Patent ID: 7143542

Claim:
A trap for flying insects comprising: a source of UV light; an adhesive trapping medium for securing insects; a housing adapted to be mounted on a wall and including: a bottom section forming a partial enclosure for said light source and said trapping medium, and including a solid opaque side wall having front and left and right side portions defining an upper edge substantially entirely above said light source and said trapping medium to prevent light to be transmitted directly out into a room at the height of said light source; and a cover above said bottom section and including a reflective wall forming an intermediate wall, said reflective wall extending above and forward of said light source to prevent light from said light source from impinging directly on a wall on which said trap may be mounted and to transmit reflected light directly outward over said upper edge of said bottom section and downwardly in front of said trap; said cover further including a top wall extending from a forward edge of said reflective wall rearwardly toward a wall on which said housing is mounted; said bottom section defining a tier at a lower frontal portion thereof to provide a horizontal surface facing downwardly, and a generally upright surface facing outwardly and forwardly of said trap and located rearwardly of said horizontal surface; said horizontal surface defining a downwardly facing opening located in front of said generally upright surface to permit light from said source to be reflected onto the front of said upright surface of said bottom section and capable of being viewed from a location in front of said unit.