Bait dispensing system
US8490324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2210/156
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a system and method for dispensing bait for the monitoring or control of pests. A garbage container includes garbage a storage member and a wheel assembly, which supports the storage member. The wheel assembly includes at least one wheel member and an axle joining the wheel member to the garbage storage member. A bait holding station is located inside the wheel member. Pests may enter the interior of the wheel member through an entrance aperture formed in a wall of the wheel member, such as an axle-engaging portion of the wheel member.
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