Portable insect trap
A portable insect trap includes a base which supports a pair of lamps and a removable double sided glue board which is removably mounted between the lamps. A shield which has apertures in the form of a grill work allows insects which are attracted by the lamps to enter the shield and then become trapped by adhesive layers on the glue board.
1. A portable insect trap comprising:
a hollow base;
at least one battery, disposed in said base;
a hollow transparent shield mounted on said base, with said transparent shield having a plurality of apertures;
a pair of U-shaped lamps mounted on said base and disposed inside said transparent shield;
electrical connections connecting said at least one battery and said pair of U-shaped lamps;
a glue board disposed within said shield with said glue board comprising a substrate having a front surface and a rear surface and a first adhesive layer disposed on said front surface and a second adhesive layer disposed on said rear surface, and said glue board being disposed between said pair of U-shaped lamps.
2. A portable insect trap as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
a removable top cover mounted on said shield.
3. A portable insect trap as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
a glue board holder disposed on said base and disposed removably holding said glue hoard.
4. A portable insect trap as claimed in claim 2 wherein said substrate comprises:
substrate peripheral edges; and
wherein said first adhesive layer and said second adhesive layer each comprise:
adhesive layer peripheral edges and wherein said adhesive layer peripheral edges are spaced inwardly relative to said substrate peripheral edges.
5. A portable insect trap as claimed in claim 1 wherein said transparent shield comprises:
a slotted portion disposed to provide access to said glue board.
6. A portable insect trap as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
a removable bottom cover mounted on said hollow base.
7. A portable insect trap as claimed in claim 3 wherein said glue board substrate is slideably mounted in said glue board holder.
8. A portable insect trap as claimed in claim 1 wherein each lamp of the pair of U-shaped lamps is characterized by a major plane, the major plane being parallel to a major plane of the glue board.