Method and apparatus for catching fleas
CA 2269117 A1 · Owner: Tanouchi, Masaru · Inventors: Kamei, Masaharu; Nishikawa, Masaru; Suzue, Mitsuyoshi
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The present invention can provide effective and excellent flea catching method and apparatus which can attract and catch fleas living in the life space of human being at a high efficiency without harming the living environment of human being. The present invention relates to a flea catching method which comprises emitting from a light source light effective for attracting fleas so that the flea catching zone is irradiated with light from the light source in such a manner that even points apart from the end of a catching means at the maximum moving distance made by one leap of a flea have an illuminance effective for attracting fleas whereby the fleas thus attracted to the light source can …
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- Filed August 25, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 25, 2018.
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