Patent ID: 6820363
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An animal attractant dispenser, comprising:(a) a first container having an upper aperture; (b) a wick retraction and extension assembly having a lower opening and an upper opening, wherein said lower opening is sealably connected to said upper aperture, and further including a wick passage slot extending between said upper opening and said lower opening; said wick retraction and extension assembly including a rotatable shaft having a gear, said gear including a wick engaging portion and a wick non-engaging portion, wherein said gear is disposed partially within said wick passage slot, and wherein orientation of said shaft in a first predetermined position causes said wick engaging portion to engage said wick member, and wherein orientation of said shaft in a second predetermined position causes said wick non-engaging porotion to permit said wick member to slide within said wick passage slot; (c) a sealing cap assembly sealably connected to said upper opening; and (d) an elongated wick member having a portion thereof residing within said wick passage slot, said wick member further including: (i) a first end residing within said first container, said first end having a stop member sized to prevent passage of said first end through said wick passage slot; and (ii) a second end operatively connected to said sealing cap assembly.