(under subclass 138) Machines, usually traveling, which are taken to where the insects may be found and which catch them by blowing them off their resting-place with a blast of air.
(1) Note. Usually the machine takes the dislodged insects and destroys them at once, as by some crushing means.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
113, for insect trapping devices using an illuminator; the combination of a blast device with illuminating means is classified in subclass 141 and cross-referenced in subclass 113.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning,
300.1+, for air blast and/or suction devices not limited to insect trapping or catching.