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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2003
John Gunn, Texarkana, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a container of pressurized fluid formulated to eliminate pests and a housing that is adapted to sit on a surface surrounding a pest dwelling with pest entrances, thereby forming a closed interior cavity and enclosing the pest entrances. The container has a spray release mechanism including a nozzle for releasing the pressurized fluid. The container sits on the surrounding surface within the closed interior cavity. The housing includes an activation mechanism and may include a first section housing including a first section opening edge associated with a first section flexible sealing member and a second section housing including a second section opening edge associated with a second section flexible sealing member. The first section opening edge and the second section opening edge define an upper surface opening in an upper surface of the housing. The first section sealing member sealably engages the first section opening edge and a first outside surface of an interior obstruction extending upwardly from the surrounding surface through the upper surface opening, and the second section sealing member sealably engages the second section opening edge and a second outside surface of the interior obstruction, thereby sealably filling the upper surface opening. The activation mechanism is adapted to operably engage the spray release mechanism, causing the nozzle to release the pressurized fluid into the closed interior cavity and the pressurized fluid to pass through the pest entrances, infusing the pest dwelling.