Patent ID: 7980023

Claim:
A versatile pest station for use with interchangeable inserts, comprising: a housing including a base, a lid, and an opening, the base and the lid forming a cavity, the opening providing access to the cavity, the opening having an opening bottom, the base having a bottom portion including a pan portion and the base being configured and arranged to be securely mounted to a surface, the pan portion including a pan portion bottom and an upstanding wall portion with a top elevated relative to the opening bottom and the pan portion bottom, the upstanding wall portion defining a pan cavity; a lock mechanism interlocking the base and the lid; a first insert configured and arranged to fit within the cavity and on the pan portion, the first insert including an entrance mechanism, the entrance mechanism being an inclined plane trap assembly, the inclined plane trap assembly including a pivot element operatively connected to sides defining an elongated passageway, a floor member pivotally connected to the pivot element, the floor member pivoting between an open position and a closed position, and a counterweight biasing the floor member in the open position; a second insert configured and arranged to fit within the cavity and on the pan portion, the second insert including a snap trap; and wherein the first insert and the second insert are interchangeable for individual use with the housing, the first insert and the second insert each being elevated relative to the opening bottom and the pan portion bottom when each is fitted within the cavity and rests on the top of the upstanding wall portion without contacting the pan portion bottom.