Electrified Bird Repellent Track

Abstract

An animal deterring device has a carrier with a first conductive trace that is separated from a second conductive trace. The carrier has a bottom with a first glue trough disposed beneath the first conductive trace. The first conductive trace is coupled to the carrier by a first fastener that extends from the first glue trough to the first conductive trace.

1 . A deterrent device, comprising:
 an elongated, flexible carrier configured to mounted to a surface;   first and second conductive traces disposed on the elongated carrier, wherein the first conductive trace is separated from the second conductive trace by a first arc suppressor; and   a second arc suppressor configured to separate the first conducive trace from the surface,   wherein the first conductive trace is disposed between the second arc suppressor and the second conductive trace.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device has a height-to-width ratio of between 1:5 and 1:2. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second conductive traces are each sewn to the carrier. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first arc suppressor has a shape selected from a group consisting of an umbrelloid shape, a T-shape, a stemmed inverted U-shape, and a stemmed inverted V-shape. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first arc suppressor has a configuration effective to increase creep distance between the first and second conductive traces by at least 1.5 times. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the carrier comprises a bottom surface with a first trough at least partially disposed below the first conductive trace. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the first conductive trace is sewn to the carrier using a first fastener that extends from the first conductive trace to the first trough. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the first trough comprises a raised portion on the bottom of the elongated carrier. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the first fastener extends from the first conductive trace to the raised portion of the first trough. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the bottom surface further comprises a second trough at least partially disposed below the second conductive trace. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the first conductive trace is sewn to the carrier using a first fastener that extends from the first conductive trace to the first trough, and wherein the second conductive trace is sewn to the carrier using a second fastener that extends from the second conductive trace to the second trough. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second conductive traces each comprises a knitted conductor. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first conductive trace comprises a braided conductor.