Abstract: A storage car for storing bulk material contains a car chassis which may be optionally supported on rail-bound carriages or non-rail-bound carriages. A floor conveyor belt, runs in a car longitudinal direction and is disposed in a storage container. A transfer conveyor belt is disposed at an angle extending over a front end of the car chassis. At a rear end of the floor conveyor belt with relation to a transport direction, the storage car has an excavator device for picking up and removing the bulk material onto the floor conveyor belt. The excavator device is arranged outside the storage container and contains an adjustable grab operated by actuators. The excavator device further contains a take-up conveyor belt with a low take-up end and an ejection end positioned above the floor conveyor belt.

Abstract: A cover member for protecting a license plate includes a tear away refill package having at least a first sheet, and a tear away frame member to be mounted on the license plate. The tear away frame member includes a mounting member to mount the tear away refill package. The first sheet includes a first tab, and the tear away refill package includes a second sheet. The second sheet includes a second tab which is staggered from the first tab. The mounting member includes a tear away pin member, and the tear away pin member includes a main body. The tear away pin member includes a upwardly projecting member, and the upwardly projecting member includes a reduced diameter member. The upwardly projecting member includes an enlarged diameter member, and the tear away frame member includes a back frame member. The back frame member includes a mounting aperture.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a pop-up article from one or more continuous webs of material using an inline printing press. The article comprises a curved or generally semi-cylindrical pop-up device enclosed within a base piece, such that when the base piece is in a closed position, the pop-up device lies flat therein, but when the base piece is moved to an open position, the pop-up device is forced outwardly from the base piece to form a curved or generally semi-cylindrical shape. The method comprises processing a first web or ribbon to define a base piece having a front and back cover, processing a second web or ribbon to define a pop-up device, separating the pop-up device from the second web or ribbon, adhering a tab of the pop-up device to the front cover, adhering a front flap of the pop-up device to the rear cover, and separating the article from the first web or ribbon.

Abstract: A light-emitting sign device is provided, in which optimum scattering of light from a light source is ensured, light loss can be reduced to a minimum, uniform and bright emission is made possible, and visibility and cost efficiency are improved. A sign plate having a sign surface is provided, and a light-diffusing plate, light guide plate, and white reflecting plate are arranged in this order on the rear surface of the sign plate. A light-scattering layer that scatters the light from the light source is coated on the rear surface of the light guide plate. The light-scattering layer has a binder layer composed of a coating composition using a transparent resin as a binder. A filler in the form of transparent and substantially spherical fine particles of silica is uniformly dispersed in the binder layer.

Abstract: A collapsible portable structure employs elongate side panels of a generally trapezoidal shape and has an overall height of between about 12 and about 36 inches in an expanded state and an aspect ratio of about 1.1:1 to about 1.5:1. Each panel is not more than about 21 inches wide at the widest point and may include upper and lower mesh portions, a central message-bearing portion and an optional reflective strip. Corner panels between bottom edges of adjacent side panel contain weighting material therein to improve stabilization. A top panel may be formed of a mesh material and include a central grommet.

Abstract: A picture frame comprising a block of foam attached to a flat cardboard backing with a hole formed therein to allow the picture frame to be mounted on a wall; a first double sided adhesive tape on the low-tack side attachable to a back surface of the picture; a support structure for the picture frame comprising an extended portion of the flat cardboard backing, wherein a proximal end of the extended portion is connected to the cardboard backing along a hinge and the distal end of the extended portion extends to an edge of the cardboard backing opposite the hinge, the extended portion having a perforated line dividing it to a first part and a second part.

Abstract: A firearm rest is constructed and arranged to receive a weight plate of standard size and shape. The firearm rest can secure the weight against movement in three orthogonal directions. In some embodiments, a firearm rest comprises a frame defining a planar weight support surface, a front firearm support, and a rear firearm support, wherein the frame is constructed and arranged to support and secure a weight plate. In some embodiments, the frame comprises a clamp, a magnet, a strap, a vertically oriented shaft, a friction pad, and/or a platform having a raised perimeter flange. In some embodiments, the frame comprises a shaft that is moveable between first and second positions.

