Foldable Insect Attractant Holder for Contamination-Free Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current insect pest control methods lack precise tools for placing attractants, leading to inefficient and contaminated trap setups, with manual handling causing contamination and reducing the effectiveness of attractants.
Innovation Solution
A Device Holder for Insect Attractants that grips and holds baits or luring agents with pheromones, allowing for precise placement without human contact, thereby preventing contamination and extending the life of long-lasting baits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If manual handling is used to place attractants in traps, then the process is simple and requires no special tools, but the attractants become contaminated and effectiveness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
A holder device is introduced as an intermediary tool between the operator and the attractant. The holder grasps the attractant package and places it into the trap without direct human contact, preventing contamination while maintaining process simplicity. The holder acts as a mediator that transfers the attractant from packaging to trap application point.
2Ease of operation
If attractants are placed directly on sticky surfaces in traps, then the application is straightforward, but the attractant surface is covered by adhesives and effectiveness is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The holder device serves as an intermediary that places the attractant package into the trap without allowing direct contact between the attractant surface and the sticky trap surface. This prevents the attractant from being contaminated by adhesives while maintaining easy application through the holder's placement mechanism.
3Device complexity
If operators handle attractant packages directly, then the process requires no additional equipment, but both hands and traps get contaminated with attraction chemicals
Solution Approach 1:
The holder device is introduced as a mediating tool that the operator uses to handle the attractant package. This prevents direct contact between the operator's hands and the attractant chemicals, eliminating contamination of both the operator and the trap while adding only one simple device to the system.
4Productivity
If long-lasting baits contact insect-holding adhesives, then the trap assembly is complete, but the baits must be discarded and cannot be reused
Solution Approach 1:
The holder device enables complete trap assembly by placing the bait into the trap without allowing contact between the bait and adhesives. This maintains the bait's longevity and reusability while achieving complete trap assembly, as the holder facilitates proper placement without contamination.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The Device Holder enhances the quality and reliability of insect traps by eliminating human contact during attractant placement, reducing contamination, and allowing for the reuse of long-lasting baits.
Implementation Method 1
The lower elastic gripping arm and the upper elastic gripping arm, which are made with resilient material and which are capable of exerting elastic force
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a Holder Device for Insect Attractants that folds from a first position to a second position, being easily manipulated to grasp and hold attractants of different sizes. These attractants move in different areas without human contact, significantly enhancing the effectiveness of the attractants placed in the zones selected by said Holder Device for Insect Attractants.