially cylindrical, and a repellant mixture positioned within the housing and having an odor which is designed for repelling unwanted insects. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a new insect repellant assembly according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the present invention. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, a new insect repellant assembly embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the insect repellant assembly  10  generally comprises a housing  20  and a repellant mixture  30 . 
     Preferably the housing  20  is elongate and substantially cylindrical. The housing  20  having a perimeter wall  26  defining an interior space. Additionally, the housing  20  may have a cross-section which is square or rectangular. 
     The repellant mixture  30  designed for repelling unwanted insects. The repellant mixture  30  is positioned within the housing  20  and has an odor which repels insects. 
     In a preferred embodiment, the housing  20  is substantially transparent for facilitating visual inspection of the repellant mixture  30  such that depletion of the repellant mixture  20  is ascertainable by the user. 
     Further, the housing  20  may be substantially flexible such that the housing  20  may be conformed to a surface. 
     An adhesive portion  24  may be coupled to the perimeter wall  26  for facilitating securing the assembly  10  to a surface. 
     In a further embodiment, each one of a plurality of apertures  22  extends through the perimeter wall  26 . The plurality of apertures  22  facilitates transmission of the odor through the housing  20 . Thus insects are repelled. 
     In preferred embodiment the housing  20  has a diameter of in the range between 0.125 and 1.0 inches. In a more preferred embodiment, the housing  20  has a diameter of approximately 0.25 inches. 
     In a further embodiment the housing  20  has a length of approximately 6 inches and is designed for residential use. 
     In an alternate embodiment the housing  20  has a length of approximately 100 feet and is designed for commercial use. 
     Most preferably, the repellant mixture  30  comprises Citronella oil and Glycerine lotion. 
     In use, the assembly is positioned in known or suspected insect traffic areas or in areas the user which to remain free of unwanted insects, including cockroaches. The assembly is left in place until the repellant mixture has been depleted. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.