Patent ID: 7156052

Claim:
Apparatus for applying a chemical to rodents comprising an enclosure having at least one peripheral opening allowing entry of rodents into said enclosure, said enclosure including at least one applicator arranged to contact rodents entering said enclosure, wherein the applicator comprises a flexible web suspended into said enclosure, further wherein: a) said web comprises a fabric, b) said applicator includes an upper horizontal support member and said fabric suspended from said support member; and c) said fabric includes at least one opening extending from an edge of said fabric opposite said horizontal support member, said opening having at least one dimension smaller than said rodents; further wherein said enclosure has a top wall, wherein there is a slot in said top wall, wherein said upper horizontal support member of said applicator is located on a top edge of said flexible web, said top edge of said flexible web being shorter than said slot and said support member being longer than said slot, whereby when said web is inserted into said slot, said support member engages said top wall and supports said web.