摘要:
A termite bait includes a plurality of cellulosic food material pieces palatable to termites embedded within a water resistant polyurethane foam matrix. Another termite bait includes a plurality of cellulosic food material pieces embedded within a water-absorbent polyurethane foam matrix. Yet another termite bait includes at least one cellulosic food material piece encapsulated within a water resistant polyurethane foam coating. Such termite baits can be used alone or in a monitoring device or other termite control device. Another termite control device includes a container, a cellulosic food material within the container and a water resistant polyurethane foam positioned to separate the food material from its environment. The container can contain a termite bait as described above or can include a chamber containing a cellulosic food material and at least one pocket containing a polyurethane foam barrier to reduce intrusion of water through the pocket to the food material.
摘要:
An application for a drinking vessel has one or more deflectors positioned along the top rim area of the vessel, just far enough below the rim such that liquid from the vessel passes around the deflectors and into a user's lips when drinking and ice or other solid materials in the liquid is blocked by the deflector, keeping the solid materials away from the user's lips.
摘要:
In one aspect of the application, a termite bait, monitoring device or other termite control device includes a plurality of cellulosic food material pieces palatable to termites embedded within a water resistant polyurethane foam matrix. In another aspect, a termite bait, monitoring device or other termite control device includes a plurality of cellulosic food material pieces palatable to termites embedded within a water-absorbent polyurethane foam matrix. In another aspect a termite bait, monitoring device or other termite control device includes at least one cellulosic food material piece encapsulated within a water resistant polyurethane foam coating. In another aspect of the application, a termite control device includes a container, a cellulosic food material within the container and a water resistant polyurethane foam positioned to separate the food material from its environment. In another aspect of the application, a termite bait container includes a chamber containing a cellulosic food material and at least one pocket containing a polyurethane foam barrier to reduce intrusion of water through the pocket to the food material. In still another aspect of the application, a termite control device includes a container, a cellulosic food material within the container and a water-absorbent polyurethane foam scaffold that operates to hold moisture in contact with food material.
摘要:
A pest detection device includes a housing with a sensor and one or more bait members. The sensor includes one or more of a chisel-shaped electrically conductive trace carried on a substrate, a low resistance electrically conductive ink defining an electrical pathway on a substrate with a pointed profile, and/or a substrate including a directional grain structure oriented in a predefined manner relative to an electrically conductive pathway.
摘要:
A device for removing plants with roots from the soil having spikes attached at the lower end of a shaft and a trigger mechanism located at the upper end. The spikes are shielded by a cover having holes alignable with the spikes. A rod extending down the interior of the shaft is attached to both the cover and the trigger mechanism. When the trigger mechanism is pulled, the rod and cover are pulled upward which exposes the spikes. When the trigger mechanism is released, a spring mechanism pushes the cover over the spikes.
摘要:
A game ball is made by rotationally molding a hollow spherical shell from a blend of foamed ionomer resins (Surlyn 9450 and Surlyn 8528) and low density polyethylene resin. The center of the hollow spherical core may be filled with foamed polyurethane, and the spherical core may be covered by a leather cover. If desired, hollow ceramic microspheres or beads can be added to the resins before molding.
摘要:
A double disc, debris-clearing assembly has a suspension member for releasable attachment to a farm implement and on which is rigidly secured an upright standard. A guide rigid to and depending from the suspension member beneath the standard has a tiltable channel element releasably mounted thereon and provided with an upwardly-extending strap for varying its height along the guide. An adjustable connection is utilized between the strap and the standard. A pair of interconnected brackets carried by the channel element are provided with disc mounts which may, in turn, be adjusted to vary the positions of the discs relative to each other and to their brackets. Accordingly, the suspension member, the standard, the guide, the strap and the channel element are common to the bracket unit and, therefore, the discs.
摘要:
A double disc attachment for planters, operating to present a debris-cleared area ahead of the furrow opener of the planter, has one of the discs peripherally fluted so that the discs cooperate in their debris-clearing function rather than work in opposition to one another. The fluting permits lateral displacement by the other disc of debris which might otherwise be contacted simultaneously by the soil-penetrating cutter disc and left lying across the path of the oncoming furrow opener. The discs are properly oriented insofar as tilt, spacing, convergence, relative overlapping and lead are concerned, with at least certain of such relative positioning and depth being adjustable to accommodate for various conditions.
摘要:
A knife for applying substances such as fertilizer in solid, liquid or gaseous form cuts a slice in the subsoil with its leading, rearwardly inclined cutting edge and simultaneously firms up and maintains the lower portions of the sides of the slice in readiness for receiving the substance in a pocket formed by a recess at the lowermost rear of the knife in conjunction with the firmed up portions. The slice taken by the slender knife is of such narrowness and the movement of the knife through the subsoil is of such a streamlined nature that the cohesive integrity and inherent resiliency of the subsoil is not destroyed, promoting self-closure of the slice behind the knife, thus greatly reducing the escape of the substance where it is a gas. A forwardly tapering wedge having downwardly converging faces on the bottom of the knife leads rearwardly from a lowermost, forwardly projecting, sharp point to prepare the lower portions of the slice sides in the proper manner, and laterally projecting, forwardly converging wings overlying the recess of the knife behind the wedge help seal the pocket to trap the substance when it is a gas, such wings also serving to return and press subsoil into the slide after the deposit of the substance.