Pivoting Flap Bug Capture Device with Adhesive Pad
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bug capture devices often require direct contact with insects, leading to unsanitary conditions and discomfort due to the risk of crushing or ineffective trapping methods, and fail to encapsulate the insect for discreet disposal.
Innovation Solution
A bug capture and disposal device with pivotally affixed flaps and an adhesive pad that can be sealed to encapsulate the insect, allowing for remote capture and disposal without direct contact, using a rod mechanism to move the flaps between open and closed positions and an ergonomic handle for user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional insect disposal methods are used, then the insect can be removed, but the insect may be crushed causing unsanitary conditions and spreading secretions
Solution Approach 1:
The device separates the capture function (adhesive pad) from the disposal function (sealed container), allowing the insect to be captured without direct hand contact and then sealed away for disposal without crushing
Solution Approach 2:
The adhesive pad acts as an intermediary that captures the insect remotely, and the sealed container serves as a mediator that isolates the insect during disposal, preventing direct contact and crushing
2Productivity
If traps that entice insects to approach are used, then insects can be captured, but the appearance becomes unattractive and effectiveness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses a rapid snapping motion of the flap mechanism to capture the insect, similar to a mechanical strike, which is effective and quick without requiring attractive bait or creating an unattractive stationary trap
Solution Approach 2:
The capture mechanism uses a rapid, sudden motion to snap the flap shut on the insect, completing the capture action quickly before the insect can react or notice, making the process efficient and aesthetically neutral
3Productivity
If direct contact with insects is required for disposal, then the insect can be removed, but user discomfort and phobic responses increase
Solution Approach 1:
The insect is extracted from the user's direct environment by capturing it on the adhesive pad, and then further extracted from view by sealing it in the container, allowing disposal without the user needing to see or touch the insect
Solution Approach 2:
The adhesive pad and container serve as disposable elements that can be quickly attached, used, sealed, and discarded as a single unit, eliminating the need for repeated handling of live insects and reducing user discomfort
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
Enables quick, sanitary, and discreet capture and disposal of insects by encapsulating them within an adhesive pad, reducing the risk of contamination and phobic responses, while maintaining user comfort and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
An adhesive pad is removably secured to an underside of the pair of flaps, wherein an entirety of a lower surface of the adhesive pad comprises an adhesive thereon
Data Source
AI summary
A bug capture and disposal device includes a shaft having a working end opposite a handle end. A head plate is affixed to the working end and a pair of flaps are pivotally affixed along opposing sides of the head plate. The pair of flaps are selectively movable between an open position and a closed position. A rod is disposed within an interior of the shaft and is operably connected to a control disposed on the handle end and each flap of the pair of flaps. Upon actuation of the control, the rod moves the pair of flaps towards the closed position. A retraction control is slidably disposed on the shaft, wherein the retraction control is operably connected to the rod, whereupon actuation of the retraction control, the pair of flaps towards the open position. An adhesive pad is removably secured to an underside of the pair of flaps.