Deflective tamper resistant rodent bait station
US4835902A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M25/004
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to the containment of a block of rodenticide bait in a manner that precludes the contact of said bait by unintended target species such as children, pets, and wildlife. This device is used to provide a compact method of presenting baits to target species such as house mice, in a manner that is both safe and effective, and in such a manner that will not allow probing at the toxic substance with flexible objects such as wires, straws and other similar structures that might be bent into an easily fabricted configuration by children. The use of a sophisticated series of internal baffle structures that protect the bait from contact by objects inserted from the outside while allowing a rodent to easily traverse the bait station and consume the bait contained therein, make this device one of the most practical methods of presenting poisoned substances in areas that might become accessible to childred, pets and wildlife.
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