Patent ID: 8490324

Claim:
An assembly for dispensing bait comprising: a wheel configured and arranged for rotating on an external surface about a central axis of the wheel, the wheel further comprising: an axle engaging portion forming a first wall disposed radially from the central axis of the wheel, configured and arranged for receiving an axle, having a first exterior surface facing outwardly from the wheel and an interior surface facing inside the wheel; and a cover disposed overlying the interior surface of the axle engaging portion, configured and arranged for receiving the axle, having a first outer surface portion extending radially from the central axis of the wheel and having a second outer surface portion positioned and arranged circumferentially around the central axis of the wheel for rotation of the wheel on the external surface, the axle engaging portion and cover in combination forming a chamber enclosure between the axle engaging portion and the cover; an entrance aperture formed in said first wall of the axle engaging portion; a bait holding station disposed on the axle engaging portion within the chamber enclosure; a port opening formed in the first outer surface portion of the cover configured to provide access to the bait holding station; a cap configured and arranged to enclose the port opening; a lock-operating member configured and arranged to lock or unlock the cap from the port opening; and wherein the cover is configured and arranged to rotate about the axle and the axle engaging portion; and wherein the axle engaging portion is configured and arranged to non-rotationally mount on the axle.