Abstract: An apparatus for mass-tuning a gun barrel comprises a body portion configured for attachment to the gun barrel. The body portion includes a main bore therethrough and defines a plurality of predetermined mass attachment locations. Each mass attachment location comprises a mating portion configured to engage a complimentary mating portion of a mass attachment. In some embodiments, mass attachments can be used to configure the total mass of the device.

Abstract: A collapsible decoy 10, including two generally planar side body panels 11, 12 allowing the decoy 10 to be collapsed into a substantially flat configuration and which are splayed when in the erected position, a head and neck portion 14 connected to at least one of the side body panels 11, 12, and a means for retaining the side body panels 11, 12, when in use, in the erected position.

Abstract: An electroshock wand for safely and humanely stunning and capturing aquatic creatures is provided. The electroshock wand has a body, an anode member, and a cathode member. The anode and cathode members are attached at or near the electroshock end of the body, with the anode and cathode members being axially spaced from one another. The anode and cathode members create an intense and localized electrical field between one another that momentarily stuns a target organism. The target organism, once stunned may then be collected. This device offers a nonlethal method of capturing invasive species and removing them from specific environments.

Abstract: A submersible bait apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a submersible transparent container that holds live fishing bait. A light assembly may be coupled to the container. The light assembly may include one or more cordless, electrically powered light sources that provide a user selectable illumination color.

Abstract: A fishing belt buckle (1) having a body (2) with a front face (3), a rear face (4), a top face (5) and a bottom face (6), at least one recess (7) extending from the front face (3) into the body (2), at least one pin (13) located on and extending from the rear face (4) and an aperture (16) for attaching the body (2) to a belt (17). The recess (7) may include at least one vertical rod (12) and/or at least one horizontal rod (11) extending across the recess (7). To use the present invention, a person first attaches the fishing belt buckle (1) to a belt (17). Then, he or she wraps the belt (17) around his or her waist and positions the fishing belt buckle (2) as desired. The pin (13) is inserted into a belt hole (18) so as to secure the fishing belt buckle (2) and belt (17) around the user's waist.

Abstract: A fish hook removal apparatus is provided for removing a fish hook from a fish. The fish hook includes a barb, a bend, a shank, and a hook eye. The subject apparatus includes a handle portion and hook engagement and twisting means which are connected to the handle portion. The subject fish hook removal apparatus can be used to easily remove a fish hook from a fish. Preferably, the hook engagement and twisting means include a spiral spring portion which is connected to the handle portion, and a hook engagement end is connected to the spiral spring portion. Preferably, the hook engagement end includes a pair of finger members that are connected to the spiral spring portion. In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, a needle assembly is connected to the handle portion.

Abstract: A trap for placing in the water and catching animals is shown and described. The trap includes a float configured to provide a buoyancy when floating in the water. A substantially vertical chute connects to the float. A portion of the chute enters the water and a portion of the chute rides above the water. An animal entrance is positioned on the top portion of the chute and a chamber is positioned on the bottom portion of the chute. When an animal enters the trap through the entrance, the buoyancy of the float raises the entrance to a height that the trapped animal is unable to access.

Abstract: A process and device to attract a multitude of terrestrial and aerial arthropods using a plurality of light wavelengths emitted from light emitting diodes (LEDs). The selected light wavelengths increase trap capture rates by taking advantage of the insect's physiological and behavior instincts associated with vision and sensory perception. The LED wavelengths (light color) are selected to mimic the electromagnetic spectra of natural features, such as sugar and blood meal resources within the target insect's environment. Lighting platforms containing a plurality of LEDs produce the mimicking colors and can be optimally arranged in either a cylindrical fashion or on polygonal lighting chips. These two types of lighting platforms can be modified to fit existing insect traps, used in new light trap designs, or incorporated into insect traps currently lacking a lighting component.

Abstract: The invention provides an alternative filet composition and methods of preparing and using the composition. The alternative fuel can comprise coal, or another combustible solid, and one or more components selected from a group consisting of sugar solutions, tall oil, black liquor, vegetable oils, animal fats, triglycerides, methyl esters, ethyl esters, crude glycerin by-product and fatty acids.

