Device for catching and / or disposing of insects

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (10) for catching and / or eliminating insects (12), in particular a fly swatter, with a handle (2) and a frame (1) arranged at the end of the handle (2), in which an action element (3) is held, which can be brought into contact with the insect (12) for catching and / or eliminating the insect (12), in particular when the frame (1) is struck against a wall (11) on which the insect (12) to be caught and / or eliminated is located, wherein the action element (3) is resiliently curved to prevent the insect (12) from being crushed.

Description

The invention relates to a device for catching and / or eliminating insects, in particular a fly clapping, having a handle and a frame arranged at the end of the handle, in which frame an active element is held, which can be brought into contact with the insect for catching and / or eliminating the insect, in particular when the frame is struck onto a wall on which the insect to be caught and / or eliminated is located.Corresponding devices can be used in various fields in order to prevent disruptive insects, such as, for example. The invention is directed to the problem of catching and / or removing flies, mosquitos or other flying insects, but also beetles, cockroaches or other non-flying insects, thereby making them harmless.In the simplest case, a fly clatter can be used for rather smaller insects, which is composed of an elongate handle and a frame arranged at the end of the handle and having an active element arranged therein. When this fly clapping is struck on an insect to be removed, the active element, often a plastic grid, comes into contact with the insect and the insect can be crushed by the active element. Also, making an insect harmless in flight may sometimes be possible when the fly clapping is strongly struck, although insects that sit on a solid ground such as a wall are typically rather rendered harmless.However, the disadvantage here is that the crushed insect on the wall can lead to residues which can sometimes only be removed with difficulty. Typically, this is known from aspirated mosquitos, which may sometimes leave large blood spots on a wall. Furthermore, the residues can also contain microorganisms which are hazardous to health and which can then be dispersed in the air as a result of the insect being crushed or as the fly blade moves back. Furthermore, the germs can also be distributed by the crushed insects dropping down.On this basis, the object of the invention is to provide a device for catching and / or eliminating insects which enables the insects to be rendered harmless without residue.This object is achieved in a device of the type mentioned at the beginning in that the active element is curved resiliently in order to avoid squeezing the insect.The resilient protrusion of the active element limits the force acting on the insect when the device is struck, so that it is ensured that the insect is not crushed. If the device is struck onto an insect, the active element does indeed come into contact with the insect, but this can yield rearward, i.e. counter to the impact direction, due to the resilient protrusion. The active element can thus be deformable counter to the protrusion when an insect is contacted or can be correspondingly deformed by the insect. Since the insect remains intact in this respect or is at least not crushed, no residues are distributed on the wall either and the risk of a release of possibly health-risk germs is significantly reduced.The term "wall" is not necessarily limited to the wall of a house, but furniture items or other, in particular planar, surfaces on which insects can sit are also understood as a "wall".With regard to the protrusion, it has proven to be advantageous if the active element is curved in one direction, in particular in only one direction. Due to the protrusion in only a single direction, a constant catching or removal quality can be ensured via a geometric extension of the active element. Thus, for example, it is not relevant whether the insect comes into contact with a lower portion of the active element or an upper portion of the active element, but a reliable harmlessization can be achieved over the entire length of the active element. This configuration thus also reduces the requirements for the targeting ability of the person guiding the device. From a structural point of view, the active element can be curved in the manner of a cylinder jacket.Furthermore, it has proven to be advantageous if the active element is curved in the direction of the insect to be captured and / or eliminated. As a result of this configuration, the active element can yield counter to the direction of the protrusion when an insect is contacted and thus prevent the insect from being crushed between the active element and the wall.According to an advantageous development of the invention, it is provided that the frame protrudes with respect to the active element, so that the active element does not come into contact with the wall when the frame impacts