An Improved Trap for Catching Cockroaches, Beetles, and certain other Insects.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Trap for Catching Cockroaches, Beetles, and certain
other Insects.
I, HENRY WALTON LUDLOW, of the Firm of Fisher and Ludlow, of 83, Rea
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the hereindescribed improved trap for catching cock-,
roaches, beetles and certain other insects. In carrying out my invention I provide,
a hollow trap body preferably made of metal and of a dome shape or with inclined
sides and having a circular or other opening at the top. The said trap body is
roughened in any well known manner so as to enable the beetles or other insects to'
crawl up it. The said circular or other opening is or may be slightly recessed all"
round and fitting loosely in this recess there is a downwardly inclined metallic ring
which is by preference smooth and polished. Fixed to a stem or stand at the
centre of the base of the trap there is a small dish cup or plate for holding the "
bait.
The cockroaches beetles or other insects are attracted by the bait and crawl up
the sides of the body of the trap and then when they arrive at the top and
commence to walk upon the downwardly inclined ring, this ring having a smooth
surface does not afford a foothold to the beetles or cockroaches and being inclined
downwardly causes the beetles or cockroaches to fall down into the trap from
which they cannot escape. By first removing the said inclined ring from the
central opening of the body the beetles cockroaches or other insects can readily be
emptied out of the trap by inverting the same.
Dated this 12th day of June 1894.
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CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Trap for Catching Cockroaches, Beetles, and certain
other Insects.
I, HENRY WALTON LUDLOW, of the Firm of Fisher & Ludlow, of 83, Rea
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention consists of the hereindescribed improved trap for catching cock-
roaches, beetles and certain other insects.
My improved trap is illustrated on the accompanying drawing in sectional
elevation by Fig. 1 and in plan by Fig. 2; Fig. 3 shews a part of the said trap
separately.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
In carrying out my invention I provide a hollow trap body A preferably made of
metal and of a dome shape or with inclined sides and having a circular or other
D

page_text: shaped opening B at the top. The domed or inclined outer surface a¹ of the trap
body A is roughened in any well known manner as by having sand cemented to it
so as to enable the beetles or other insects to crawl up it. The circular or other
opening B is or may be slightly recessed all round (see Fig. 1) and fitting loosely
in this recess there is a downwardly inclined metallic ring C shewn separately by
Fig. 3 which is by preference smooth and polished. Fixed to a stem or stand D at
the centre of the base of the trap there is a small dish cup or plate E for holding
the bait.
The cockroaches beetles or other insects are attracted by the bait on the dish or
plate E and crawl up the sides a' of the body of the trap and arrive at the top and
commence to walk upon the downwardly inclined ring C and then as this ring has
a smooth surface and does not afford a foothold to the beetles or cockroaches and
as it is inclined downwardly towards the inside of the trap the beetles or cock-
roaches are thereby caused to fall down into the trap A from which they cannot
escape. By first removing the inclined ring C from the central opening B of the
body A of the trap the beetles cockroaches or other insects can readily be emptied
out of the trap by inverting the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
In a beetle trap or other like insect trap the combination of the trap body A
made with a central top opening and with roughened domed or inclined sides leading
up to the same, the bait stand or plate E fixed to the trap body A in the said
opening and the removable smooth metal ring C fitting in the said opening and
made inclined into the interior of the trap body as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawing and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 11th day of March 1895.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.