Fly trap device
View Patent ↗A fly trap device for attracting flies with a heat signature and trapping the flies in a fluid includes a basin holding a fluid. The fluid includes a mixture that can adhesively engage and trap an insect contacting the mixture. A housing is positioned in the basin. The housing has an outer surface. The housing includes a metal material that releases an infrared heat signature when the outer surface is exposed to sunlight. The infrared heat signature attracts the insect to the housing. A pump is fluidly coupled to the basin to receive and pressurize the fluid. An outlet hose is fluidly coupled to the pump. A plurality of nozzles is fluidly coupled to the outlet hose and directed toward the housing to dispense the fluid over the housing when the fluid is pressurized. The fluid drains downwardly over the housing into the basin.
1 . A fly trap assembly comprising:
a basin;
a fluid being held in the basin, the fluid comprising a mixture, the mixture including water and an adhesive substance such that the mixture is configured to adhesively engage an insect contacting the mixture for trapping the insect;
a housing being positioned in the basin, the housing having an outer surface, the housing comprising a metal material being configured to release an infrared heat signature when the outer surface is exposed to sunlight wherein the infrared heat signature is configured to attract the insect to the housing;
a pump being fluidly coupled to the basin, the pump being configured to receive and pressurize the fluid;
an outlet hose being fluidly coupled to the pump wherein the pump releases the fluid through the outlet hose, the outlet hose extending upwardly from the pump to the housing wherein the fluid is released from the outlet hose over the outer surface of the housing, the fluid draining downwardly over the outer surface of the housing into the basin;
a plurality of nozzles being fluidly coupled to the outlet hose, the plurality of nozzles being directed toward the outer surface of the housing wherein the plurality of nozzles dispenses the fluid over the housing when the fluid is pressurized;
a pressure control being coupled to the pump wherein the pressure control is configured to facilitate a user in adjusting the pressure of the fluid exiting the pump; and
a secondary outlet hose extending from the pump to the basin wherein an excess amount of the fluid flows into the basin from the pump after the fluid is pressurized to maintain the pressure of the fluid exiting the pump, the excess amount of the fluid being determined by the pressure control.
2 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
the basin having a base wall and a peripheral wall being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base wall, a top edge of the peripheral wall of the basin defining an opening into the basin; and
a grate being coupled to the basin, the grate being positioned proximate to the top edge of the peripheral wall of the basin wherein the grate covers the opening, the grate comprising a foraminous material wherein the grate is configured to inhibit the insect from passing into the basin through the grate.
3 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing has a height exceeding a height of the basin.
4 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing is cylindrical.
5 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing is prismatic.
6 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , the outlet hose further comprising:
a first tube extending upwardly from the pump to an upper end of the outer surface of the housing; and
a second tube being fluidly coupled to the first tube, the second tube being aligned with the upper end of the outer surface of the housing, the second tube being coextensive with the upper end of the outer surface of the housing wherein the fluid is expelled over an entirety of the upper end whereby the fluid is configured to coat the outer surface as the fluid drains downwardly over the housing into the basin.
7 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a power source being electrically coupled to the pump.
8 . The fly trap assembly of claim 7 , the power source being selected from the group comprising:
a power cord; or
a solar panel.
9 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a timer being electrically coupled to the pump wherein the pump is actuated upon expiration of the timer.
10 . The fly trap assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a processor being electrically coupled to the pump, the processor being electrically coupled to the timer, the processor actuating the pump upon expiration of the timer.
11 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an inlet hose being coupled to the basin, the inlet hose being fluidly coupled to the pump wherein the fluid is configured to enter the pump through the inlet hose.
12 . The fly trap assembly of claim 11 , further comprising an inlet valve being coupled to the inlet hose, the inlet valve being openable to permit the fluid to flow into the pump through the inlet hose, the inlet valve being closable to inhibit the fluid from flowing into the pump through the inlet hose.
13 . The fly trap assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a filter being fluidly coupled to the inlet hose, the filter being configured to inhibit solids from entering the pump.
14 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure gauge being coupled to the outlet hose, the pressure gauge being coupled to the pump, the pressure gauge being configured to display a pressure of the fluid exiting the pump through the outlet hose.
15 . The fly trap assembly of claim 1 , further comprising an outlet valve being coupled to the secondary outlet hose, the outlet valve being openable to facilitate the fluid in flowing into the basin from the secondary outlet hose, the outlet valve being closable to inhibit the fluid from flowing into the basin from the secondary outlet hose.