a wall. It is ensured in this respect that the active element does not protrude with respect to the frame despite the protrusion and does not come into contact with the wall upon impact. In this respect, crushing or crushing of the insect is prevented. In addition, it can occur that the active element is already contaminated with germs, for example due to insects which have already been caught or removed. Due to the fact that only the frame, but not the active element, comes into contact with the wall, a transmission and distribution of the germs is prevented.In this context, it has proven to be advantageous if the frame has an impact surface which comes into contact with the wall when the frame impacts a wall, wherein the impact surface spans an impact plane and wherein the active element is curved in the direction of the impact plane. For the reasons already mentioned above, however, the active element does not penetrate the impact plane despite the protrusion. Rather, the active element is advantageously arranged at a distance from the impact plane, wherein the distance is dependent on the degree of protrusion. If the active element is greatly curved, the distance is smaller than in the case of a smaller curvature. When the device is struck onto a wall, the impact plane corresponds to the wall plane.With regard to the frame, it has proven to be advantageous if it does not deform or does not deform to a significant extent when it impacts the wall. This configuration makes it possible to ensure a constant distance of the active element from the wall or from the impact plane, regardless of how strongly the frame is struck. Although the frame can deform only as little as possible, it can however be designed so soft that damage does not occur when it impacts. In particular, if, for example, insects sitting on pieces of furniture are to be removed, this is important in order to prevent damage. It is also advantageous if the frame is not too light, but rather has a sufficient mass so that a sufficiently firm strike can be carried out with the device. It has thus been found to be advantageous if the frame has a hard rubber or hard foam layer at least on the side to be pushed onto the wall. Hard rubber and hard foam offer sufficient stability and deform only minimally when struck, but damage to the wall is simultaneously prevented.Furthermore, it has proven to be advantageous with regard to the frame if it is configured as a closed border. The active element can thus be arranged within the frame and bordered by it. The frame is advantageously rectangular and accordingly has two longitudinal struts arranged parallel to one another and two transverse struts arranged parallel to one another.According to an advantageous development, it has proven advantageous with regard to the frame if the frame can be opened for replacing the active element. The frame can thus be configured as a folding frame and, if the active element has been damaged or a certain number of insects have been caught or removed with it, the active element can be replaced. The frame can be locked in its closed position, for example via a magnetic, a clip or a latching connection, so that the active element is reliably fixed in the frame. The frame can have a hinge which can be arranged in particular at the end opposite the handle, so that the frame can be folded open upwards. The frame can thus consist of at least two frame parts, namely a lower frame part and an upper frame part which can be folded onto the lower frame part. It can be provided that the lower frame part and the upper frame part are of a quite narrow configuration and consist of plastic. One of the frame parts can be provided with an additional third frame part, preferably made of hard rubber or hard foam, which is brought into contact with the wall when the device impacts. Furthermore, however, the first or the second frame part can also be configured to be thicker than the other frame part and can consist of hard rubber or hard foam. The frame parts can have a free inner cross section which can be spanned by the active element. However, it can also be provided that a frame part is configured as a continuous element or as a continuous plate.Furthermore, it has proven to be advantageous if the handle is angled with respect to the frame. In practice, an angle of between 10 and 15 degrees has proven advantageous. The handle can be of elongate or rod-shaped geometry overall and can be connected to the frame. By means of the angling, the frame with the active element can be struck onto the wall in a reliable manner. The handle can have a handling region in the end region opposite the frame, via which the device can be guided by a person and thus be struck onto a wall. The bending prevents the person's hand from coming into contact with the wall. The angling is also important in particular for the reason, since the device as a whole can be significantly more stable than, for example, a thin fly blade made of plastic. This is because a correspondingly thin fly clapped fabric can deform to a great extent when it is struck, which