Poleborne Arthropod Trap With Thrust Disk for Ceiling and Wall Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing arthropod traps are ineffective for capturing or killing insects and spiders on ceilings and walls, are malevolent, and lack a safe means for handling potentially harmful bugs.
Innovation Solution
A poleborne thrustable arthropod trap with a pole, tube, handle stop, receptacle, and disk, allowing manual operation from a safe distance to trap or kill arthropods by thrusting the receptacle against a surface or coaxing them into the receptacle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional arthropod traps (fly paper, poison containers, spider traps) are used, then they are simple and inexpensive to manufacture, but they are ineffective for capturing or killing arthropods on ceilings and walls and cannot provide safe handling of harmful insects
Solution Approach 1:
The trap employs a nested structure where the capture chamber is positioned within the hollow pole, and the piston mechanism is nested within the chamber. This allows the entire trap to be contained within a single pole structure that can be easily manufactured while providing the versatility to capture arthropods on various surfaces including ceilings and walls.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from two-dimensional surface traps (fly paper, ground-based traps) to a three-dimensional volumetric capture chamber that can approach arthropods from multiple directions. The hollow pole structure allows the user to reach arthropods on ceilings and walls by extending the pole to the appropriate height and angle.
2Device complexity
If the Reaver et al. handle-held fly swatter with aperture housing is used, then it provides a simple structure, but the aperture facing perpendicular to the handle axis makes it ineffective for trapping arthropods on ceilings
Solution Approach 1:
The trap employs a dynamic piston mechanism that can be rapidly extended and retracted along the longitudinal axis of the pole. This allows the capture chamber to be positioned at the optimal location for trapping arthropods on ceilings, walls, or horizontal surfaces, providing versatility while maintaining structural simplicity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the Geeting hollow pole with retractable soft material head is used, then it provides a benevolent capture mechanism, but it lacks effectiveness for killing arthropods and safe handling of harmful insects
Solution Approach 1:
The trap is designed to perform multiple functions: it can capture arthropods benevolently by closing the chamber around them, crush them by compressing them against the chamber wall using the piston mechanism, or relocate them by transporting the sealed chamber to a different location. This multi-functionality addresses both the desire for benevolent capture and the need to handle harmful arthropods safely.
4Reliability
If the Wyers Bugzooka vacuum tube is used, then it provides effective insect trapping, but the complex design with spring-loaded diaphragm and air valve is expensive and prone to wear and malfunction
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the complex valve and diaphragm mechanisms from the trap design and replaces them with a simple manual piston system. The piston is directly manipulated by the user to create the necessary pressure changes for capturing and securing arthropods, eliminating the wear-prone components while maintaining trapping effectiveness.
5Adaptability or versatility
If a poleborne thrustable trap design is implemented, then it enables effective trapping and killing of arthropods from ceilings and walls, but requires a longer pole to reach distant targets
Solution Approach 1:
The pole is segmented into a handle section and an extendable shaft section. The capture chamber and piston mechanism are positioned at the distal end of the pole, allowing the user to maintain a safe distance while operating the trap. The segmented design allows the pole to be of sufficient length to reach ceiling arthropods while keeping the operational components within easy reach of the user's hand.
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AI summary
A poleborne thrustable arthropod trap allows a user to kill or capture an arthropod from a safe distance. The trap includes a tube, a pole extending through the tube, and a handle stop attached to a proximal end of the pole to limit distal extension of the pole. A receptacle having a distal opening is attached to a distal end of the tube, and a disk moveable within the receptacle is attached to a distal end of the pole to limit proximal retraction of the pole. A user wielding the tube may shove the receptacle against a surface to enclose an arthropod within the receptacle. The user may then thrust the k to kill the arthropod, or slowly push the disk to coax the arthropod into the receptacle then retract the disk to trap the arthropod.