16 . A fly trap assembly comprising:
a basin having a base wall and a peripheral wall being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base wall, the peripheral wall having a top edge defining an opening into the basin;
a fluid being held in the basin, the fluid comprising a mixture, the mixture including water and an adhesive substance such that the mixture is configured to adhesively engage an insect contacting the mixture for trapping the insect;
a housing being positioned in the basin, the housing being coupled to the base wall of the basin, the housing having an outer surface, the outer surface of the housing comprising a metal material being configured to release an infrared heat signature when the outer surface is exposed to sunlight wherein the infrared heat signature is configured to attract the insect to the housing, the housing having a height exceeding a height of the basin wherein the outer surface of the housing has an upper end being positioned above the basin;
a pump being fluidly coupled to the basin, the pump being configured to receive and pressurize the fluid, the pump being coupled to the peripheral wall of the basin, the pump being positioned proximate to the base wall of the basin, the pump extending outwardly from the peripheral wall of the basin;
an outlet hose being fluidly coupled to the pump wherein the pump releases the fluid through the outlet hose, the outlet hose extending upwardly from the pump to the housing wherein the fluid is released from the outlet hose over the outer surface of the housing, the fluid draining downwardly over the outer surface of the housing into the basin, the outlet hose further comprising:
a first tube extending upwardly from the pump to the upper end of the outer surface of the housing;
a second tube being fluidly coupled to the first tube, the second tube being aligned with an upper end of the housing, the second tube being coextensive with the upper end of the outer surface of the housing wherein the fluid is expelled over an entirety of the upper end whereby the fluid is configured to coat the outer surface as the fluid drains downwardly over the housing into the basin;
a plurality of nozzles being fluidly coupled to the outlet hose, the plurality of nozzles being directed toward the upper end of the outer surface of the housing wherein the plurality of nozzles dispenses the fluid over the housing when the fluid is pressurized, each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles being a misting nozzle;
a power source being electrically coupled to the pump, the power source being selected from the group comprising:
a power cord extending outwardly from the pump; or
a solar panel being positioned on the pump;
a timer being electrically coupled to the pump wherein the pump is actuated upon expiration of the timer, the timer having a duration between 30.0 seconds and 90.0 minutes;
a processor being electrically coupled to the pump, the processor being electrically coupled to the timer, the processor actuating the pump upon expiration of the timer, the processor being electrically coupled to the power source;
an inlet hose being coupled to the basin, the inlet hose being fluidly coupled to the pump wherein the fluid is configured to enter the pump through the inlet hose;
an inlet valve being coupled to the inlet hose, the inlet valve being openable to permit the fluid to flow into the pump through the inlet hose, the inlet valve being closable to inhibit the fluid from flowing into the pump through the inlet hose, the inlet valve comprising a turn-ball valve;
a filter being fluidly coupled to the inlet hose, the filter being configured to inhibit solids from entering the pump;
a pressure gauge being coupled to the outlet hose, the pressure gauge being coupled to the pump, the pressure gauge being configured to display a pressure of the fluid exiting the pump through the outlet hose;
a pressure control being coupled to the pump wherein the pressure control is configured to facilitate a user in adjusting the pressure of the fluid exiting the pump;
a secondary outlet hose extending from the pump to the basin wherein an excess amount of the fluid flows into the basin from the pump after the fluid is pressurized to maintain the pressure of the fluid exiting the pump, the excess amount of the fluid being determined by the pressure control;
an outlet valve being coupled to the secondary outlet hose, the outlet valve being openable to facilitate the fluid in flowing into the basin from the secondary outlet hose, the outlet valve being closable to inhibit the fluid from flowing into the basin from the secondary outlet hose, the outlet valve comprising a turn-ball valve;
a plurality of brackets being coupled to the upper end of the outer surface of the housing, the plurality of brackets being coupled to the outlet hose wherein the plurality of brackets couples the outlet hose to the housing; and
a grate being coupled to the basin, the grate being positioned proximate to the top edge of the peripheral wall of the basin wherein the grate covers the opening, the grate comprising a foraminous material wherein the grate is configured to inhibit the insect from passing into the basin through the grate whereby the grate is configured to define a collection point for the insect when the insect is trapped by the fluid.