Barrier Against Crawling Pests

Abstract

A barrier for preventing a crawling pest from climbing up furniture includes a disk which is placed under a furniture leg. A tube surrounds the furniture leg and sits on the disk, and the tube consists of a material which is unscalable by the crawling pest. The inner surface of the tube and/or the portion of the disk surface within the tube can be provided with adhesive to trap the crawling pest if it manages to climb up the tube.

1 . A barrier for a species of scorpion, said barrier comprising:
 a base adapted to be placed on a supporting surface and to hold a furniture leg at a level above the supporting surface; and   a tubular member adapted to rest on said base and to receive the furniture leg, said tubular member having at least one open end and an outer peripheral surface, and said outer peripheral surface being unscalable by said species of scorpion, wherein said furniture leg and said tubular member together define a gap around the entire periphery of said furniture leg and wherein said outer peripheral surface comprises a material selected from the group consisting of glass, polycarbonate, and siliconized plastic.   
   
   
       2 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein said tubular member has a longitudinal axis extending from one of said ends to the other of said ends, said axis being substantially linear. 
   
   
       3 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein said tubular member has a substantially constant cross section and is formed in one-piece arrangement with said base. 
   
   
       4 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein said tubular member has an end face at said at least one open end, said end face being substantially flat and located in a plane substantially perpendicular to said axis. 
   
   
       5 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein said tubular member has an inner peripheral surface, said inner peripheral surface being provided with adhesive designed to bond said species of scorpion to said tubular member. 
   
   
       6 . The barrier of  claim 5 , wherein said outer peripheral surface is substantially free of adhesive. 
   
   
       7 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein said tubular member is substantially transparent. 
   
   
       8 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein said base comprises a palpably resilient material. 
   
   
       9 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein said base is provided with adhesive designed to bond said tubular member to said base and to permit removal of said tubular member from said base while maintaining said tubular member substantially free of damage. 
   
   
       10 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein said tubular member is in one-piece arrangement with said base.