Intruder detection and control apparatus
First Claim
1. Apparatus for detecting whether or not free-ranging rodent pests are present in an area under surveillance, which apparatus is free from means providing an attractant material and comprises a plurality of sensors distributed over the said area, each sensor having associated therewith an enclosure or channel which a rodent can enter and being capable of sensing whether or not a rodent is present in the enclosure or channel associated therewith, and an indicating means for indicating whether or not a rodent has been sensed by any of the sensors, the indicating means being operatively coupled to each of the sensors and each sensor having associated therewith signaling means for signaling to the indicating means when a rodent has been sensed by that sensor, and the indicating means including recording means and being capable of recording and indicating the fact that a rodent has been sensed.
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Abstract
A method of and apparatus for detecting free-ranging pests, for example mice, without providing an attractant material. The presence of a pest is sensed by at least one of a plurality of sensors, a signal is emitted indicating the sensing of a pest by that sensor, and the fact that a signal has been emitted is indicated by an indicating means that is operatively coupled to the sensors.
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- 1. Apparatus for detecting whether or not free-ranging rodent pests are present in an area under surveillance, which apparatus is free from means providing an attractant material and comprises a plurality of sensors distributed over the said area, each sensor having associated therewith an enclosure or channel which a rodent can enter and being capable of sensing whether or not a rodent is present in the enclosure or channel associated therewith, and an indicating means for indicating whether or not a rodent has been sensed by any of the sensors, the indicating means being operatively coupled to each of the sensors and each sensor having associated therewith signaling means for signaling to the indicating means when a rodent has been sensed by that sensor, and the indicating means including recording means and being capable of recording and indicating the fact that a rodent has been sensed.
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5. Apparatus as claimed in claimed 1, wherein said
recording means is capable, during a given working period, of recording information from more than one sensor.
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12. Apparatus for detecting whether or not free-ranging rodent pests are present in an area under surveillance, which apparatus is free from means providing an attractant material and comprises a plurality of sensors distributed over the said area, each sensor being positioned in a box which a rodent can enter and being capable of sensing whether or not a rodent is present in the said box, and an indicating means for indicating whether or not a rodent has been sensed by any of the sensors, the indicating means being operatively coupled to each of the sensors and each sensor having associated therewith signaling means for signaling to the indicating means when a rodent has been sensed by that sensor, and the indicating means including recording means and being capable of recording and indicating the fact that a rodent has been sensed.
- 13. A method of detecting whether or not free-ranging rodent pests are present in an area under surveillance, which method comprises the steps of providing apparatus free of attractant material and having a plurality of sensors, distributing a plurality of sensors over the said area, each sensor having associated therewith an enclosure or channel which a rodent can enter, sensing whether or not a rodent is present in the enclosure or channel associated therewith, signalling with signalling means when a rodent has been sensed by the sensor, each of said sensors having signaling means associated therewith, and indicating with an indicating means whether or not a rodent has been sensed by any of the sensors, the indicating means being operatively coupled through the signalling means to each of the sensors, and recording with recording means the fact that a rodent has been sensed.
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16. A method of controlling free-ranging rodent pests in an area under surveillance, which method comprises the steps of providing
apparatus free of attractant material and having a plurality of sensors, distributing the plurality of sensors over the said area, each sensor having associated therewith an enclosure or channel which a rodent can enter, sensing whether or not a rodent is present in the enclosure or channel associated therewith, signaling with signaling means when a rodent has been sensed by the sensor, each of said sensors having signaling means associated therewith, indicating with an indicating means whether or not a rodent has been sensed by any of the sensors, the indicating means being operatively coupled through the signalling means to each of the sensors, recording with recording means the fact that a rodent has been sensed, and carrying out a rodenticidal operation following detection of a rodent by the apparatus.
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