DEVICE FOR AFFIXING MOSQUITO LARVICIDE IN RAIN GUTTERS

Abstract

A device that confines a water soluble larvicide or insecticide or other solid or semi-solid chemical medium that allows for a measured dispersal with a means for affixing to a rain gutter or open water container susceptible to harbor or breed mosquito larvae.

Claims

1. A device comprising of a mesh pouch with a clip, loop and hook attachment.

2. A device according to claim 1, comprised of a mesh pouch that is sealed on 3 sides.

3. A device according to claim 1 comprised of a mesh pouch that has one open side.

4. A device according to claim 3 comprised of a clip that secures the open side.

5. A device according to claim 1 where the clip is attached to a swivel loop and attaches to a hook.

6. A device according to claim 5 where the hook is a means for attaching the device to a structure that contains water that is also allowed to drain.

7. A device according to claim 1 comprises a clip, loop and hook of weather resistant materials.

8. A device according to claim 1 comprises a mesh pouch that contains a larvicide, insecticide or other water soluble solid or semi-solid chemical.

9. A device according to claim 1 that is comprised of a mesh with strands that measure approximately 0.025 inch in diameter.

10. A device according to claim 7 that the mesh is comprised of strands of woven polyester, glass or carbon filaments coated with an ultraviolet resistant, weather resistant flexible poly vinyl chloride heat/thermal/sonic sealable coating or EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber)

11. A device according to claim 10 that is comprised of a mesh that is also able to have the seams sealed by sewing, gluing, cementing, taping or chemical welds.

12. A device according to claim 7 that comprises a mesh opening size of approximately 0.85 mm x 1.9 mm. that allows for water to flow through the mesh to slowly dissolve and dispense/disperse the contents.

13. A device according to claim 7 that allows the metered dissolution of said larvicide, insecticide or water soluble solid or semi-solid chemical as water passes through the mesh and into the container it is attached to.

14. A device according to claim 12 that allows the contained materials to dry in between water wetting cycles.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the larvicide containment device placed in a typical rain gutter.

[0034] FIG. 2 is a frontal view of the device

[0035] FIG.3 is an elevated side view of the device

[0036] FIG.4 is a magnified view of the mesh used in one embodiment of the device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The Device for Affixing Mosquito Larvicide In Rain Gutters, known as the Present Invention or herein as The Device will be described by the embodiments. It is also known as of this writing that The Device can be utilized to hold a larvicide, insecticide or other water soluble solid or semi-solid chemical larvicide medium, further referred to as the solids 8, within the said device to allow for a metered dissolution of the inserted solids 8 in a rain gutter or other water container, e.g a bucket, or in ground fish pond.

[0038] FIG.1 represents the present invention installed within the confines of a section of a house rain gutter 9 located at an end opposite the downspout or the section of said rain gutter where the accumulated rain water exits the rain gutter.

[0039] The Device is hooked onto the edge of the rain gutter 10 and allowed to sit within the confines or the rain gutter 9. The hook 7, maintains the position of the device at the area furthest from the downspout where the treated water will exit the rain gutter. The loop 6 acts as the intermediary connection of the hook 7 to the clip 5. Loop 6 also and acts as a swivel and allows for the pouch 1 to be able to be aligned with the bottom of rain gutter 9. Clip 5 not only holds the mesh pouch 1 securely to the hook, loop and clip apparatus 5 6 7, it also acts to close the mesh pouch 1 containing the solids 8.

[0040] As water travels down the roof 11 towards and into the rain gutter, water washes through the mesh 1 FIG. 4 dissolving the enclosed solids 8, where a metered dissolution of the solids, due to the proper open dimensions of the mesh 1 FIG.4 13 enter into the rain gutter 9 and will remain in any standing water when the rainfall has ceased. The properly diluted solids 8 are now in solution in the case of any adult female mosquito laying eggs in the stagnant water. The mosquito eggs will hatch in several days releasing the mosquito larvae into the stagnant water. The mosquito larvae will consume the Bti or insecticide, effectively killing the larvae before becoming an adult mosquito, thus preventing the rain gutters from becoming a mosquito breeding ground.

[0041] Mosquitoes will cease to lay eggs once the water has evaporated, or until the next rain cycle when more solids 8 will be delivered in solution to the rain gutter 9 and the above cycle repeats.

[0042] The Device shows the mesh pouch 1 as either as two sheets of mesh 1 FIG. 4, or a single sheet of mesh 1 FIG. 4 folded on line 2 to form the beginnings of an envelope. The edges 3 are sealed using any of numerous methods. These methods can be heat applied to weld the plastic coating on the mesh, sonic welded, or sewn, or glued to seal the three edges.

[0043] The opening 4 remains unsealed to allow for the replenishment or replacement of the solids 8.

[0044] FIG. 2 shows The Device from a frontal view showing the device in its entirety. The double sided pouch 1, the fold 2 and the welded, sewn, glued, closed seams 3. Opening 4 is closed using clip 5 which attaches to loop 6 and in turn attaches to hook 7.

[0045] FIG.3 shows an elevated side view of The Device showing an alternate view of the mesh pouch 1 the folded seam 2, the welded seams 3. The opening 4 is being held closed with clip 5. Clip 5 is attached to hook 7 using the swivel loop 6, Inside the mesh pouch 1 is a double circle indicative of the round solid 8.

[0046] FIG. 4 shows a magnified view of the Mesh 1. An important feature of the mesh 1 is that the strands 12 are of a certain diameter, consisting of a coated fiber e.g polyester, glass, carbon with a coating that can be sewn, glued, heat or sonic welded e.g. vinyl, polyvinylchloride, EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber). Additional importance is the dimensions of the openings 13 of the mesh 1 that allow the proper dissolution of the solids 8.