US 12,376,579 B2
Zapper
Ted Ko, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Ted Ko, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/402,160.
Prior Publication US 2025/0212864 A1, Jul. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. A01M 1/22 (2006.01); A01M 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC A01M 1/223 (2013.01) [A01M 1/04 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A zapper, comprising:
an insect-inducing light source;
an electric shock coil, disposed around the insect-inducing light source;
a power supply module, electrically connected to the insect-inducing light source and the electric shock coil;
a lamp housing, provided for the insect-inducing light source and the electric shock coil to be disposed therein and connected to the power supply module, the lamp housing comprising a plurality of lateral ribs spaced apart, a plurality of longitudinal ribs spaced apart and intersecting the plurality of lateral ribs, and a plurality of openwork portions formed between the plurality of lateral ribs and the plurality of longitudinal ribs, at least one of the plurality of longitudinal ribs is formed with a longitudinal track in openwork-shaped thereon, wherein the lamp housing further comprises a perforation formed on the base, a space connected to the perforation, and a drawer disposed in the space and capable of being taken out from a surface of the lamp housing; and
a cleaning brush, comprising a brush body disposed around the insect-inducing light source and selectively contacted to the electric shock coil, and at least one operation member connected to the brush body and operable to move along the longitudinal track, the at least one operation member comprising a connection portion extending through the longitudinal track into the lamp housing to connect to the brush body, and an operation portion exposed outside the lamp housing, wherein the at least one operation member is configured to be operated to move along the longitudinal track to drive the brush body to make a longitudinal displacement within the lamp housing to implement cleaning of the electric shock coil;
wherein the lamp housing further comprises a top end and a bottom end, and the longitudinal track comprises a trunk between the top end and the bottom end, and a manifold connected to the trunk and close to the top end, and wherein the manifold extends in a direction different from the trunk to restrict the cleaning brush in a position when the connection portion of the at least one operation member enters the manifold.