Global Patent Index - EP 1536683 A1

EP 1536683 A1 20050608 - DEVICE FOR REPELLING INSECTS MOVING ALONG THE GROUND

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR REPELLING INSECTS MOVING ALONG THE GROUND

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM VERTREIBEN VON SICH AM BODEN FORTBEWEGENDEN INSEKTEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DESTINE A REPOUSSER DES INSECTES SE DEPLA ANT SUR LE SOL

Publication

EP 1536683 A1 20050608 (DE)

Application

EP 03793744 A 20030821

Priority

  • DE 10241122 A 20020903
  • EP 0309290 W 20030821

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004021780A1] The invention relates to a device (01, 20, 22) for repelling insects (03, 08) that move along the ground, particularly termites, so as to protect buildings or parts of buildings. The inventive device comprises a support element (12, 21, 23) that is made of an electrically insulating material and at least two electrical conductor elements (04, 05, 06) which are disposed thereupon parallel to and at a distance from each other and between which a voltage can be applied by means of a voltage source. The distance between the conductor elements (04, 05, 06) is at least slightly smaller than the length of the insects (03, 08) that are to be repelled such that the insects (03, 08) form a current-conducting connection between the conductor elements (04, 05, 06) when passing the support element (12, 21, 23) perpendicular to the conductor elements (04, 05, 06). Said conductor elements (04, 05, 06) run in a vertically staggered manner at different heights. An at least small difference in height exists between the lowest conductor element (06) and the subjacent surface (07).

IPC 1-7

A01M 1/22

IPC 8 full level

A01M 1/22 (2006.01); A01M 1/24 (2006.01); A01M 29/28 (2011.01); E04B 1/72 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A01M 1/22 (2013.01 - KR); A01M 1/223 (2013.01 - EP US); A01M 1/24 (2013.01 - EP US); A01M 29/28 (2013.01 - EP US); A01M 2200/011 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004021780A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004021780 A1 20040318; AU 2003260444 A1 20040329; BR 0314003 A 20050719; CA 2501966 A1 20040318; CN 1678190 A 20051005; DE 10241122 A1 20040318; EP 1536683 A1 20050608; JP 2005537019 A 20051208; KR 20050057158 A 20050616; US 2006143974 A1 20060706; ZA 200501531 B 20050905

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0309290 W 20030821; AU 2003260444 A 20030821; BR 0314003 A 20030821; CA 2501966 A 20030821; CN 03820769 A 20030821; DE 10241122 A 20020903; EP 03793744 A 20030821; JP 2004533382 A 20030821; KR 20057003733 A 20050303; US 52672705 A 20050926; ZA 200501531 A 20050222