ensures that the hand of a person does not come into contact with the wall. The described device is advantageously significantly richer in mass and more stable to the effect that the frame and the handle do not deform or deform only to a very small extent even in the event of a fixed impact.According to an advantageous development of the invention, it is provided that the active element is connected to the frame. It is particularly advantageous if the active element can be interchangeably clamped into the frame. The active element can thus be easily exchanged and different active elements can also be provided, which are adapted to the insects to be captured or to be removed, as will be explained in more detail below.In order that the active element can be curved in spite of being clamped into the frame, it has proven advantageous if the active element is clamped into the frame on two opposite sides. The active element can be clamped to the left and right, for example on the longitudinal struts of the frame, and can be curved in between in the direction of the insect to be rendered harmless. On the two other sides, i.e. in particular on the side on which the hinge is arranged and on the side on which the handle is arranged, in particular on the two cross struts, the active element cannot be clamped into the frame.For connecting the active element to the frame, it has furthermore proven to be advantageous if the active element has an active region and two clamping regions for two-sided clamping of the active element into the frame. The effective area can be brought into contact with an insect to be captured or removed and be curved in the manner described above. The clamping region or the two clamping regions which are opposite one another with respect to the active region can be clamped into the frame and thus fix the active element with respect to the frame. The effective region can thus be surrounded circumferentially by the frame.In order to adapt the active element to the insects to be rendered harmless, the active element can be clamped into the frame with protrusions of different strengths. If the active element is curved more strongly, for example, the distance between the active element or the active region and the wall can be smaller when the device impacts, so that even smaller insects can be brought into contact with the active element. If, in contrast, the active element is curved out to a lesser extent, this can be better suited for removing larger insects, since larger insects could possibly lead to damage or tearing of the active element in the event of a curved out to an excessive extent.According to an advantageous development of the invention, it is provided that the active element is positively clamped into the frame. This configuration prevents the active element from slipping or coming loose with respect to the frame, which would reduce the likelihood of making harmless. Advantageously, the active element can be connected to the frame at four points, namely in the upper and lower end regions of the two clamping regions. From a constructional point of view, the active element can have in particular circular recesses in the clamping regions.In this context, it has proven advantageous with regard to the frame if the frame has a plurality of, in particular four, fixing pins which can pass through the recesses of the active element for connection to the frame. The fixing pins can be arranged on one of the two frame parts, so that, in order to fix the active element, the latter can first be placed on the frame part having the fixing pins in such a way that the fixing pins pass through the recesses. In a next step, the frame can then be closed, i.e. the other frame part can be folded onto the frame part having the fixing pins, so that the active element is fixed between the two frame parts. A movement perpendicular to the impact plane is then prevented by the two frame parts per se and a transverse movement, i.e. a movement parallel to the impact plane, is correspondingly prevented by the fixing pins. In order to ensure sufficient stability, the fixing pins can be made of metal. Fixing pins made of plastic are also possible, however.In order to optionally vary the protrusion with the same active element, it has proven advantageous if the active element has a plurality of recesses via which it can be clamped into the frame. Depending on how much the active element is to bulge forward, the corresponding recesses can then be selected. Since the active element is advantageously clamped into the frame at four points, four recesses can thus also be provided for a specific protrusion. If the active element is thus intended to be clampable into the frame, for example with three different protrusions, a total of 12 recesses can be provided, in each case three in the two end regions of the two clamping regions. The different recesses can have a different distance from each other, so that the active element bulges to different extents. Advantageously, the recesses are arranged offset to each other, so that the desired protrusion can be adjusted