Corrugated Polymer Ant Bait Stake for Leakage Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bait stations for insects like ants and roaches often leak insecticide during storage, shipping, and refilling, and lack sufficient reinforcement for easy installation in the ground, and do not provide convenient access for insects once installed.
Innovation Solution
A polymer-based ant bait stake molded in integral or semi-integral halves, sealed with insecticide, featuring a corrugated structure for reinforcement, an inclined bottom for easy grounding, and accessible openings for insects, which can be assembled using adhesives or sonic welding, ensuring containment and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If bait stations are designed for refilling and re-use, then productivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to leakage during storage and shipping
Solution Approach 1:
The bait station is divided into separate components: a reusable stake body and a removable reservoir. This segmentation allows the reservoir to be easily replaced while maintaining reliable containment during storage and shipping, as the reservoir can be sealed independently before installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The reservoir is pre-filled with insecticide and sealed during manufacturing before installation. This preliminary action ensures reliable containment during storage and shipping, while still allowing for easy refilling and re-use of the same reservoir component.
2Ease of manufacture
If the stake structure is made simple for easy manufacturing, then ease of manufacture is improved, but strength deteriorates insufficient reinforcement for ground installation
Solution Approach 1:
The stake body incorporates corrugated detailing at specific locations to provide localized reinforcement where strength is needed for ground installation, while maintaining overall structural simplicity for easy manufacturing. The corrugations add mechanical strength without significantly complicating the molding process.
3Reliability
If the reservoir is sealed tightly to prevent leakage, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in accessing insecticide for insects
Solution Approach 1:
The reservoir incorporates a flexible membrane or flap that remains sealed during storage and shipping to prevent leakage, but can be easily opened or breached by insects once installed. This dynamic element maintains reliability during containment while enabling ease of operation for insect access when needed.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution prevents insecticide leakage during storage and shipping, provides sufficient strength for easy installation, and allows convenient access for ants to consume the insecticide, effectively eliminating ants and insects around buildings without spillage or environmental contamination.
Implementation Method 1
A polymer-based ant bait stake molded in integral or semi-integral halves
Implementation Method 2
featuring a corrugated structure for reinforcement
Implementation Method 3
assembled using adhesives or sonic welding
Implementation Method 4
assembled using adhesives or sonic welding
Implementation Method 5
sealed with insecticide, featuring a corrugated structure for reinforcement
Data Source
AI summary
An ant or other insect bait stake, including a stake portion, formed having reinforcement aspects, including integrally formed corrugations, and having molded therewith a reservoir portion within which a liquid or paste like insecticide or bait may be located, such that when the reservoir is opened, and the ants obtain access thereto, the insecticide may be consumed for eradication of such pests. The reservoir may be of stepped configuration, so as to provide landings for locating of the insects, as they climb down to the insecticide, located internally of the reservoir, during usage of the bait stake.