BREEDING COMB FOR SOLITAIRE BEES

Abstract

A breeding comb for solitary bees, comprised of single modules in the form of a sheet containing grooves and locks characterised in that, the grooves of the sheet are separated from one another with side walls, while in the lower part the base of the sheet contains lugs that make blocking locks and rabbets in which the side walls of the particular module are inserted, thus forming nesting tunnels with a cross-section with a shape close to a polyhedron, while in the front part the base of the sheet contains a lug and in the rear part the sheet is limited with a rear wall containing a clasp, wherein the external side walls of the sheet are fitted with clasps of the sheet and of the sheet that make side locks, right and left respectively.

Claims

1. A breeding comb for solitary bees, comprised of single modules in the form of a sheet containing grooves and locks characterised in that, the grooves (2) of the sheet (1) are separated from one another with side walls (3), while in the lower part the base of the sheet (1) contains lugs (4) that make blocking locks and rabbets (5) in which the side walls (3) of the particular module are inserted, thus forming nesting tunnels with a cross-section with a shape close to a polyhedron, while in the front part the base of the sheet (1) contains a lug (6) and in the rear part the sheet (1) is limited with a rear wall (7) containing a clasp (8).

2. The breeding comb according to claim 1 characterized in that, the external side walls (3) of the sheet (1) are fitted with clasps of the sheet (9a) and of the sheet (9b) that make side locks, right and left respectively.

Description

[0016] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a single module of the breeding comb, with marked cross-sections A-A and B-B;

[0017] FIG. 2 shows cross-section A-A of a single module of the breeding comb;

[0018] FIG. 3 shows cross-section B-B of a single module of the breeding comb;

[0019] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of four single modules of the breeding comb overlaid one onto another;

[0020] FIG. 5 shows a cross-section of four single modules of the breeding comb overlaid one onto another;

[0021] FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a single module of the breeding comb with a right side lock;

[0022] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a single module of the breeding comb with a left side lock;

[0023] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of two single modules of the breeding comb connected serially;

[0024] FIG. 9 shows a cross-section of two single modules of the breeding comb connected serially.

[0025] In a non-limiting example of execution, the breeding comb consists of single modules, each in the form of a sheet 1 comprising grooves 2 separated with side walls 3. In the bottom part, the base of the sheet 1 comprises lugs 4 making blocking locks and rabbets 5 in which the side walls 3 of the bottom module are inserted, thus creating nesting tunnels with a cross-section close to a polyhedron. In the front part, the base of the sheet 1 comprises a protrusion 6. In the rear part, the sheet 1 is limited by a rear wall 7 comprising a clasp 8 enabling additional stabilisation of the modules that are connected one on top of another.

[0026] The external side walls 3 of the sheet 1 can be fitted with clasps that make side locks 9a and 9b that make side locks, right and left respectively which make it possible to attach serially another module.