by the selection of the recesses to be used. In this case, provision can be made for the position of the active element to be varied slightly with respect to the frame.With regard to the knitting element, it has proven to be advantageous if it is configured as a knitting sheet and consists of paper. Due to the configuration as an active blade, the active element can be very thin, so that it can bulge out in a spring-like manner. Furthermore, a thin active element is associated with a low weight and thus also with low costs. An active element consisting of paper has proven to be particularly advantageous in this respect. Paper is not only inexpensive and thin, but also allows sufficient flexibility to produce the protrusion while at the same time allowing sufficient tear strength. With regard to the requirements and the insects to be rendered harmless, active elements made of paper with a different thickness and thus also with a different spring action can also be used. Stabilized paper, for example in the form of cardboard or cardboard, or plastic can also be used.It has been found to be particularly advantageous if the active element is provided with an adhesive layer at least on one side. This configuration ensures that the insects stick to the active element and that these can thus be removed from the wall in a simple manner. Even if the distance between the active element and the wall is greater than the insect to be removed when the device is struck, the insect is pulled open by the impact and then flies against the adhesive surface of the active element. In this respect, it is not even necessarily necessary to actively bring the active element itself into contact with the insect. Furthermore, the adhesive layer can also provide the possibility of catching insects directly in the air without striking the device against a wall.Advantageously, the active element is provided with the adhesive layer on the curved, convex side facing the insect to be removed. Furthermore, both sides can also be provided with an adhesive layer.This allows both sides of the active element to be used and the active element to be turned over when the adhesive surface of the one side is coated with a certain number of insects.Furthermore, it has proven to be advantageous with regard to the active element if it has a plurality of lamellae arranged spaced apart from one another next to one another. The lamellae ensure that the active element can only deform in the region of the insect when it makes contact with an insect. The active element can thus be placed well against the insect and contact it reliably with the adhesive layer. Furthermore, the distance between the slats ensures that a negative pressure or an air roller cannot occur between the active element and the wall when the device is lifted off a wall. This could result in the risk that the insect could become detached from the active element. The plates can connect the two clamping regions of the active element to one another in the manner of webs. Advantageously, the lamellae form a uniform stripe pattern. The distance and also the geometric configuration of the lamellae can be variable and depend on the insect to be removed.With regard to the lamellae, it has furthermore proved to be advantageous if these are wider in the middle region than in the outer region. The outer region can face the two clamping regions and the central region can be arranged accordingly therebetween. This configuration ensures comparatively good flexibility on account of the narrower regions, but nevertheless a large adhesive surface is available in the middle as a result of the greater width, with the result that detachment of the insect after the insect has touched the adhesive surface once can be reliably prevented.Furthermore, according to an advantageous further development of the invention, it has proven advantageous if the lamellae have in each case central recesses in their end regions facing the clamping regions. The recesses allow the setting of the spring behavior of the active element or of the slats and reliable removal of the insect can be ensured.With regard to the active elements, it has furthermore proven to be advantageous if the clamping regions, in particular in the region between the recesses, are equipped with laterally projecting or zigzag-shaped tabs. By means of these flaps, the active elements could be positioned in a simple manner in the folded-open frame. The zigzag-shaped configuration can also achieve a certain spring effect, so that the tabs protrude a certain distance when the frame is hinged open and can thus be easily gripped.According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, a sheath is provided for covering the frame. This sleeve can be plugged or drawn onto the frame, for example. Hook and loop fasteners, zippers, tension straps, rubber straps or the like can be used to secure the sleeve. Especially if several insects already stick to the active element, this can lead not only to an unfriendly view, but also, if applicable, to the distribution of germs during the movement of the