Bed bug detector system
View Patent ↗An attracting assembly is positioned at an upper location to attract bed bugs. A killing assembly is positioned at an intermediate location beneath the attracting assembly to kill the attracted bed bugs. A base assembly is positioned at a lower location beneath the killing assembly for maximizing the number of bed bugs attracted and killed. A control assembly has a user visible digital UPC code, a battery power percentage indicator with an ON/OFF button and a sound activated switch, a cell phone with a macro-lens for wide angle photography with enlargements, and two light emitting diodes positioned adjacent to the macro-lens to illuminate bed bugs to be photographed.
1. A bed bug detector system comprising:
an attracting assembly at an upper location adapted to attract bed bugs;
a killing assembly at an intermediate location beneath the attracting assembly structurally and operatively secured to the attracting assembly and adapted to kill the attracted bed bugs, the killing assembly ( 100 ) comprising:
an upper dish ( 102 ), and
a lower dish ( 104 );
the upper dish comprising:
parallel electrically charged wires ( 106 ) adapted to kill bed bugs coming into contact therewith,
a grid ( 108 ) of un-charged wires spaced above the electrically charged wires to abate human contact with the electrically charged wires;
the lower dish comprising:
a plurality of adhesive sheets ( 110 ) supported in two stacks ( 112 ) and ( 114 ) laterally spaced in the lower dish to receive and retain bed bugs killed by the electrically charged wires, the two stacks each comprising the adhesive sheets with adhesive sheets ( 116 ) between the adhesive sheets;
a plurality of heating elements ( 118 ) in the lower dish adapted to attract bed bugs;
a tube ( 124 ) in a circular configuration secured within the killing assembly having apertures along the length thereof with a free end operatively coupled to a fluid canister ( 32 ) for creating a cloud of carbon dioxide;
a base assembly at a lower location beneath the killing assembly structurally and operatively secured to the killing assembly and adapted to numerically maximize bed bugs attracted and killed, the base assembly ( 14 ) comprising:
a base ( 16 ) comprising:
a circular floor ( 18 ),
a cylindrical side wall ( 20 ), and
an open top, the circular floor, cylindrical side wall and open top forming a lower chamber,
a forward region ( 22 ),
a rearward region ( 24 ),
a left side region ( 26 ),
a right side region ( 28 ),
the fluid canister ( 32 ) containing water ( 34 ) and a yeast pill ( 36 ) and a sugar pill ( 38 ) functioning to create carbon dioxide and to attract bed bugs,
a motor ( 42 ) with a fluid fan ( 44 ) functioning to evacuate carbon dioxide from the fluid canister to attract bed bugs,
a sugar jar ( 46 ) retaining a supply of sugar pills,
a yeast jar ( 48 ) retaining a supply of yeast tablets,
three stacks of adhesive pads ( 52 ) recessed on the floor of the base for receiving and retaining bed bugs, each stack comprising alternating adhesive and adhesive sheets, a smoke/fire detector ( 54 ),
two battery packs ( 56 ) within the lower chamber, each battery pack adjacent to the forward and rearward regions respectively for powering components of the system;
charging ports ( 58 ) functioning to recharge the two battery packs; and
a cell phone ( 314 ) structurally and operatively secured to the attracting assembly comprising:
a macro-lens ( 316 ) for wide angle photography with enlargements,
a cable ( 328 ) for cell phone support and repositioning purposes, and
at least one light emitting diode ( 332 ) positioned adjacent to the macro-lens for illuminating the bed bug to be photographed.
2. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the attracting assembly ( 200 ) further comprises:
a frusto-conical side wall ( 202 ) with an open top ( 204 ) and an open bottom ( 206 );
peripheral components on the exterior surface of the attracting assembly comprising:
heating elements ( 118 ),
synthetic fur ( 216 ),
adhesive patches ( 218 ),
indicia in the form of eye balls ( 220 ) providing an appearance of a creature to the system;
a tube ( 124 ) in a circular configuration secured within the attracting assembly, the tube having apertures along the length thereof, the tube having a free end operatively coupled to the fluid canister for creating a cloud of carbon dioxide;
square holes ( 226 ) located peripherally through the attracting assembly acting to create a cloud around the system and in proximity thereto for attracting bed bugs to be killed; and
wherein the system further comprises:
lower clips ( 230 ) on the base assembly coupling the killing assembly to the base assembly;
upper clips ( 232 ) on the killing assembly to couple the attracting assembly to the killing assembly; and
a plurality of olfactory patches ( 128 ) positioned within the base assembly, the olfactory patches soaked in pheromones to attract bed bugs to be killed.
3. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the attracting assembly ( 200 ) comprises:
a frusto-conical side wall ( 202 ) with an open top ( 204 ) and an open bottom ( 206 ),
peripheral components on the exterior surface of the attracting assembly comprising:
heating elements ( 118 ),
synthetic fur ( 216 ),
adhesive patches ( 218 ),
indicia in the form of eye balls ( 220 ) providing an appearance of a creature to the system,
a tube ( 124 ) in a circular configuration structurally and operatively secured within the attracting assembly, the tube having apertures along the length thereof, the tube having a free end operatively coupled to the fluid canister for creating a cloud of carbon dioxide; and
square holes ( 226 ) located peripherally through the attracting assembly acting to create a cloud around the system and in proximity thereto for attracting bed bugs to be killed, killed; and
wherein the system further comprises:
magnets on the base assembly coupling the killing assembly to the base assembly;
upper clips ( 232 ) on the killing assembly to couple the attracting assembly to the killing assembly; and
a plurality of olfactory patches ( 128 ) positioned within the base assembly, the olfactory patches soaked in pheromones to attract bed bugs to be killed.
4. The system as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising:
a control assembly structurally and operatively coupled to the attracting assembly, the killing assembly, the base assembly and the cell phone, the control assembly comprising:
a user visible digital Universal Product Code ( 304 );
a battery power percentage indicator,
an ON/OFF button ( 310 ) for the system; and
a hands free switch ( 308 ) for the battery power percentage indicator.
5. A bed bug detector system ( 10 ) configured for attracting bed bugs, for killing attracted bed bugs, and for maximizing bed bugs attracted and killed, the attracting and killing being done in a safe, ecological, convenient, and economical manner, the system comprising, in combination:
a base assembly ( 14 ) comprising:
a base ( 16 ) comprising:
a circular floor ( 18 ),
a cylindrical side wall ( 20 ),
an open top,
the circular floor, cylindrical side wall and open top comprising a lower chamber,
a forward region ( 22 ),
a rearward region ( 24 ),
a left side region ( 26 ), and
a right side region ( 28 );
a fluid canister ( 32 ) containing water ( 34 ) and a yeast pill ( 36 ) and a sugar pill ( 38 ) functioning to create carbon dioxide and attract bed bugs;
a motor ( 42 ) with a fluid fan ( 44 ) adapted to evacuate carbon dioxide from the fluid canister to attract bed bugs;
a sugar jar ( 46 ) retaining a supply of sugar tablets;
a yeast jar ( 48 ) retaining a supply of yeast;
three stacks of adhesive pads ( 52 ) recessed on the circular floor of the base for receiving and retaining bed bugs, each stack including alternating adhesive and adhesive sheets;
a smoke/fire detector ( 54 );
two battery packs ( 56 ) within the lower chamber, each battery pack being adjacent to the forward and rearward regions respectively for powering the components of the base assembly;
charging ports adapted to recharge the battery pack;
a killing assembly ( 100 ) structurally and operatively coupled to the base assembly comprising:
an upper dish ( 102 ); and
a lower dish ( 104 ),
the upper dish comprising:
parallel electrically charged wires ( 106 ) adapted to kill bed bugs coming into contact there with;
a grid ( 108 ) of un-charged wires spaced above the electrically charged wires to abate human contact with the electrically charged wires;
the lower dish comprising:
a plurality of adhesive sheets ( 110 ) supported in two stacks ( 112 ), ( 114 ) laterally spaced in the lower dish to receive and retain bed bugs killed by the electrically charged wires, the two stacks each comprising the adhesive sheets with adhesive sheets ( 116 ) between the adhesive sheets,
a plurality of heating elements ( 118 ) in the lower dish adapted to attract bed bugs,
a tube ( 124 ) in a circular configuration secured within the killing assembly, the tube having apertures along the length the tube having a free end operatively coupled to the fluid canister for creating a cloud of carbon dioxide;
olfactory patches ( 128 ) positioned within the base assembly soaked in pheromones to attract bed bugs to be killed;
an attracting assembly ( 200 ) structurally and operatively coupled to the killing assembly and adapted to attract bed bugs to be killed comprising:
a frusto-conical side wall ( 202 ) with an open top ( 204 ) and an open bottom ( 206 );
peripheral components on the exterior surface of the attracting assembly comprising:
heating elements ( 118 ),
synthetic fur ( 216 ),
adhesive patches ( 218 ),
indicia in the form of eye balls ( 220 ) providing an appearance of a creature to the system;
square holes ( 226 ) located peripherally through the attracting assembly to create a cloud around the system and in proximity thereto for attracting bed bugs to be killed;
lower clips ( 230 ) on the base assembly coupling the killing assembly to the base assembly;
upper clips ( 232 ) on the killing assembly to couple the attracting assembly to the killing assembly;
a plurality of olfactory patches ( 128 ) positioned within the base assembly and soaked in pheromones to attract bed bugs to be killed; and
a control assembly ( 300 ) structurally and operatively coupled to the attracting assembly, the killing assembly, the base assembly, and a cell phone ( 314 ) comprising:
a user visible digital UPC code ( 304 ); and
a battery power percentage indicator ( 306 ), the battery power percentage indicator comprising an ON/OFF button ( 310 ) and a hands free switch ( 308 );
the cell phone ( 314 ) structurally and operatively coupled to the attracting assembly, the cell phone having a macro-lens ( 316 ) for wide angle photography with enlargements, the cell phone comprising:
a cable ( 328 ) for cell phone support and repositioning purposes; and
two light emitting diodes ( 332 ) positioned adjacent to the macro-lens for illuminating the bed bug to be photographed.