Invertebrate capturing device

• US 7,805,882 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2006
• Issued: 10/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dane M. Wolf
• Original Assignee: Dane M. Wolf
• Inventors: Wolf, Dane M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ellis; Christopher P
• Application Number:
  US11/414,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20060248786A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,618 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 43/139
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 3/005 Manual suction tools for catching insects

Abstract

An invertebrate capturing device comprising a main body having an interior passage for connection with a vacuum source. The main body includes an invertebrate capturing opening and an invertebrate expulsion end for connection to a detachable container in which the invertebrates are captured. The detachable container is detached from the expulsion end, capped and thrown away with the captured invertebrate.

Claims

1. An invertebrate capturing device for connecting to a vacuum apparatus having a vacuum connection that supplies a vacuum, the device comprising:

a beverage bottle consisting essentially of a single opening and a rigid neck portion extending therefrom in which the invertebrate are captured; and

a main body having an interior passage and vacuum connecting end for connection with the vacuum connection, an invertebrate capturing opening and an invertebrate expulsion end portion for connection to the beverage bottle, wherein the vacuum connecting end, the invertebrate capturing opening and the invertebrate expulsion end are all in fluid connection via the interior passage, the invertebrate expulsion end having a tapered insert for insertion into the beverage bottle for detachably holding the beverage bottle, wherein the vacuum connecting end is sized and shaped to frictionally engage with the vacuum connection of the vacuum apparatus;

a deflector screen within the interior passage wherein the deflector screen is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the airflow within the interior passage, and positioned to deflect the invertebrate into the invertebrate expulsion end portion such that the invertebrate fall within the beverage bottle; and

a deflector positioned at a distal end of the invertebrate tapered expulsion end portion to additionally deflect the invertebrate into the beverage bottle.

2. The device of claim 1 further including a vacuum adjusting mechanism for adjusting the vacuum within the interior passage.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein the vacuum connecting end is tubular and sized to frictionally engage an exterior surface of the vacuum connection.

3. An invertebrate capturing device comprising:

a conventional vacuum source providing a vacuum;

a main body having an interior passage in which the vacuum is maintained, the main body having an invertebrate capturing end and an invertebrate expulsion end, the invertebrate expulsion end portion having a tapered end portion;

a beverage bottle consisting essentially of a single opening and a rigid neck extending therefrom, the rigid neck with an inner surface, wherein an exterior surface of the tapered end portion of the invertebrate expulsion end portion of the main body is configured to frictionally engage the inner surface of the neck of the beverage bottle to attach the beverage bottle such that when invertebrate are collected and transported through the passage, such invertebrate are disposed within the detachable beverage bottle and the detachable beverage bottle may be detached by removing the tapered end portion from within the detachable beverage bottle;

a deflector screen within the interior passage wherein the deflector screen is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the airflow within the interior passage, and positioned to deflect the invertebrate into the invertebrate expulsion end portion such that the invertebrate fall within the beverage bottle; and

a deflector positioned at a distal end of the invertebrate tapered expulsion end portion to additionally deflect the invertebrate into the beverage bottle.

4. The device of claim 3 and further including a vacuum adjusting mechanism located on the main body for adjusting the vacuum within the interior passage.

8. The device of claim 3 wherein the main body further comprises a vacuum connecting end sized and shaped to frictionally engage a portion of the vacuum source.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein the vacuum connecting end is tubular and sized to frictionally engage an exterior surface of the portion of the vacuum source.

11. The device of claim 8 wherein the vacuum connecting end is tubular and sized to frictionally engage an exterior surface of the vacuum suction end.

5. An invertebrate capturing device for connecting to a vacuum apparatus that provides a vacuum and has a vacuum suction end, the device comprising:

a main body having an interior passage and vacuum connecting end for connection with the vacuum suction end, an invertebrate capturing opening and an invertebrate tapered expulsion end portion, wherein the vacuum connecting end, the invertebrate capturing opening and the invertebrate tapered expulsion end portion are all in fluid connection via the interior passage;

a beverage bottle consisting essentially of a single opening and a rigid neck extending therefrom, the beverage bottle for frictionally and detachably engaging the invertebrate tapered expulsion end portion by insertion of the end portion within a rigid neck of the beverage bottle such that the beverage bottle is disengagable from the main body by removal of the tapered expulsion end portion from the neck of the beverage bottle;

a deflector screen within the interior passage wherein the deflector screen is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the airflow within the interior passage, and positioned to deflect the invertebrate into the invertebrate tapered expulsion end portion such that the invertebrate fall within the beverage bottle; and

a deflector positioned at a distal end of the invertebrate tapered expulsion end portion to additionally deflect the invertebrate into the beverage bottle.

6. The device of claim 5 further including a vacuum adjusting mechanism for adjusting the vacuum within the interior passage.

10. The device of claim 5 wherein the vacuum connecting end is sized and shaped to frictionally engage the vacuum suction end.