Abrégé

An eradication device 100 for killing rodents, such as rats is disclosed. The eradication device, in the orientation intended during use, comprises: a housing 2, a firing mechanism 200, sensor means 6, and a power source 8. The power source 8 is configured for powering said sensor means 6 and said firing mechanism 200. The housing 2 comprises said firing mechanism 200, and the firing mechanism 200 comprises one or more killing means 10; wherein said firing mechanism is configured, upon receiving a trigger signal TS, to eject one or more of said killing means 10 from a non-ejected, stand-by configuration, thereby making said killing means 10 arrive at an ejected configuration. The power source is accommodated in a power source enclosure 600 which is resting on support element 606 in the housing 2 of the eradication device. Engagement means 604,608 are included so that the power source enclosure 600 can be engaged with the support element 606. The engagement means 604,608 allow rotation of the power source enclosure 600 relative to support element 606. The power source enclosure 600 comprises a first magnet system 610 and the support element 606 comprises a second magnet system 612. Two different mutual angular orientations AO1 and AO2 between the power source enclosure 600 and the support element 606 exist. In the mutual angular orientations AO2 two magnet systems 610,612 exhibit a larger magnitude of magnetic attractive forces, relative to the mutual angular orientations AO1, thereby enabling attachment of the power source enclosure 600 to and detachment from the remainer of the eradication device.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01M 27/00 - Appareils déclenchés par les animaux, destinés à lancer des projectiles ou à projeter d'autres objets destinés à les tuer, p. ex. par balles ou en les transperçant
• A01M 31/00 - Articles de chasseurs

Abrégé

An eradication device 100 for killing rodents, such as rats is disclosed. The eradication device, in the orientation intended during use, comprises: a housing 2, a firing mechanism 200, sensor means 6, and a power source 8. The power source 8 is configured for powering said sensor means 6 and said firing mechanism 200. The housing 2 comprises said firing mechanism 200, and the firing mechanism 200 comprises one or more killing means 10; wherein said firing mechanism is configured, upon receiving a trigger signal TS, to eject one or more of said killing means 10 from a non-ejected, stand-by configuration, thereby making said killing means 10 arrive at an ejected configuration. The eradication device is being configured to perform a size assessment of a rodent being detected by the sensor means 6 so as to assess whether that rodent is having a relatively small size or a relatively large size, said relatively small size and said relatively large size are being distinguished by a predetermined threshold magnitude TM of rodents. The eradication device is further being configured, upon sensing a presence of a rodent by said sensor means, to make said firing mechanism 200 receive said trigger signal TS and thereby eject one or more of said killing means 10 in such a way that, said firing mechanism 200 will receive said trigger signal TS more frequent in cases where a rodent having a relatively large size is being detected, compared to cases where a rodent having a relatively small size is being detected, in accordance with a predetermined activation algorithm. (Fig. 2)

Classes IPC  ?

• A01M 27/00 - Appareils déclenchés par les animaux, destinés à lancer des projectiles ou à projeter d'autres objets destinés à les tuer, p. ex. par balles ou en les transperçant
• A01M 31/00 - Articles de chasseurs

Abrégé

An eradication device 100 for killing rodents, such as rats is disclosed. The eradication device, in the orientation intended during use, comprises: a housing 2, a firing mechanism 200, sensor means 6, and a power source 8. The power source 8 is configured for powering said sensor means 6 and said firing mechanism 200. The housing 2 comprises said firing mechanism 200, and the firing mechanism 200 comprises one or more killing means 10; wherein said firing mechanism is configured, upon receiving a trigger signal TS, to eject one or more of said killing means 10 from a non-ejected, stand-by configuration, thereby making said killing means 10 arrive at an ejected configuration. The eradication device at a lower portion of said housing 2 comprises a mounting assembly 300 comprising a bottom plate 302 having a first side 304, and a second side 306, a first mounting element 308 having a proximal edge 310 and a distal edge 312, a second mounting element 314 having a proximal edge 316 and a distal edge 318 and adjustment means 320 for adjusting the orientation of said first mounting element 308 and a second mounting element 314 relative to said bottom plate 302. The first and second mounting elements 208,214 are being hinged to the bottom plate 302. The adjustment means 320 is being configured to be able to adjust the orientation of the first mounting element 308 and of the second mounting element 314, relative to the bottom plate 302, and thereby alter the distance between said distal edges 312,318 of the first mounting element 308 and said the mounting element 314, thereby enabling securely fixing the first and second mounting elements 208,214 of the mounting assembly 300 to an inner surface of a sewer pipe. The first mounting element 308 and said second mounting element 314 are being detachable mounted so as to be detachable from the rest of said mounting assembly 300.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01M 27/00 - Appareils déclenchés par les animaux, destinés à lancer des projectiles ou à projeter d'autres objets destinés à les tuer, p. ex. par balles ou en les transperçant
• A01M 31/00 - Articles de chasseurs

Abrégé

An eradication device 100 for killing rodents, such as rats is disclosed. The eradication device, in the orientation intended during use, comprises: a housing 2, a firing mechanism 200, sensor means 6, and a power source 8. The power source 8 is configured for powering said sensor means 6 and said firing mechanism 200. The housing 2 comprises said firing mechanism 200, and the firing mechanism 200 comprises one or more killing means 10; wherein said firing mechanism is configured, upon receiving a trigger signal TS, to eject one or more of said killing means 10 from a non-ejected, stand-by configuration, thereby making said killing means 10 arrive at an ejected configuration. The killing means 10 of said firing mechanism 200 comprises a free first end 12 comprising an impact element 14 for killing said rodent upon impact, caused by ejection of said killing means 10. The sensor means 6 is arranged relative to said killing means 10 in such a way that said sensor means 6 is being configured to be able to sense a presence of a rodent at a location which is within reach of an impact element 14 of one or more of said killing means, when said killing means is being in its ejected configuration. Moreover, the eradication device is being configured, upon sensing a presence of a rodent by said sensor means, to make said firing mechanism 200 receive said trigger signal TS and thereby eject one or more of said killing means 10. In the eradication device, the impact element 14 of the killing means is being a blunt impact element for ensuring a non-invasive killing of said rodent. Furthermore, the dimension and geometry of said impact element 14 on the one hand and the impact power of said firing mechanism 200 on the other hand are adapted to each other in such a way, that no piercing of the skin of said rodent is possible upon killing said rodent by impacting with said impact element upon ejecting said killing means. (Fig. 2)

Classes IPC  ?

• A01M 27/00 - Appareils déclenchés par les animaux, destinés à lancer des projectiles ou à projeter d'autres objets destinés à les tuer, p. ex. par balles ou en les transperçant
• A01M 31/00 - Articles de chasseurs

Produits et services

Pest control preparations and articles. Traps for wild animals. Sensors, detectors and monitoring equipment; Digital/electronic traps for vermin; Cameras [photography]; Thermometers; Mobile apparatus applications. Devices for pest and vermin control; Traps for vermin. Pest control; Installation, maintenance and repair of devices for pest and vermin control. Pest control services for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry; Weed killing.