Patent ID: 7222453

Claim:
An insertable pest trapping apparatus for inserting into a container in order to trap pests inside a container, said apparatus comprising: a funnel configured to be inserted into a wall of a container, said funnel including a first end having a wide opening and a second end having a narrow opening; a flange attached to said first end of said funnel, said flange configured to engage a wall of a container; and at least one protruding member extending from an external surface of said funnel in substantially a single plane which is parallel with a longitudinal axis of said apparatus, said at least one protruding member having a first end in near proximity to said funnel first end and a second end in near proximity to said funnel second end and wherein a width dimension of said at least one protruding member second end exceeds a width dimension of said at least one protruding member first end such that when said apparatus is at least partially inserted into said container wall, said at least one protruding member second end inhibits withdrawal of said apparatus from a container wall and said at least one protruding member secures said funnel to a container wall, said at least one protruding member first end being located between said flange and said at least one protruding member second end along a longitudinal axis of said apparatus and said at least one protruding member second end being located between said at least one protruding member first end and said funnel second end, said at least one protruding member having first and second edges and a corner defined by an intersection of said first and second edges, said first edge extending from said at least one protruding member first end toward said corner, said second edge extending from said external surface perpendicularly away from said longitudinal axis of said apparatus to intersect said first edge at said corner, and said first edge having at least one barb thereon projecting transversely from said single plane.