device. The sleeve can thus function both as a visual protection and as a hygiene protection.With regard to the object mentioned at the beginning, a set consisting of a device which is configured in the manner described above and a plurality of active elements of different types for optional use is furthermore proposed. Depending on the insect to be cleared, an appropriate active element may be selected and used. For this purpose, the active element can be clamped into the frame of the device in the manner described above. The knitted elements of different types may differ with regard to the knitted element thickness, the knitted element material and / or the lamella pattern. In this respect, the different active elements can have a different spring behavior and a different protrusion. In addition, the different active elements can also be clamped differently into the frame via different recesses, so that the variability is high overall.Further details and advantages of the invention are to be explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the schematic figures. Shown therein are: FIG. 1 is a side view of an insect catching and / or removing device; FIG. 2 is a top view of the frame of the device; FIGS. 3 a- d show a set of different active elements; FIG. 4 is a sectional side view of the device.The representations of FIGS. 1 and 4 show a device 10 with which insects 12 can be caught and thus removed. The device 10 thereby enables both insects 12 to be removed which are seated on a wall 11 and those which are currently in flight.The device 10 essentially consists of three elements, namely a handle 2 which has a handling region 2.1 at one end, so that a person can take the device 10 into hand, a frame 1 and an active element 3 arranged in the frame 1. The handle 2 is of rod-shaped geometry and is connected to the frame 1 at the end opposite the handling region 2.1, as can be seen from the illustration of FIG. 1. Furthermore, the handle 2 is angled with respect to the frame 1, so that the person guiding the device 10 does not come into contact with the wall 11 when the frame 1 impacts a wall 11, but instead a sufficiently large distance between the wall 11 and the handling region 2.1 remains ensured. This can also be seen in the illustration of FIG. 1.The configuration of the frame 1 can best be seen with reference to the representations of FIGS. 2 and 4. The frame 1 has a rectangular geometry, so that it surrounds the circumference of the active element 3 clamped into the frame 1.For fastening the active element 3 in the frame 1, the latter is designed as a hinged frame which can be opened and closed via a hinge which cannot be seen in greater detail in the illustrations. According to the illustration in FIG. 2, the hinge is located on the side of the frame 1 opposite the handle 2, so that the latter can be folded open upwards. At the lower end, a closure device is then provided, for example in the manner of a clip or a magnet, in order to secure the frame 1 in the folded-closed position. It can be seen from the illustration of FIG. 4 that the frame basically consists of three different frame parts 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, namely two rather thinner frame parts 1.3, 1.4 made of plastic and a third frame part 1.5, which is significantly thicker than this and consists of hard rubber.The third frame part 1.5 is in this case fixedly connected to the second frame part 1.4, so that the third frame part 1.5, together with the second frame part 1.4, can be folded relative to the first frame part 1.3 about the hinge axis defined by the hinge. The second frame part 1.4 is equipped on its side facing the first frame part 1.3 with a total of four fixing pins 1.2, which can be seen in a sectional view in the illustration of FIG. 4 and in a plan view in the illustration of FIG. 2. These fixing pins 1.2 can extend laterally through the active element 3 and, when the frame 1 is folded shut, fix the active element 3 to the frame 1 at four points. The fixing pins 1.2 project into notches of the first frame part 1.3, so that unintentional detachment of the active element 3 from the frame 1 can be reliably prevented.For the removal of an insect 12, the frame 1 with the frame part 1.3 made of hard rubber is now pushed onto a wall 11 on which the insect 12 to be removed is located, the active element 3 coming into contact with the insect 12. The hard rubber coming into contact with the wall 11 prevents the wall 11 from being damaged by the device 10. At the same time, the device 10 is sufficiently mass-rich to carry out a fixed and fast impact with it in order to prevent escape of the insect 12.The catching or removal effect is now substantially determined by the active element 3. The representations of FIGS. 3 ato 3 dillustrate different configured active elements 3 which can be placed or clamped selectively into the frame 1 and which are of different quality for catching and removing different insects 12.In order that the active elements 3 can be fixed in the frame 1, these have lateral clamping regions 3.2, which can be seen