Vacuum Pest Swatter with Tubular Spine for Clean Pest Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pest swatters, including electric swatters, face issues with dead pests getting stuck on the grid, requiring manual cleaning and lack a mechanism for efficiently collecting dead pests, leading to inconvenience and time consumption.
Innovation Solution
A pest swatter device integrated with a vacuum system, featuring a swatter with a tubular spine and a pest chamber, where the vacuum system pulls pests through the spine into the chamber, eliminating the need for additional cleaning tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an electric pest swatter is used to kill pests, then pest killing effectiveness is improved, but dead pests get stuck on the grid requiring periodic cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the pest swatter with a vacuum cleaner to create an integrated device. The vacuum component includes a collection bin that receives dead pests through a receptacle positioned near the swatter grid, allowing simultaneous pest killing and collection without requiring separate cleaning operations.
2Device complexity
If a traditional pest swatter is used, then the device structure is simple, but dead pests require additional cleaning tools like broom and dustpan
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges a vacuum cleaner with a pest swatter into a single integrated device. The vacuum's collection bin and the swatter's receptacle are positioned to work together, eliminating the need for separate cleaning tools and reducing the time required for pest disposal.
3Device complexity
If the suction portion is placed on the back end of the device, then the vacuum system is integrated, but the user must turn the device around and bend down to use the vacuum while the soiled portion faces the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional arrangement by positioning the receptacle and collection bin at the front end of the device where the soiled portion would normally be, rather than at the back end. This allows the user to deposit pests directly into the collection area without turning the device around or bending down, improving operational convenience while maintaining vacuum integration.
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 integrated vacuum system efficiently collects dead pests, reducing the need for manual cleaning and enhancing usability by providing a convenient and efficient method for pest disposal.
Implementation Method 1
The vacuum system can create vacuum at the first orifice of the first end of the tubular spine. The vacuum can be sufficient to pull the pest through the tubular spine into the pest chamber.
Data Source
AI summary
An improved pest swatter device with a vacuum and method of use is described herein. The pest swatter device can comprise a swatter, a pest chamber, a housing, and a vacuum system. The swatter can comprise a planar head for swatting a pest and a tubular spine. The tubular spine can comprise a first end with a first orifice to receive the pest, and a second end with a second orifice to expel the pest. The pest chamber can connect to the second end of the tubular spine, configured to receive the pest. The housing can connect to the pet chamber. The vacuum system within the housing can create a vacuum sufficient to pull the pest through the tubular spine into the pest chamber. The method for using an improved pest swatter device can comprise the steps of swatting a pest and suctioning the pest through the pest swatter device.