Patent ID: 6807768
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A rodent bait station having a releasably securable lid which does not require a key, the bait station comprising:a base having flanges and a floor with an upwardly extending cylindrical side wall which defines a base interior; portions of the base side wall which define a plurality of rodent access openings into the base interior; a lid having flanges which is positionable to overlie the base and which has a top wall with a downwardly extending skirt, the lid being rotatable on the base between a first latched orientation and a second orientation which permits the vertical displacement and separation of the lid from the base, wherein said base flanges protrude to engage the lid flanges to restrain separation of the engaged lid from the base in the first orientation; a plurality of interior barrier walls which extend upwardly from the floor of the base to define an internal feeding chamber in the base interior which is accessible from the rodent access openings, wherein the interior barrier walls define a plurality of rodent passageways which extend between the rodent access openings and the internal feeding chamber; and a locking tab extending from the base side wall and having a tooth with a camming surface separated from one of said base flanges by an upwardly extending slot such that the deflection of the tooth inwardly allows relative rotation between the base and the lid, such that in the first orientation the lid is restrained from rotation until such time as force is applied to the locking tab to allow said rotation, the latch being operable without the use of a key.