Abstract: Provided is a method for purifying a biodiesel fuel while completely preventing or greatly reducing generation of waste water. The present invention relates to a method for purifying a biodiesel fuel characterized by applying an electric field to or heating a crude biodiesel fuel and a method for purifying a biodiesel fuel characterized by adding water (preferably containing a demulsifier such as an inorganic calcium salt or a magnesium salt) to a crude biodiesel fuel to form W/O emulsion, and breaking the emulsion by application of an electric field or heating, etc.

Abstract: Method and device for producing fuel from molded biomass in which the biomass used is dried biological wastes or fermentation products resulting from wet and/or dry fermentation, and/or silage products, and/or other dry or moist biological wastes.

Abstract: The invention provides a HCCI fuel or fuel component, which fuel includes at least n-paraffins and iso-paraffins having from 7 to 14 carbon atoms, and which fuel has an ignition delay of less than 7 ms, according to ASTM D6890. A process for preparing a HCCI fuel or fuel component.

Abstract: A method of heat generation comprising reacting carbohydrate with a concentrated acid in a reaction vessel in an exothermic reaction, and removing the heat generated by the reaction through a heat exchange medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stabilized diesel fuel composition comprising a) a diesel fuel with a cetane number less than or equal to 50, b) an effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the cetane improvers and c) i) an effective stabilizing amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the stable nitroxide compounds or ii) an effective synergistic stabilizing amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the stable nitroxide compounds and at least one antioxidant compound selected from the group consisting of the aromatic amine antioxidants and the hindered phenolic antioxidants. The cetane improvers are for example nitrate esters. The diesel fuel compositions exhibit improved filterability.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a fuel comprising one or more nitrogenous compounds and one or more stabilizer compounds. The stabilizer compounds are compatible with the one or more nitrogenous compounds.

Abstract: A fuel additive composition comprises (a) a Mannich reaction product and (b) a polyetheramine where the weight ratio on an actives basis of component (a) to component (b) is 1:4-10. A fuel composition and a method for removing intake valve deposits and combustion chamber deposits in a spark-ignited internal combustion engine comprise the fuel additive composition which is very effective in removing the deposits.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-alkylpolyisobutenylphenols and their Mannich adducts, to compositions obtainable by this process and to their use.

Abstract: A process and system is provided for briquetting particulate matter such as moisture-containing bituminous and sub-bituminous coal. This process includes partially drying the particulate matter and feeding, the partially dried particulate matter to a briquetting apparatus under conditions such that water vapor is released from the particulate matter during feeding. The particulate matter is passed through briquette forming rollers to form briquettes. The released water vapor substantially displaces or prevents the ingress of a large proportion of other gaseous components from the atmosphere surrounding an/or intermixed with the particulate matter.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a fungal bed cultivation method of a hon-shimeji mushroom, wherein induction of primordia of a fruit body is conducted by illumination under incubation conditions, and an ongoing culture for fungal bed cultivation of a hon-shimeji mushroom, wherein primordia of a fruit body have been formed thereon during incubation. The culture medium is maintained in a clean state and it is advantageous because the formation of primordia of a fruit body can be carried out in a clean environment and the culture medium wherein primordia of a fruit body have been formed can be transferred to distant mushroom cultivation facilities under clean conditions as such.

Abstract: A plant growing system for growing plants. The system includes a control module, an atmospheric condition sensor module, an atmospheric condition response module, a nutrient concentration sensor probe module, and a nutrient pump module. The atmospheric condition sensor module may include: a photo sensor, a humidity sensor, and an air temperature sensor. The atmospheric condition response module may include: a lighting module, a humidifying module, a dehumidifying module, a heating module, and a cooling module. A nutrient level sensor module and a communication module are configured to communicate a detected level of water. The communication module comprises an audio communication module and a graphical user interface module. The nutrient pump module comprises: a first nutrient reservoir, a nutrient pump, a first nutrient dispersion member, a second nutrient reservoir, and a second nutrient dispersion member. There is a power module comprising a solar panel which is configured to provide energy.

Abstract: An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station, a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray, and a conveyor for conveying the material removed from the seed to a corresponding compartment in a sample tray. And a method for bulking up a quantity of plant seed having a desired characteristic generally includes testing each seed for the desired characteristic, cultivating plants only from seeds which tested positive for the desired characteristic, recovering seed from the cultivated plants, and repeating the processes of testing, cultivating, and recovering seed for one or multiple generations.