easily in the representations of FIGS. 3a to 3d. These lateral clamping regions 3.2 are placed on the inside of a frame part 1.3, 1.4 when the frame 1 is folded open and, in a next step, the frame 1 is then closed in order to fix the active element 3 between the first and the second frame part 1.3, 1.4.The active elements 3 each have at least one recess 3.3 in the upper and lower end region of the clamping regions 3.2, which can be penetrated by a fixing pin 1.2 in each case in order to fix the active element 3 with respect to the frame 1, so that a relative movement is no longer possible. The fixing pins 1.2 and the recesses 3.3 can have a diameter of approximately 3 mm.An essential feature of the device 10 is that the distance of the recesses 3.3 of one clamping region 3.2 from the recesses of the other clamping region 3.2 is somewhat greater than the corresponding distance of the respective fixing pins 1.2. In other words, the active elements 3 are somewhat wider than the frame 1. This has the result that the clamped active element 3 is not planar, but rather that it is curved in the direction of the insect 12 to be captured, as can also be seen with reference to the representations of FIGS. 1 and 4. Since the fixing pins 1.2 and correspondingly also the recesses 3.3 are arranged only on two opposite sides, the active element 3 bulges forward in the manner of a cylinder jacket. This means that the protrusion of the active element 3 in the viewing direction, which protrusion can be seen on the basis of the illustration of FIG. 4, is constant. Accordingly, the active element 3 is also not connected to the transverse struts of the frame 1, but only to the two longitudinal struts, as can be seen from the illustration in FIG. 2.When the active element 3 comes into contact with an insect 12, it can yield rearward by the protrusion in the manner of a spring, so that the force acting on the insect 12 is limited and the insect 12 is not crushed by the active element 3. Rather, the active element 3 is placed against the insect 12 as a result of its flexibility, as can also be seen in the illustration of FIG. 1.Between the two clamping regions 3.2, the active element 3 has an active region 3.1, which is provided with an adhesive layer. When the insect 12 comes into contact with this adhesive layer, it can no longer separate from the active element 3 under its own force. When the device 10 is thus lifted off the wall 11 again, for example after it has been struck onto a wall 11, the insect 12 adheres to the active element 3 and has been removed from the wall 11. Furthermore, the adhesive layer also allows for the catching of insects 12 directly in flight.In order that the active element 3 or the active region 3.1 does not itself come into contact with the wall 11, since this could possibly lead to contamination or the transfer of germs, in particular if a plurality of insects 12 already stick to the active element 3, the protrusion of the active element 3 is dimensioned such that a certain distance always remains between the wall 11 and the active element 3. This can also be seen, for example, with reference to the illustration of FIG. 4. If the device 10 is struck onto a wall 11, the frame 1 or the third frame part 1.5, which consists of hard rubber, comes into contact with the wall 11. Since the hard rubber deforms only to a slight extent, there is no risk of the active element 3 contacting the wall 11.In the illustration of FIG. 4, it can be seen that the frame 1 can come into contact with the wall 11 by the impact surface 1.1. The impact surface 1.1 corresponds to the circumferential surface of the frame part 1.5 made of hard rubber. This surface defines an impact plane A which, when the device 10 has been struck onto a wall 11, corresponds to the wall plane. The active element 3 is now curved so far that a certain distance always remains between the active element 3 and the impact plane A. This distance can be selected depending on the insect 12 to be captured or eliminated. For very small insects 12, such as, for example. Mosquito can be spaced between 3 mm and 5 mm for somewhat larger insects 12, such as for example. Flies can be spaced between 5 mm and 7 mm and for even larger insects 12, such as, for example, flies. The distance may be between 7 mm and 10 mm.In order to vary the protrusion, the active element 3 according to the illustration of FIG. 3 acan have not only one recess 3.3 per fixing pin 1.2, but a plurality of recesses 3.3 per fixing pin 1.2 can be provided. If the fixing pins 1.2 penetrate, for example, the inner recesses 3.3, the active element 3 is curved somewhat more strongly than in the case of the middle or the outer recesses 3.3, which is due to the different distances of the recesses 3.3. Since the recesses 3.3 are arranged offset with respect to one another, the active element 3 must be displaced one piece each downward or upward depending on the recesses 3.3 to be used, which, however, has no influence on the function. As can be seen from the illustration of FIG. 3 a, the recesses 3.3 each have an offset in two directions. For