Patent ID: 8701336
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A pest control device, comprising: a box with a bottom, walls projecting upwardly therefrom, an interior of said box defined by said walls and said bottom, and an open top with an openable lid having an open position for opening said open top and a closed position for closing said open top; at least one entry opening in one of said walls which is sized to allow an animal to enter the device; at least one magnet, which is positioned on and at a top of at least one of said walls such that said box can be attached to a magnetically active surface, and such that when said pest control device is attached to the magnetically active surface by said at least one magnet, said openable lid is held in the closed position by being trapped between said box and the magnetically active surface; and wherein said lid has at least one opening which is positioned over said at least one magnet such that said at least one magnet extends through said at least one opening when said lid is in the closed position, whereby said at least one magnet can make contact with the magnetically active surface.