Small Animal Repellent

Abstract

A small animal repellent wherein an aromatic compound capable of repelling small animals is infused into a salt so that the aromatic compound can be released over an extended period of time such as days or weeks.

Claims

1. A small animal repellent capable of repelling small animals for an extended period of time comprising: a salt in the form of granules; a plurality of aromatic compounds capable of repelling small animals; and wherein the plurality of aromatic compounds is infused into the pores of the salt to create an infused salt such that, as the salt dissolves, the plurality of aromatic compounds is released into the air.

2. The small animal repellent of claim 1 wherein the infused salt is disguised a husk to make the small animal repellent less noticeable.

3. The small animal repellent of claim 1 wherein the infused salt is packaged in an environmentally friendly pouch that lets moisture in and allows the plurality aromatic compounds infused into the salt to be released into the air.

4. The small animal repellent of claim 3 wherein the environmentally friendly pouch is further disguised in a husk to make the small animal repellent less noticeable.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0010] FIG. 1 is a representation of the porous nature of salt;

[0011] FIG. 2 is a representation of the infused salt as it would be inserted into an environmentally friendly pouch;

[0012] FIG. 3 is a representation of the component parts of the disclosure including the environmentally friendly pouch that would contain the infused salt, further disguised in a husk; and

[0013] FIG. 4 is a representation of the small animal repellent including environmentally friendly pouch containing the infused salt, all within in a husk.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] The present disclosure reveals a small animal repellent 1 capable of repelling small animals such as dogs, cats, rats, mice, moles, raccoons, reptiles, birds, and insects for an extended period of time comprising a salt 2 in the form of granules, a plurality of aromatic compounds 3 capable of repelling small animals, and wherein the plurality of aromatic compounds 3 is infused into the pores of the salt 2 to create an infused salt 4 such that, as the infused salt 4 dissolves, the plurality of aromatic compounds 3 are released into the air, causing small animals to be repelled from the surrounding area.

[0015] The salt 2 is a porous medium comprising such minerals as sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride, calcium sulfate, potassium chloride or potassium sulfate.

[0016] The plurality of aromatic compounds 3 include but are not limited to naphthalene, sulfur, or an essential oil garlic, wheat, capsicum, banana, castor, agar, ajwain, angelica root, anise, asafoetida, balsam, basil, bergamot, bay, black pepper, buchu, birch, camphor, cannabis flower, caraway, cardamom, carrot seed, cedarwood, chamomile, calamus root, cinnamon, cistus species, citronella, clary sage, clove leaf, coffee, coriander, costmary, costus root, cranberry seed, cubeb, cumin, cypress, cypriol, curry leaf, davana, dill, elecampane, eucalyptus, fennel seed, fenugreek, fir, frankincense, galangal, galbanum, geranium, ginger, goldenrod, grapefruit, henna, helichrysum, hyssop, idaho tansy, jasmine, juniper berry, lavender, laurus nobilis, ledum, lemon, lemongrass, litsea cubeba, majoram, melaleuca, melissa (lemon balm), mentha arvensis, mountain savory, mugwort, mustard, myrrh, myrtle, neem tree, neroli, nutmeg, orange, oregano, orris, palo santo, parsley, patchouli, perilla, pennroyal, peppermint, petitgain, pine, ravensara, red cedar, roman chamomile, rose, rosehip, rosemary, rosewood, sage, star anise, sandalwood, sassafras, savory, schisandra, spearmint, spikenard, spruce, tangerine, tarragon, tea tree, thyme, tsuga, turmeric, valerian, vetiver, western red cedar, wintergreen, yarrow, ylang-ylang, zeodary and parts thereof.

[0017] The infused salt 4 can be packaged to be distributed as granules 5, in an environmentally friendly pouch 6 that lets moisture in and allows the plurality aromatic compounds 3 infused into the infused salt 4 to be released into the air, or the environmentally friendly pouch 6 can be further disguised in a husk 7 to make the small animal repellent 1 less noticeable. The environmentally friendly pouch 6 is made from a fabric capable of breaking down over time by exposure to natural weather conditions. The husk 7 is made of a material capable of disguising the contained environmentally friendly pouch 6 in the outdoors, such as coconut husk, fibrous wood material, or a porous plastic.