ROVEDFLY TRAP
Year: 1884

page_text: I ETHENS DE TOMANZIE of 56 West Derby Street Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster. Doctor of Medicine do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
AN IMPROVED "FLY TRAP" to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an improved Fly Trap for the purpose of catching
flies.
This instrument is intended to be made in a Beehive or quadrangular shape
frame of Brass wire or any other metal, covered with brass or other wire gauze, the
top portion of the said Trap shall have an opening or lid affixed to the main body
of the instrument which can be opened to admit of the emptying of the instrument
when necessary the bottom portion shall have affixed a gauze wire conical cone
projecting into the upper chamber about one inch so as to admit all Flies into its
top compartment, the said cone shall be affixed to the Lower Rim of the trap or
three or four inches above it and shall be carried as above stated in a conical shape
into the top chamber. The instrument shall stand on a wooden or other Plate or
platform having four or more entrances grooved in the Plate to act as roadways, for
the entrance of flies into the trap, in the centre of the said plate shall be a round
dished Basin scooped out or formed, which shall act as a receptacle for food of
whatever description desired to entice the flies to it.
As flies in all instances when entrapped crawl to the top of any confined place,
it follows, that after feeding they naturally will creep up the cone to the upper
chamber of the said instrument there die or liable to be dipped in hot water or in
any other way disposed of.
•
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: An Improved "Fly Trap."
I ETHENS DE TOMANZIE of 56 West Derby Street Liverpool in the County of
Lancaster Doctor of Medicine do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
AN IMPROVED FLY TRAP and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The invention consists of an improved Fly Trap for the purpose of catching
flies.
This instrument is intended to be made in a beelive or quadrangular shape frame
of Brass wire or any other métal covered with brass or other wire gauze, the top
portion of the said trap shall have an opening or lid affixed to the main body of
the instrument which can be opened to admit of the emptying of the instrument
when necessary, the bottom portion shall have affixed a gauze wire conical cone
projecting into the upper chamber about one inch so as to admit all flies into its
top compartment, the said cone shall be affixed to the lower rim of the trap or
three or four inches above it and shall be carried as above stated in a conical shape
into the top chamber. The instrument shall stand on a wooden or other plate or
platform having four or more entrances grooved in the plate to act as roadways for
the entrance of flies into the trap, in the centre of the said plate shall be a round
dished basin scooped out or formed which shall act as a receptacle for food of
whatever description desired to entice the flies to it.
As flies in all instances when entrapped crawl to the top of any confined place it
follows that after feeding they naturally will creep up the cone to the upper
chamber of the said instrument there die or liable to be dipped in hot water or in
any other way disposed of.
The above being a general description of my invention that the same may be
more readily understood. I will now proceed to describe with the aid of the
drawings hereto annexed and which form a part of this description how my
invention may be carried into practical effect by others skilled in the art to which
it appertains like letters and figures in the drawings being used to denote like or
corresponding parts throughout.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1. is a perspective elevation of my improved Fly Trap shewing all the
parts together.
Figure 2.represents the top chamber disconnected from the top portion of the
conical cone shaped body.
Figure 3 represents the conical cone-shaped body disconnected from the platform
or bottom plate and top chamber.
Figure 4 is a plan drawing of a ring which fits over the grooves on the top of
the platform or plate.
Figure 5 is a perspective elevation of the platform or plate..
Figure 6 is a section of figure 5.
A in figure 1 is the top chamber or lid which can be disconnected from the

page_text: and on top of wooden platform or plate-C a ring which fits over grooves to
prevent the flies from getting out of the trap-D a basin or dish in which is placed
the food to attract the flies-E the grooves or channels by which the flies enter
into the trap-F the top part of the platform or plate-G the holes for chains for
suspending the Fly trap.
A in figure 2 is the top chamber disconnected from the top of the conical cone
shaped body.
A in figure 3 is an elevation of the conical cone shaped body disconnected-B a
projecting rim to keep the top chamber from slipping down.
A in figure 4 is a ring which fits on the top of the grooves in the plate or plat-
form in figure 1.
A in figure 5 is the basin or dish-B grooves in same-C the flat portion where
the conical cone shaped body fits in-D holes for chains for suspending the trap.
A in figure 6 is section of basin or dish-B section of grooves-C section of plat-
form or plate-D section of holes for suspending chains of trap.*
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First. In the construction of a Fly trap and combination in three separate parts
in a beehive or quadrangular shape frame made of brass wire or any other metal
equivalent to the purpose covered with brass or other wire gauze such as A-B
and C. in figure 1. substantially as set forth for the purposes specified.
Second. In the construction of such three separate parts in a beehive and Fly
Trap as aforesaid such as A-B and C in figure 1 namely (1) a wooden or other
plate or platform with a basin or dish formed in the centre for a receptacle of food
of whatever kind to entice the flies having four or more entrances grooved in the
aforesaid plate (2) a conical cone or quadrangular shape body which fits between
the bottom or plate aforesaid and the upper chamber (3) an upper chamber which
can be displaced for cleaning purposes such as A in figure 2.
Dated this 18th day of September 1885.
JOSEPH BENJAMIN ADAMS,
Agent for the said Ethens De Tomanzie,