Abstract: An animal shelter incorporating a planter and associated water management system is provided. There is a chamber for receiving an animal, which is secured to a base at its bottom end. The base provides support for the animal shelter. A saucer is provided and is secured to the top end of the chamber. There is a bowl suitable for containing plant material which is secured to the top of the saucer. A fluid passage, extending through the bowl, saucer, and chamber, is provided for watering of the plant material. As such, an animal shelter is provided with improved aesthetic appeal and chamber climate control.

Abstract: A container for growing plants includes a side wall defining an open top, an open bottom, and a cavity for receiving a plant and a plant growth medium. The side wall may be composed of a biodegradable material and may be flexible, yet rigid enough to be self-supporting. The side wall may also be smooth on its outer surface for receiving selected printed indicia, such as product information and growth instructions. In certain embodiments, the side wall may be laminated, contain openings, or have a handle disposed thereon. The container is used by placing a plant and a plant growth medium in the container, then exposing the resulting potted plant to selected conditions of temperature, moisture, and light. The potted plant may also be placed in soil or in a larger container without the need to remove the biodegradable container.

Abstract: The efficiency of dehydrogenation and that of hydrogenation are improved. A hydrogen generator for generating hydrogen by dehydrogenation of organic hydrides in the presence of a catalyst is characterized by comprising a reactor vessel (10) of a multi-tubular structure having a region (12) for supplying fuel to generate heat necessary for dehydrogenation, the region containing a combustion catalyst for combusting fuel, and a region (11) containing a dehydrogenation catalyst necessary for dehydrogenation, the regions being arranged radially side by side with a wall separating them.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for gasifying a solid fuel within a pressurized gasifier without a lockhopper, a slurry or pulverization comprising the feeding of said fuel into a charging chamber having a first section equipped with a ram through which a mandrel is disposed, and a second section within which an impervious seal is formed from the solid fuel by the compressive forces generated by said ram and a third section into which the seal is advanced while said ram forms a successive seal in said second section. The seal from said third section is reduced in size and charged into the pressurized gasifier where it is gasified without loss of pressure. The gases produced are utilized to polygenerate products such as transport fuels and electric power, and a fertilizer from waste gas resulting from the combustion of one of the produced gases.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for processing a hydrogen gas stream comprising a housing, a condensing media, a mechanical filtration element, a coalescer element, and an outlet port. The housing comprises a heat- and pressure-resistant material and has an internal chamber configured to receive a hydrogen gas stream. A condenser may cool the hydrogen gas stream to promote water condensation. The condensing media removes entrained liquid water from the hydrogen gas stream. The mechanical filtration element receives the hydrogen gas stream as the hydrogen gas stream exits the condensing media. The mechanical filtration element collects particulate matter from the hydrogen gas stream. The coalescer element receives the hydrogen gas stream as the hydrogen gas stream exits the mechanical filtration element. The coalescer element removes substantially all of the liquid water formed in the hydrogen gas stream. The outlet port delivers the hydrogen gas stream outside the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gasification method which, with a reliable and safe mode of operation, allows the simultaneous gasification of coals of different degrees of coalification, including those of differing coal qualities such as brown coals and stone coals, with the pulverized fuel consisting of the mixture of the different coals being fed from a common dispensing system to the gasification reactor.

Abstract: A protection system for motorized pedestrian access passageways, comprising a mechanism for the closing or opening of said passageways, suitable for activating at least one sliding and oscillating shutter (12), which emerges from and re-enters, respectively, the interior of at least one seat (25) of a shaped structure positioned to the side of the access passageway; the shutter (12) is fixed to a longitudinal covering strip (17) which is thus entrained along the seat (25), by means of side guides (9, 10), so as to inhibit access to the seat (25) when the shutter (12) is in a position which closes the passageway.

Abstract: A novel sliding door and window operating system is especially conducive for use on sliding patio doors and larger window panels. The system uses a small motor to electrically power and rotate a lead screw enclosed within a casing. A guide block on the lead screw is positioned within an opening, inset into the door or window panel which is to be slideably moved. The motor is actuated by use of a switch. The motor rotates the lead screw which in turn moves the guide block back and forth longitudinally within the casing. As the guide block is located within the inset opening of the door or window panel, as the guide block moves it carries the panel along with it, thus opening and closing the panel.

