Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Destroying Insects.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 11th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Destroying Insects.
I JOSEPH GEORGE DODD of 8 Mossy Bank Road Egremont, in the County of
Chester, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows :-
The invention relates to the destruction of insects such as flies, moths, ants,
wasps, and the like, by means of poisonous surfaces, and the object is to maintain
such surfaces in a suitably moist condition and to provide apparatus for carrying
my invention into practice.
The poisonous surfaces are kept moist by means of absorption, capillary
attraction, syphounge and like means connecting a liquid-supply with the surface..
When water is used as a liquid a porous surface of paper, felt, textile or
fictile material impregnated with the poison is combined with a water container
into which the said material dips or to which it is connected by means of a syphon
or other agent capable of conveying the water to the porous material.. When a
poisonous liquid is used in the container, such container is itself made porous or is
connected as above set forth with suitable porous material.
Dated the 10th day of January 1893.
Per pro J. T. KING,
W. B. Johnson,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Destroying Insects.
I, JOSEPH GEORGE DODD 8 Mossy Bank Road Egremont Cheshire Iron-
monger, 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 relates to the destruction of insects such as flies, moths, ants,
wasps and the like by means of poisonous surfaces, and the object is to maintain
such surfaces in a suitably moist condition and to provide apparatus for carrying
my invention into practice.
The poisonous surfaces are kept moist by means of absorbtion, capillary
attraction, syphonage and like means connecting a liquid supply with the surface.
When water is used as a liquid a porous surface of paper, felt textile or fictile
material impregnated with the poison is combined with a water container into
which the said material dips or to which it is connected by means of a syphon or
other agent capable of conveying the water to the porous material when a poisonous
liquid is used in the container such container is itself made porous or is connected
as above said with suitable porous material.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I annex drawings to which
I now refer.
Figure 1, is a perspective view of a container constructed according to my
invention.
Figure 2, is a vertical section through same.
a, is a cylinder closed at one end & having the loop or hook 6 attached thereto.
is a tray attached to the open end of same. d is an aperture in the end of the
cylinder a.

page_text: The action 19 as follows.
The apparatus is inserted in a vessel of water, with the aperture d, upper-
most it is then withdrawn &. inverted. The paper or other suitable substance e
is now secured around the cylinder a by means of an elastic band for the like.
It will be seen that the liquid in the cylinder a will enter the tray c as soon
as the level of the liquid in the tray c falls below the height of the aperture d,
& owing to the edge of the paper or material e dipping into same the material e is
kept moist so long as any liquid remains in the cylinder a & tray c.
It will be seen that I may use any porous substance desired to surround the
cylinder a instead of paper & may if desired impregnate the liquid with poison &
employ a porous material to absorb & expose same. The device may be made in
any convenient shape.
Instead of the aperture d I may if desired employ an ordinary syphon arrange-
ment to maintain the liquid at the desired level or height in the tray c.
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
1. An insect trap or destroyer consisting of a cylinder or vessel closed at one
end, and surrounded on the outside by absorbent material, the open end being
attached to a tray & communicating therewith by an aperture or syphon, a hook
or ring for suspending the whole substantially as described.
Dated this 11th day of October 1893.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.