example, this offset may be 5 mm in each direction.Although the active elements 3 shown in the representations of FIGS. 3 bto 3 deach have only a single recess 3.3, these could also be equipped with a plurality of recesses 3.3 according to the representation of FIG. 3 a, so that two or even a plurality of protrusions of different thicknesses can then also be realized with these active elements 3.Furthermore, the active elements 3 according to the illustration in FIGS. 3 bto 3 ddo not have any continuous active regions 3.1, but rather a plurality of lamellae 3.4 which are arranged next to one another and at a distance from one another and which extend in the manner of webs from one clamping region to the other clamping region can be seen in FIG. 3 b. When the active region 3.1 or the corresponding lamellae 3.4 come into contact with an insect 12, only those lamellae 3.4 which also come into contact with the insect 12 are deformed by the insect 12. Depending on the width of the slats 3.4, this can be only one slat 3.4 or a plurality of slats 3.4 can also be. It can be provided that different active elements 3 are provided with a different lamella spacing 3.4. For example, active elements 3 can be provided with a lamella spacing of 3 mm to 5 mm for small insects 12, of 5 mm to 7 mm for somewhat larger insects 12 or of 7 mm to 10 mm for even larger insects 12.The active element 3 shown in the illustration of FIG. 3 c, in contrast, differs by a different lamellar shape. In this case, the blades 3.4 are altogether significantly wider, but these are provided at their ends adjoining the clamping regions 3.2 with rectangular recesses which make the blades 3.4 altogether somewhat more flexible. The slats 3.4 of the active element 3 shown in the illustration of FIG. 3 dare each narrow in their end regions and, in contrast, significantly wider in the central region.The spring behavior of the active elements 3 is now dependent on the geometric shape of the slats 3.4, on the thickness and the material of the active elements 3 and also on the protrusion or on the distance between the active element 3 and the impact plane A. Due to the simple exchangeability of the active elements 3, the device 10 can be used variably and insects 12 of different size and shape can be eliminated. The resilient action of the active elements 3 and the maintenance of a certain distance from the wall 11 also make it possible reliably to prevent the insects 12 from crushing and thus contamination and contamination of germs.Reference Number:1 Frame 1.1 Impact surface 1.2 Fixing pin 1.3 Frame part 1.4 Frame part 1.5 Frame part 2 Handle 2.1 Handling region 3 Active element 3.1 Active region 3.2 Clamping region 3.3 Recess 3.4 Slat 10 Device 11 Wall 12 Insect A Impact plane

Claims

Device for catching and / or eliminating insects (12), in particular a fly clapping, having a handle (2) and a frame (1) arranged at the end of the handle (2), in which frame an active element (3) is held, which can be brought into contact with the insect (12) in order to catch and / or eliminate the insect, in particular when the frame (1) is struck onto a wall (11) on which the insect (12) to be caught and / or eliminated is located, characterized in that the active element (3) is curved resiliently in order to avoid squeezing the insect (12).Device according to claim 1 characterised in that the frame (1) projects with respect to the active element (3) so that the active element (3) does not come into contact with the wall (11) when the frame (1) impacts a wall (11).Device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the frame (1) is designed in such a way that it does not deform when it impacts the wall (11).Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the frame (1) can be opened up in order to exchange the active element (3) and the active element (3) can be fixed in the frame (1) in an exchangeable manner.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the active element (3) can be clamped into the frame (1) with protrusions of different thicknesses.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the frame (1) has a plurality of, in particular four, fixing pins (1.2) which can pass through recesses (3.3) of the active element (3) for connection to the frame (1), wherein the active element (3) has a plurality of recesses (3.3) arranged offset with respect to one another for the optional clamping with different protrusions.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle (2) is angled with respect to the frame (1).Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the knitting element (3) is designed as a knitting sheet and consists of paper, wherein the knitting sheet (3) is provided on one side with an adhesive layer.Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the active element (3) has a plurality of slats (3.4) arranged spaced apart from one another side by side.Set consisting of a device (10) according to one of the preceding claims and a plurality of active elements (3) of different types for optional use.

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