Tamper-resistant rodent bait station
US9532564B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M25/002
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pre-baited consumer bait station for rodents which is gnaw resistant and has other design features to make the bait station resistant to rodenticide access by children, dogs, other pets, domestic animals, and nontarget wildlife. An injection molded translucent cover is permanently locked to a base about the cover's edges and center by elastic actuated hooks which engage receptacles on the base. The cover forms a labyrinth joint with a peripheral wall of the base. Double walls on exterior portions of the peripheral wall strengthen the walls where they form part of a closely confining bait receptacle which surrounds a bait block on portions of all sides. Circuitous internal passageways limit access to the bait. An interior wall extends to support the cover center.
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