Patent ID: 7669363

Claim:
A rodent bait station moveable between an open and a closed position comprising: a unitary member having, a first portion having a first planar area, said first portion comprises: a first generally planar portion; a second portion having a second planar area, said second portion comprises: a second generally planar portion; an intermediate portion, said intermediate portion bounded by a pair of parallel hinge lines hingedly operative and connecting said first portion to said second portion, in the closed position said first portion and said second portion disposed in contact with one another, said first portion and said second portion defining a recess portion therebetween and defining at least one passageway leading to said recess portion, the intermediate portion in the closed position forming a flat outerwall of the bait station and defining along an edge thereof part of a mouth of said at least one passageway with said first portion defining a plane; and connecting means connecting said first portion and said second portion in the closed position, said connecting means comprises: at least one projecting portion formed on said second portion with said at least one projecting portion projecting above said second generally planar portion of said second portion and at least one complementary recess portion formed on said first portion recessed below said first generally planar portion of said first portion and with said at least one complementary recess portion closely fitting said at least one projecting portion, said at least one complementary recess portion comprises: wall portions; and wherein said at least one projecting portion comprises: arm portions, said arm portions having ends which extend radially outward from an axis of said at least one projecting portion.