Abstract: A concentric cross mechanism for transiting torsion includes a main body unit of a concentric cross mechanism, a main body unit of the torsion-driven mechanism, a main body unit of the force-generating mechanism, and a restriction device. A center point is defined by crossing a vertical concentric axis and a horizontal concentric axis. The axle of the driven bevel gear and the scroll springs spin reversely with the axle of the torsion-generating bevel gear. The first bevel gear is provided for outputting the torsion on the upper and bottom ends thereof. Furthermore, when the rotary rod connected with one side of the torsion output axle is disposed between the positioning block and the positioning post, the door is driven by the other side of the torsion output axle to swing in a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A device for monitoring motion of a movable closure arranged for travel between limit positions, comprising an absolute position encoder for identifying whether the closure is in one of a plurality of sectors of travel, a relative position encoder for monitoring the speed and relative position of the closure, and a drive means for operatively coupling the relative position encoder and the absolute position encoder to the closure, such that there is a fixed relationship between motion of the closure and movement of both encoders, wherein the absolute position encoder features an adjustment assembly comprising a first element and a second element, the first element being selectively adjustable in position relative to the second element to adjust the absolute position encoder without movement of the drive means or the relative position encoder.

Abstract: An entryway for disposition in a door opening of a building includes a threshold and a corner sealing member mounted in the door opening between the building and the threshold. The threshold has a bottom facing downwardly and a back extending upwardly from the bottom. The corner sealing member has a middle portion disposed partially below the bottom of the threshold, a first vertical portion extending upwardly from the middle portion adjacent the threshold, and a second vertical portion extending upwardly from the middle portion transversely from the first vertical portion. The back of the threshold defines a recess and the second vertical portion of the corner sealing member is disposed in the recess to allow for adequate sealing between the threshold and the corner sealing member and to allow for proper placement of the threshold in the door opening without interference from the corner sealing member.

Abstract: A weatherstrip assembly is provided for a motor vehicle door frame. The weatherstrip assembly includes a sealing molding having a mounting portion adapted to be attached to the door frame. The weatherstrip assembly also includes an insert having a main body and a head fixedly secured thereto. The head is disposed within the mounting portion of the sealing molding. The insert and the sealing molding define an insert cavity therebetween. A molding substrate is disposed within the insert cavity to bond the insert with the sealing molding and provide a finished appearance at one end of the sealing molding.

Abstract: Method for mounting a control assembly for doors or windows, in which the door or window comprises a frame including a metallic section bar having an outer wall and a longitudinal groove, and in which the control assembly comprises a handle having a base, a rotatable grip and a rotatable control pin, a transmission device having an input member able to be coupled with the control pin of the handle and at least one carriage movable in rectilinear direction, and connected to the input member by means of a mechanism, a rod able to slidably engage said groove, and a connecting member able to be fastened to the rod.

Abstract: An inflatable tent includes an inflatable main body having a tent floor, an inner tent wall, an outer tent wall, and a tent roof, the inner and outer tent walls together defining an inflatable space therebetween and constituting a tent wall, and the tent floor, the inner tent wall, and the tent roof together enclosing a interior space. An inflation valve is provided on the outer tent wall, so that air is supplied into the inflatable space via the inflation valve. The inflatable tent also includes at least one entrance formed on the tent wall, a bathroom arranged in the interior space at a selected position, and a utility cabinet located outside the inflatable main body and including at least one water tank, which communicates with the bathroom via an inlet pipeline and a drain pipeline.

