Mosquito trap device

- Intermatic Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the mosquito trap device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a mosquito trap device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D545936
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 2005
Date of Patent: Jul 3, 2007
Assignee: Intermatic Incorporated (Spring Grove, IL)
Inventors: Paul K. Metaxatos (Swampscott, MA), Kurt M. Maw (Lexington, MA), Eric Nichols (Cambridge, MA), E. Cole Nelson, Jr. (Lakewood, IL)
Primary Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorney: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 29/226,639
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Insect Type (D22/122)