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ELECTRIFIED TABLE CLOTH |
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U.S. Patent Number: 5,107,620 Patented Apr. 28, 1973 to RICHARD E. MAHAN
Colitz Catchphrase: “Summer time is picnic time for friends and family including uncles and aunts, but not ants. We can be sure of that.“ |
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ABSTRACT An electrified table cloth for preventing crawling insects from gaining access to the consumer's food or drink comprises a cloth formed of electrically insulated material which has at least one pair of parallel electrically conductive strips secured to the edge or border of the cloth to completely encircle the cloth and which are connected to a low voltage DC battery also secured to the cloth. |
