Patent ID: 7565764

Claim:
An insect collection and viewing device, the device generally shaped to resemble a pistol, the device further comprising: a front end and a back end; an insect collection nozzle at said front end and a fan assembly at said back end; said fan assembly creating an air flow passing through the device from the nozzle to the back end of the device and creating a vacuum at the nozzle; an insect collection chamber removeably connected to said device between said front end and said back end; said chamber having opposing ends with one of said opposing ends being open and a remainder of the chamber being sufficiently enclosed to capture insects drawn into the chamber; said open end of said chamber being in communication with said air flow whereby insects drawn into said device by said vacuum can pass into said chamber; and said chamber having a valve moveable between an open position and a closed position and when in said closed position, said valve encloses the open end of said chamber so that insects captured in said chamber cannot escape, and said valve further comprising a magnifying lens operable to permit examination of a captured insect in the insect collection chamber under magnification.