US1006778A - Combination window-screen and fly-trap. - Google Patents

Description

T. H. NAUE.

UOMBINATION wmnow $OREEN AND FLY TRAP.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 6, 1911.

1,006,778. I Patented Oct. 24, 191 1.

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T. H. NAGE. UOMBINATION WINDOW SURBBN AND FLY TRAP. APPLIOATIOH FILED mu a, mu.

1,006,778. Patented Oct.24, 1911.

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THOMAS H. NACE, or Her srnnves,

ARKANSAS.

oomnnmrion WINDOW-SCREEN 1m) FLY-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent. 'Patented Oct. 24, 1911. Applichtion an May 6, 1911.

Serial No. 625,600.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. NAOE,..8. citizen of the United Springs, in the county of Garland and State of Arkansas, have invented 1 new and useful Combination Window Screen and Fly Trap; anclI do hereby ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention ertains to a. new and useful combined win ow screen and fly trap, in

which there is involved novel features ofl construction.

The invention in its broadest-scope aims as to provide a s|mple,--.efli

its primary object cient and practical device of this design for entrapping flies, as

they endeavor to passthrough an opening of the window screen. In the drawings, however, there is only disclosed one form of the present invention, but formmay require alterations, to which the applicant is entitled, provided the alterations are compre hendcd by the appended claims.

The invention comprises furthereatures and combination of arts, as 'hereiri'a'fter' set forth, shown in the rawings and claimed.

1n the drawings :Figure 1 a view in;

elevation, of a window screen and fly tra combined, constructed in accordance wit the invention. F i 2 is a similar view of the op osite side of the combined screen and trap, s owing a closure member open in dotted lines, to allow the removal of the entrapped flies. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 33 of F igl 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44-of Fig. 2.

Referring more articularly to the drawing, 1 designates -t e rectangular frame of the window screen. Extending transversely of the frame and adjacent-its central por tion are two strips 2 and 3. Secured on one face of the frame, as shown in Fig. 2, at the top and one side are the adjoining strips 4 and 5. The lower end of the strip 4 is curved oil or beveled, as shown at 6. Se

tacks or other means '7 to the faces cured by of the strips 4 and 5, and to the face of the strip 2, and conforming to the curved or beveled portion 6 of the stripri, is an area of wire mesh or screening 8. his screening 8 forms the outer wall of the fly trap. Secured to the side 10 of the frame, at its u per portion by means of a transversely (118 States, residing at Hot declare the follow-v transverse strip 3 screening 14. This meshwork or screening opening between the screening or mesh work.

8-and the side 10 of the frame. This strip or closure member. 12 is removable by withdrawing the pin or plug 11, in order to allow the removal of the entrapped flies.

. Fastened to the face 13 of the frame 1 at its upper portion, and extending down to the is an area. of meshwork or 14 is secured to the frame 1 by means 0 tacks or other suitable means 15. At the point where the screening or meshwork 14 engages the transverse strip 3, itis folded upon. itself as shown at16,"and subsequently turnedinto a semi-circular curve 17,.transversely'of which a are formed, in order to permit the flies "to enter between the two I i ece's of screening or meshwor'ht8 and 14.

he screening which forms the semicircular curved portion terminates into an extension 119, which is secured to the strip 2, between the strip 2 and the screening or meshwork 8. The. lower face. 13 of the frame 1 is provided with an area of screening or meshworlr 20, which is secured in lace by tacks owner suitable means21. The screening ormeshwork is also secured to the stri 2 and is extended beyond the strip 2 wit its free ed e substantially adjacent the strip 3. This free edge 22 of the screening or meshwork 20 is arranged ap roximately midway between the strip 3 and the extension 19 of the screening or meshwork- 14, thus providing an open1ng23 between the strip 3 and the said free edge 22. The natural tendency of flies when crawling upon a verticai surface is to travel n Thus it will be seen that as the flies move .upwardlv on the screening or meshwork 20,

they will pass through the opening 23, and then through the apertures of the semi-circula'r curved ortion 19 into the trap. After the trap is filiiid, the closure member 12 may be 0 mod, in .order to remove the accumulate flies. Also secured to the strip 3 and on the face 13 of the frame 1 is a strip of screening or meshwork 24, a portion 25 of which is disposed on an angle, thus constituting a. deflector for the flies, as they crawl up the screening or-meshwork 20. This de-' flector causes the flies to more readily pass through the opening 23.v To hold the deplurality of apertures 18 wardly.

fiector at an angle to the. face 13 of the frame blocks 25 are secured by any suitable means to the face 13, upon each side of the frame 1. These blocks 25" are provided 5 with inclined faces, to which the ends of the deflector are secured as shown in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description, one will observe that there has been devised a novel, efiieient and practical combined window screen and fly trap, and one which will unquestionably entrap flies, in their endeavors to escape. 1

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful, is: I 1. In combination, a window screen frame having two spaced apart strips arranged parallel to one another and transversely of the ,frame, substantially at the central por' tion, said frame having a strip secured 20. transversely thereof on one face at its top, and an additional strip at right angles thereto, secured to the side of the frame, said additional strip being curved at its lower end, an area of meshwork secured to '35 the strip at the top of the frame and the additional strip and conforming to the curvature of the ower end of said additional strip, an area of meshwork secured to the frame on the face 0 strip, bent u on itse and secured to the uppermost o :the parallel strips, the meshwork which is fo into a semi-circular curve and extending downwardl and secured to the lowermost 85 of the parallel strips between it and the first meshwork, an area of meshwork secured to the same face of the frame to which the second mesh work is secured and belglig the second mesh work, and extended beyo the 40 lowermost of the said parallel strips with its osite the additional ded upon itself turned edge arran ed adjacent the uppermost of the paralle strips and disposed substantially midway the uppermost of the parallel strips and the extension of the semi-circular curve, thus forming an opening, a closure member arranged etween the first meshwork and the frame, said closure member corresponding in shape to the strip having its lower portion curved, means for removably holding the closure member in place, said curved portion of, the second mesh work having a plurality of apertures, a deflector secured to the uppermost of the parallel strips and extendin annularl downwardly, and means for hol ing the eflector angularly in position.

2. In combination, a window screen frame having a mesh work inclosure. at its upper ortion and an area ofmeshwork at its ower portion, said mclosure having a meshwork provided with a plurality of aper-' tures extending thereinto an opening leading into the curvature of meshwork, a defiector arranged angularly on one side of the frame and extending downwardly and disposed adjacent the opening, blocks having inclined faces for'holding thewreflector angularly in osition, a strip. arranged at one side of constituting a closure member therefor, and a pin extending through the frame and the closure member for removably securing the same in place. y In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. A THOMAS H. NACE. Witnesses:

Tnos: J. GLADBON, J .t H. O. Kmo.

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