Multi-Layer Netting Barrier for Snake and Rodent Trapping

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current barriers fail to effectively deter and catch different-sized snakes and rodents while minimizing visual impact on the surroundings.

Innovation Solution

A land animal snare barrier system comprising multiple layers of netting with varying hole sizes, attached to vertical and ground supports, designed to entangle and trap snakes and rodents while maintaining a low visual profile.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single-layer netting barrier is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot effectively trap different sized snakes and rodents

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to trap different sized animalsVSAvoidnetting structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The netting barrier is divided into multiple layers, each with different hole sizes. The first layer has larger holes for larger animals, the second layer has medium holes for medium-sized animals, and the third layer has smaller holes for smaller animals. This segmentation allows each layer to target specific animal sizes, effectively expanding the barrier's adaptability while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each layer of the netting is designed with locally optimized hole sizes matched to specific animal size ranges. The first layer uses larger holes (suitable for larger snakes and rodents), the second layer uses medium holes, and the third layer uses smaller holes (suitable for smaller snakes and rodents). This local quality optimization ensures that each portion of the barrier is specifically adapted to trap animals of corresponding sizes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Object-affected harmful factors

If traditional opaque barriers are used, then animal trapping effectiveness is high, but visual impact on surroundings is significant

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisual impact on surroundingsVSAvoidanimal trapping effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The netting material is designed to be substantially transparent or translucent, allowing it to blend with the surrounding environment and remain visually imperceptible. This transparency maintains trapping effectiveness by preventing animals from detecting and avoiding the barrier, while simultaneously minimizing visual impact on the surroundings by making the barrier nearly invisible to human observers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

Data Source

PatentUS10721925B2Land animal trap and barrier

Publication Date: 2020.07.28 ROMANO CHRIS

AI summary

A land animal snare barrier comprising a first layer of netting and a second layer of netting. The first layer defining a first plurality of through holes of a first size. The second layer defining a second plurality of through holes of a second size. Each layer has a width that measures between 9 inches and 24 inches.