Flying insect trap

Abstract

A flying inspect trap includes large, multi-directional, oppositely facing ingress openings to elongated chambers housing UV lamps emitting insect attractant light. A disposable cartridge has two sections which mate together to form a container for a roll of adhesive trapping medium. The cartridge sections are opened and spread apart to fit beneath the UV lamps. A motor indexes the adhesive medium so that some unused portion is always available for trapping insects until the roll is exhausted. The spent roll is then rolled into one cartridge section externally; and the two cartridge sections are coupled together to encase the spent roll for disposal.

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       11 . A disposable cartridge for use in a trap for flying insects comprising: 
 first and second mating sections each section elongated along an axis, each section including first and second endwalls and a sidewall, each sidewall defining an elongated, axially-extending opening, each section constructed to couple to the adjacent section to form a container;    one of said sections provided with a spool extending axially thereof and rotatably mounted to its associated endwalls; and    a roll of adhesive trapping medium having one end secured to said spool whereby as said spool turns, said medium rolls onto said spool and characterized in that when said first and second mating sections are coupled together to form a container, said container encloses said adhesive trapping medium, and said mating sections may be spread apart to open said trapping medium for use.    
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 11  characterized in that said sections of said cartridge are interchangeable.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein said spool includes at least one tab on an end thereof located exterior of its associated section whereby an operator may wind the tail end of said medium onto said spool and couple said sections together when said medium is spent and removed for replacement.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein said first and second cartridge sections each include interlocking members for coupling to the opposing cartridge section when the two are assembled together, thereby encasing said roll within the assembled cartridge sections.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein said first and second cartridge sections, when fully assembled, define an opening permitting a user to determine whether said cartridge is new or spent.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein an end of said roll of adhesive trapping medium is connected to a spool in one cartridge section, the remainder of said roll of adhesive medium being contained in the adjacent cartridge section when used, 
 whereby said cartridge sections may be separated to align respectively with associated, spaced receptacles in a housing therefor such that when said cartridge sections are separated and inserted in said receptacles respectfully, a section of adhesive medium is exposed for use.    
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein each of said cartridge sections includes first and second end walls, a curved side wall joining said end walls, and first and second flat wall portions contiguous with an associated end of said curved end wall and each of said side walls, one of said flat wall portions being wider than the other, such that two identical cartridge sections may form said container with the shorter side wall sections adjacent one another to define an elongated opening for viewing the adhesive medium contained therein through said elongated opening.