Electric deterrent device having knitted conductors
Electric pest deterrents device having knitted conductors are presented. An elongated conductor comprising at least a single conducting strand knitted with itself or with other conducting strands can be attached to a based of the device. The conducting strands can be knitted according to one or more patterns to form textured surfaces having raise protrusions.
1. An electrical deterrent device, comprising:
an elongated, flexible base having an extruded hole that increases a flexibility of the base;
first and second conductors, each of which comprises at least two conducting strands that form an elongated conducting band; and
wherein the first and second conductors are attached to the elongated base.
2. An electrical deterrent device of claim 1 , wherein the elongated base further comprises at least one channel on a bottom of the base comprising:
an elongated base;
first and second conductors, each of which comprises at least two conducting strands knitted together to form an elongated conducting band; and
wherein the first and second conductors are attached to the elongated base.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least two conducting strands are layered to form the conducting band.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the conducting band is a knitted sheet.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the conducting band is a knitted tube.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductor further comprises a second conducting band nested within the conducting band.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductor is mechanically attached to the elongated base.
8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the first conductor is attached to the base via a friction-fit.
9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the first conductor is attached to the base via sewing.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least two conducting strands comprise raised protrusions.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second conductor is attached to the base parallel to the first conductor, and wherein the second conductor is coupled to a power source.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the conducting band comprises a knitted texture.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the knitted texture includes raised protrusions on a surface of the conducting band.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the elongated base further comprises an insulator disposed between the first and second conductors.
15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the insulator comprises a raised portion of the base.
16. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an anti-arc lip.
17. The device of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the base extends from a first outer edge to a second outer edge of the base.
18. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second conductors are disposed above the hole.