Granted Patent B1

US 7,325,358 · App. 11/307,332 · Granted Feb 5, 2008

Assignee: RepelIt LLC

Abstract

Claims (37)

1. An animal repellent device comprising:

a housing having a chamber, said chamber having an upper portion and a lower portion;

an odorous animal repellent received by the chamber;

an opening in the chamber lower portion;

a retainer received by the opening in the chamber lower portion for retaining the animal repellent in the chamber, wherein the retainer allows the permeation of the animal repellent from the chamber into the outside atmosphere;

a ring for securing the retainer over the opening in the chamber, the ring further comprises a collar extending upwardly therefrom;

a rigid shield member combined with the ring in a spaced apart relationship from the ring to help prevent the retainer from being damaged, wherein the rigid shield member further comprises openings that allow the permeation of the animal repellent from the chamber into the outside atmosphere;

a rod having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the rod lower end is adapted to be inserted into the ground; and

a connector adapted to receive the rod upper end to display the device above the ground, the connector extending downwardly from within the housing chamber and having an opening at a lower end thereof, the collar of the ring being fitted inside the opening of the connector such that the connector surrounds the collar so as to join the ring and rigid shield to the housing.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the shield extends below the opening in the chamber so the shield can rest on the ground while still allowing the animal repellent to permeate into the outside atmosphere.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the shield is comprised of a molded plastic material so as to be rigid enough to prevent animals from being able to access and pierce the retainer.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the shield is round.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the retainer is comprised of a fibrous material.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the retainer is porous.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises an outer portion; and

wherein an opening in the housing outer portion is adapted to receive a string for hanging the device.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein the rod is comprised of two or more interlocking sections so that the use can increase or decrease a height of the device by adding or removing sections of rod.

9. The device of claim 1 wherein the rod is bendable.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein the repellent is a dried blood product in granular form.

11. The device of claim 1 wherein the ring and shield are formed as one piece.

12. A device for displaying an odorous animal repellent, said device comprising:

a housing having a chamber, said chamber having an upper portion, a lower portion, and chamber walls, wherein said chamber is adapted to receive the animal repellent;

an opening in the chamber lower portion;

a retainer for retaining the animal repellent in the chamber by being received into the opening in the chamber, wherein the retainer allows the permeation of the animal repellent from the chamber into the outside atmosphere;

a ring for securing the retainer over the opening in the chamber by capturing some of the retainer between the ring and the chamber walls, the ring further comprises a collar extending upwardly therefrom;

a rigid shield member combined with the ring in a spaced apart relationship from the ring to help prevent the retainer from being damaged, wherein the rigid shield member further comprises openings that allow the permeation of the animal repellent into the outside atmosphere;

a rod having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the rod lower end is adapted to be inserted into the ground; and

a connector combined with the housing, said connector adapted to receive the rod upper end to display the device above the ground, said connector extending downwardly from within the housing chamber and having an opening at a lower end thereof for receiving a portion of the ring, the collar of the ring being fitted inside the opening of the connector such that the connector surrounds the collar so as to join the ring and rigid shield to the housing.

13. A device for displaying an odorous animal repellent, said device comprising:

a housing having a chamber, said chamber having an upper portion, a lower portion, and chamber walls, wherein said chamber is adapted to receive the animal repellent;

an opening in the chamber lower portion;

a retainer for retaining the animal repellent in the chamber by being received into the opening in the chamber, wherein the retainer allows the permeation of the animal repellent from the chamber into the outside atmosphere;

a ring for securing the retainer over the opening in the chamber by capturing some of the retainer between the ring and the chamber walls, the ring further comprises a collar extending upwardly therefrom;

a rigid shield member combined with the ring in a spaced apart relationship from the ring to help prevent the retainer from being damaged, wherein the rigid shield member further comprises openings that allow permeation of the animal repellent into the outside atmosphere;

a rod having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the rod lower end is adapted to be inserted into the ground; and

a connector combined with the housing, said connector adapted to receive the rod upper end to display the device above the ground, said connector extending downwardly from within the housing chamber and having an opening at a lower end thereof for receiving a portion of the ring, the collar of the ring being fitted inside the opening of the connector such that the connector surrounds the collar so as to join the ring and rigid shield to the housing;

wherein the retainer is secured over the opening in the chamber by capturing some of the retainer between the ring and the connector.

Assignments (9)

Continuity (1)