Electrified bird repellent track

• US 8,020,340 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2010
• Issued: 09/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bird-B-Gone Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bird-B-Gone Incorporated
• Inventors: Donoho, Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): Ellis; Christopher P
• Application Number:
  US12/959,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20110067646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 291 Days
• Field of Search: 43/98, 43/1, 431/12, 256/10, 340/537.2, 361/232, 119/537
• US Class Current: 43/98
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/26 specially adapted for birds, e.g. electrified rods, cords or strips
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 119/908 Electrical animal control or handling

Abstract

An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time.

Claims

1. An animal deterring device comprising:

an elongated carrier having a first conductive trace that is separated from a second conductive trace; and

wherein the carrier has a bottom with a first glue trough.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the carrier has an elevated arc suppressor disposed between the first and second traces.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the arc suppressor has an umbrelloid shape.

4. The device of claim 2 wherein the arc suppressor has a shape selected from the group consisting of a T-shape, a stemmed inverted U-shape, and a stemmed inverted V-shape.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the first glue trough is disposed beneath the first conductive trace.

6. The device of claim 1 further comprising a second glue trough.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein the first conductive trace comprises a braided wire.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein the first conductive trace is sewn to the carrier.

9. The device of claim 1 wherein the first conductive trace comprises a braided wire, and the first conductive trace is sewn to the carrier.