A Device for Catching Beetles and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 5th Apr.; 1895-Accepted, 13th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Catching Beetles and the like.
GEORGE EDWIN WINTER 135 Alderney Street Pimlico London S.W.
Ironmonger's Assistant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A circular pan or vessel made of metal or other suitable material with sloping
sides in form of a cone.
In the centre of the bottom of this vessel I fix a tube. To
this tube I attach a cup made of metal or other suitable material made with a flange
round it. I make a dome shape cover to nearly cover the whole of the sloping sides
leaving about half an inch space to allow the beetles to crawl between. The dome
shape cover is supported in its place by a pin which fits in tube. The effect of this
cover is to cause the smell from the bait in the cup to be gradually dispersed to the
mouth of the aperture and is therefore more powerfully attractive to the beetles.
The cover also forms a narrow crevice or aperture which is a natural attraction to
the beetles as these pests make their haunts in such places. The sloping flange
round the cup affords an additional inducement for the insects to attempt to reach
the bait.
Tul 19th 1904
GEORGE EDWIN WINTER.
A DEVICE for Catching beetles and the .
I, GEORGE EDWIN WINTER formerly of 135 Alderney Street, Pimlico in the
County of Middlesex but now of 11 Temple Street, Southwark, in the County of
Surrey, Ironmonger's Assistant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The invention relates to a device for catching beetles or the like and is intended
by means of a simple and inexpensive contrivance to render the same more effective
than heretofore.
A popular form of beetle trap in common use consists of a pan or vessel which is
preferably circular in shape and this pan or vessel is provided with inclined or
overhanging walls terminating in a central opening and the inclined walls are
coated with some granular material adapted to give a foothold to the beetles and
the latter are supposed to climb the walls of the pan or vessel and, attracted by
the bait which is placed within the same but out of their reach, to fall through the
central opening into the pan where they are trapped by the inclined or
overbanging walls.
This is a simple form of trap but more elaborate devices have been provided, in
all of which however the bait is uncovered and the odour therefrom is free to mingle
with the general atmosphere of the room in which the trap is placed, so that the
bait does not possess the local attraction that is desirable.
Now according to the present invention a pan or vessel is employed of the
character above referred to but instead of permitting the odour from the bait to

page_text: In the example given at Figures 3, 4, and 5, the central spindle 6' for supporting
the dome or cover bat a suitable distance from the inclined walls a' of the pan or
vessel a and the corresponding tubular post a³ is dispensed with and in lieu thereof
the dome or cover is provided with several projections or distance pieces b¹ formed
thereon by stamping or otherwise and which serve to support the dome or cover b
in the required position, whilst instead of the cup a supported upon the post a³
as hereinbefore described with respect to the previous figures a depression a* is
formed in the floor a of the pan or vessel and serves as a holder or receptacle
for the bait.
In lieu of forming the projections or distance pieces upon the interior of the
cover or dome b they may be fixed with the pan or vessel a as will be readily
understood.
By these means a simple and inexpensive beetle or like trap is obtained which
offers attractions much greater than those of traps in which the bait is exposed and
the animal is required to climb an uncovered road thereto.
The means hereinbefore shown and described are the best that I am at present
acquainted with for carrying my invention into effect, but I would have it
understood that I do not confine myself thereto as it will be evident that the
details of construction of the device may be considerably varied without departing
from the spirit of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A device for catching beetles or the like comprising a pan or vessel the mouth
of which is approached by inclined ways a receptacle for bait a removeable
dome or cover adapted to more or less envelope the pan or vessel and means
for holding the dome or cover at a suitable distance from the pan or vessel
and from the ground substantially as herein shown and described and for the
purpose stated.
.
2. A device adapted to be applied to a trap for catching beetles or the like
consisting of a dome or cover constructed substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 5th day of April 1895.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.