Dow Corning Corporation

John M Cook

Lon L Weiss

A dispenser for broadcasting a scent is particularly useful in connection with insect pheromones, a quantity of volatile pheromone carrying substance is packaged as a solid or gel in a hollow tube. A carrier can be provided for the tube, having a surface to which the tube is to be affixed with the longitudinal axis of the tube substantially parallel to the surface of the carrier, and the tube being disposed directly on the surface of the carrier. The carrier has at least one air circulation opening aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube and one or more stops preventing relative displacement of the tube and the carrier. Preferably, the carrier is a one piece integrally molded thermoplastic panel, with retaining clasps projecting from a planar body and adapted to bear diametrically inwardly on the tube. The length of the tube and dimensions of the carrier are such that the tube positively remains captive. Users are provided with substantially marginal area on the planar body adjacent the tube for manual manipulation, as needed, for example, to install the scent dispenser in a trap.

Carrier for scented material

A lure container for holding a scented lure in an insect trap includes a basket formed by spaced apart webs defining a volume of space for enclosing the lure. The volume is a truncated conical section and the basket has a wide opening at one end of the section. Attached to a top peripheral edge of the basket is a lid that is hinged along one section of the edge. The opposite edge has a tab that extends outwardly for mounting the basket in the trap. The basket and lid are both formed by spaced apart webs and ends of the webs of the lid extend into space in the webs of the basket, to block the opening and confine the lure. The lure container or basket is placed in the housing of an insect trap wherein the basket is spaced away from all of the interior walls of the trap by the tab extending from the peripheral edge of the basket.

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Lafayette, CA, United States of America

John M Cook