US 12,302,885 B2
Insect trap receptacle
Marko Lubic, Shillington, PA (US); Michael Adamson, Elizabethtown, PA (US); and Adam V. Malavé, Elizabethtown, PA (US)
Assigned to Woodstream Corporation, Lancaster, PA (US)
Filed by Woodstream Corporation, Lancaster, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/503,813.
Prior Publication US 2023/0123062 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A01M 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC A01M 1/10 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An insect trap receptacle, comprising:
a hollow body defining an open upper end attachable to the insect trap for receiving insects from the trap, and an open lower end;
a floor mounted to the lower end of the body and movable between a closed position wherein the floor covers the open lower end, and an open position wherein the lower end is open and to a surrounding environment, the floor including:
a base abutting the lower end of the body; and
a raised center portion extending from the base and into an interior of the body with the floor in the closed position, the raised center portion of the floor includes a perimeter wall extending from the base of the floor and a raised platform arranged within the perimeter wall, the perimeter wall defines a corresponding recess formed in an underside of the floor, and a plurality of stiffening ribs defined by the floor are arranged at least partially within the recess; and
a latch mounted to the body and extending below the floor, the latch engaging with a downward facing underside of the floor opposite the hollow body for selectively securing the floor in the closed position.