Abstract: An interlocking gutter system that incorporates a gutter clip and a gutter hanger to affix a gutter to a retaining clip attached to a fascia board of a building, thereby eliminating the need to place holes in the gutter itself to insert screws or nails. The gutter hanger of the present invention is constructed of a single piece which has a hanger portion which is disposed substantially within the gutter and spans the width of the gutter to maintain the shape and structural integrity of the gutter. A vertical portion of the gutter hanger extends vertically from the hanger portion and terminates in a top portion which provides support to a leaf protection device. Alternatively, the gutter hanger is constructed of a hanger portion, and a separate vertical portion which is contiguous with the top portion, and is also removably attachable to the hanger portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tower construction with an annular cross section, comprising one or more component tubes arranged concentrically one on top of the other, wherein at least one component tube is composed of at least 3 tube segments, the tube segments of at least one component tube are pretensioned relative to one another by means of tensioning devices, hereinafter referred to as segment tensioning devices, and the component tubes have tensioning devices, hereinafter referred to as component tube tensioning devices, which act at least in the axial direction and extend over at least one horizontal joint, the tube segments and the component tubes composed therefrom form, at their butting edges, joints having gaps, the gaps of the joints are filled at least partially with a joint-filling material, and the joints between the tube segments of the same component tube allow a certain, substantially constraint-free rotation of the adjoining tube segments about the joint axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for increasing the number of utility slots in an awning tube utility track is described. The apparatus comprises a track mount and at least two utility tracks coupled with and parallel to the track mount. In a specific example, each utility track comprises a first opening parallel to the track mount and a second opening orthogonal to the track mount.

Abstract: A tornado resistant dome house. The shape of the dome house is a spheroid section, and is given by a formula. The dome house shell is made up of a plurality of tiles formed to conform to the shape of the dome house. The tiles are mutually connected by means of horizontally and vertically disposed elongate members extending through lumens in adjacent tiles. The tiles are also attached to a dome house foundation. The curved, low-profile shape of the house, combined with the mutual attachment of the tiles, and their attachment to the dome house foundation, improves the resistance of the dome house to high winds associated with tornadoes and hurricanes. Adjacent tiles are cushioned by springs, and are maintained in position relative to each other by means of a tongue-in-groove attachment between adjacent tiles.

Abstract: This invention is related to the development of and installation of a shelter structure suitable for severe storm safety. The shelter is a composite structure constructed of precast and post tensioned structural elements or shells, the tendon post-tensioning is designed to maximize strength and minimize material costs by implementing a specific geometric shape, the inverted catenary, in three dimensions. The shelter is easily constructed and then assembled from readily available structural materials that are both economic and mechanically efficient.

Abstract: The present invention includes a set of reinforcement and support devices for existing or new roof, ceiling and/or floor systems together with numerous variations that may be installed into existing buildings or new buildings to help prevent separation of wood or metal roof, ceiling and/or floor systems from the concrete, masonry or other types of walls supporting these systems in commercial, industrial and/or residential buildings. One embodiment includes a set of three brackets that are installed in a triangularly shaped arrangement along a side of a primary support beam and to the wall underneath a ledger, thus anchoring the support beam to the wall of the structure and stabilizing the roof, ceiling or floor it supports. Another embodiment includes a single integrated unit that attaches to the wall underneath the ledger and to an adjacent support board, thus anchoring the support board (and the system it supports) to the wall of the structure.

Abstract: The present invention includes a set of reinforcement and support devices for existing or new roof, ceiling and/or floor systems together with numerous variations that may be installed into existing buildings or new buildings to help prevent separation of wood or metal roof, ceiling and/or floor systems from the concrete, masonry or other types of walls supporting these systems in commercial, industrial and/or residential buildings. One embodiment includes a set of three brackets that are installed in a triangularly shaped arrangement along a side of a primary support beam and to the wall underneath a ledger, thus anchoring the support beam to the wall of the structure and stabilizing the roof, ceiling or floor it supports. Another embodiment includes a single integrated unit that attaches to the wall underneath the ledger and to an adjacent support board, thus anchoring the support board (and the system it supports) to the wall of the structure.

Abstract: A crawling insect barrier in which the combination of elements functions as a natural device to prevent ants or other crawling insects from accessing a table, cabinet, storage bin, structure, or any area wherein crawling insect infestation is undesirable. In one embodiment, a feather ring comprises a string (elastic or fixed length) to which natural feathers of various sizes and shapes are fastened, to thereby create a natural barrier or boundary that prevents crawling insects from crossing, and thus inhibiting the insects' ability to carry food, mark a path, build a nest, or infest an area. In another embodiment, a band or strap is used as the underlying surface on which the feathers are attached. If the string, band or strap is not elastic, the crawling insect barrier can be attached with adhesive or some other conventional fastener. The invention also includes a corresponding method of making the natural crawling barrier.