초록 ▼

A platform for preventing crawling insects such as ants from having access to pet feeders, garbage cans, food stuffs and the like. The platform includes a removable, horizontal cover section, aligned with and parallel to a base, supporting a central, enclosed reservoir and surrounding moat barrier.

A platform for preventing crawling insects such as ants from having access to pet feeders, garbage cans, food stuffs and the like. The platform includes a removable, horizontal cover section, aligned with and parallel to a base, supporting a central, enclosed reservoir and surrounding moat barrier. A series of concentric, staggered walls and baffles runs outside of and parallel to the moat. The walls and baffles reduce evaporation of the liquid in the moat barrier, reduce contamination of the liquid by debris, and reduce spilling of the liquid if the platform is moved or knocked.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A moated insect barrier platform comprising:a holding surface having a substantially horizontal dimension;an overhang substantially perpendicular to and extending downward around the perimeter of said holding surface;alignment sleeves, positioned centrally to and extending downwards

[ I claim:] [1.] A moated insect barrier platform comprising:a holding surface having a substantially horizontal dimension;an overhang substantially perpendicular to and extending downward around the perimeter of said holding surface;alignment sleeves, positioned centrally to and extending downwards from the underside of the holding surface to slidably hold the holding surface in alignment to the inside perimeter ofan inner wall of closed contour defininga reservoir for holding liquid, said reservoir being centrally attached toa base, with said base being substantially parallel to and separated from the holding surface by the vertical dimension of said inner wall;at least one aperture in the inner wall where the inner wall meets the base;an outer wall attached to said base, outwardly parallel to and of shorter vertical dimension than the inner wall defininga moat for receiving and holding liquid from the reservoir, said overhang defining a perimeter outwardly parallel to and overlapping the outer wall and separated a predetermined distance from the outer wall and from the base.