Patent ID: 8578649
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A rodent bait station for engagement with a base having projecting posts and upwardly projecting elastically biased fingers, the bait station comprising: a molded plastic box having an interior volume defined by a floor and a plurality of upwardly extending side walls, at least one of said plurality of upwardly extending side walls having at least one opening to permit entry and egress of rodents; wherein the plurality of upwardly extending side walls includes a rear wall and a front wall opposite and spaced frontwardly of the rear wall with the interior volume defined therebetween; wherein the rear wall has portions defining a first pair of holes which are spaced apart along a first axis which is parallel to the floor; wherein the front wall has portions defining a pair of frontwardly facing finger holes which communicate directly with the interior volume, wherein the finger holes are spaced apart along a second axis which is parallel to the floor, the pair of finger holes being positioned to receive the fingers extending up from the base; wherein the front wall defines a surface exterior to the interior volume, and a shroud extending from the front wall, the shroud having downwardly extending portions of a first length which are spaced from the surface exterior to the interior volume to cover at least a portion of said pair of finger holes in said front wall to thereby define a downwardly opening gap between the shroud and the front wall positioned to receive portions of the fingers from below and exterior to the box, and the shroud thereby shielding the fingers from operation from outside the bait station.