Patent ID: 11957119
Assignee: VM PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A pest-management apparatus comprising: a body having a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and a sidewall extending between the top and bottom surface, the body defining: a chamber; and a first entrance opening at a first side of the sidewall and sized to permit a rodent to enter the body; a separator disposed within the chamber such that the separator extends between first and second portions of the sidewall to define an entrance portion and a capture portion of the chamber; and a divider disposed within the entrance portion of the chamber to prevent the rodent from traversing an entirety of the entrance portion; where: the body includes a protrusion extending from a first end to a second end, the first end extending from the first side of the sidewall spaced from an edge of the first entrance opening; the protrusion extending from the first end to the second end in a direction that is away from the chamber; and a trap is configured to be disposed in the capture portion of the chamber such that when a rodent is diverted to the capture portion via the divider, the rodent engages the trap; where the protrusion extend along substantially an entire height of the sidewall.