Patent ID: 7299585
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A bait container comprising: a housing defining an access opening, a central axis, and a chamber to accommodate water and bait therein; a carriage located within the housing, the carriage defining at least one perforation to allow the passage of water therethrough; a post extending from the carriage substantially parallel to the central axis and movable in a direction substantially parallel to the central axis, the post defining an elongated slot located substantially parallel to the central axis; and a door substantially located in a vertical plane parallel to the central axis and comprising a rigid link arranged to travel within the elongated slot and to interact with the post to cause the door to move in the vertical plane between an open position to expose the access opening and a closed position to at least partially cover the access opening and hinder egress of the bait from the chamber in response to movement of the post in the direction substantially parallel to the central axis.