Apparatus to keep flying insects, particularly mosquitoes, away from people.

摘要

In order to keep flying insects, especially mosquitoes, away from people, the apparatus comprises a box (A, A sec ) enclosing a heat source (10, 50) provided with at least one vertically orientated flat wall (13 min , 53 min ) and a container (C, C min ) holding an evaporable liquid. A wick (14, 54) coated with an impermeable material or sheath (19, 59), with a rectangular cross section, penetrates inside the container. A portion (14 sec , 54 sec ) of wick, devoid of coating, extends upwards from the container (C, C min ), its largest side (14''', 54''') being disposed parallel to the heat source (10, 50). Inside the container, the entire length (L) of the wick is surrounded by this sheath, except for the extreme lower free portion from where the liquid is absorbed and rises exclusively by capillarity to the far upper area, where the wick is heated and the liquid evaporates.