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US 12,604,878 B2Granted
Self-tapping in-ground termite bait station and method therefore
OwnerHoward Lee Gatch, IIIinventor
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Abstract
The termite bait station is screwed into earth via external screw threads. A cylinder chamber holds a bait stick and slots expose the bait to the earth. The cylinder has external outboard threads. The cylinder's top has a ring with an interlock system which is complementary to an interlock system on a collar region of a detachable handle. The detachable handle and lateral handle hold permits the user, upon handle rotation in one direction to be implanted in the earth and upon handle rotation in another direction to be extracted from the earth. Interlocking systems include keys interlockable with keyways; outboard configured depending legs coacting with respective detents; and inboard configured depending legs coacting with respective detents.
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A termite bait station adapted to be screwed into earth and adapted to accept a termite bait stick comprising:
- an elongated cylinder forming a chamber, the cylinder having an open top adapted to accept the termite bait stick into the chamber, the open top formed by a ring at an upper end of the cylinder, the cylinder having a plurality of slots exposing the chamber to the earth;
- a detachable cap for closing the open top;
- a screw thread formed on a portion of an outer surface of the cylinder;
- a detachable handle having a laterally extending handle hold substantially normal to the elongated cylinder, the handle having at least two depending legs which cooperate with at least two detents in the ring such when depending legs engage the detents, upon handle rotation in one direction the cylinder is adapted to be implanted in the earth and upon handle rotation in another direction the cylinder is adapted to extract the cylinder from the earth;
- the handle is a T-shaped handle with a depending member forming a base of the T-shaped handle and the laterally extending handle hold formed by a top of the T-shaped handle;
- wherein the at least two depending legs depend from the depending member and the at least two depending legs cooperate with the at least two detents such that the cylinder is adapted to be implanted in the earth by handle rotation in one direction and extracted from the earth by handle rotation in the another direction;
- wherein the at least two detents are formed on an inboard surface of the ring;
- wherein the at least two depending legs each have a respective laterally outboard extending terminal end, the respective terminal end adapted to cooperate with a corresponding one of the at least two detents;
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- wherein each corresponding detent includes at least one corresponding arcuate channel formed on the inboard surface of the ring such that when depending legs engage the detents, the respective terminal end is adapted to travel in the corresponding arcuate channel upon handle rotation in the another direction and adapted to assist cylinder extraction from the earth.
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A termite bait station adapted to be screwed into earth and adapted to accept a termite bait stick comprising:
- an elongated cylinder forming a chamber, the cylinder having an open top adapted to accept the termite bait stick into the chamber, the open top formed by a ring at an upper end of the cylinder, the cylinder having a plurality of slots exposing the chamber to the earth;
- a detachable cap for closing the open top;
- a screw thread formed on a portion of an outer surface of the cylinder;
- a detachable handle having a laterally extending handle hold substantially normal to the elongated cylinder, the handle having a depending collar element which coacts with the ring;
- a ring bearing interlockable member on the ring and a complementary collar bearing interlock member, the ring bearing member adapted to lock into the collar bearing member such that when locked, upon handle rotation in one direction the cylinder is adapted to be implanted in the earth and upon handle rotation in another direction the cylinder is adapted to extract the cylinder from the earth.
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A termite bait station adapted to be screwed into earth and adapted to accept a termite bait stick comprising:
- an elongated cylinder forming a chamber, the cylinder having an open top adapted to accept the termite bait stick into the chamber, the open top formed by a ring at an upper end of the cylinder, the cylinder having a plurality of slots exposing the chamber to the earth;
- the ring carrying a rotatable latch with an actuatable lever and a catch hook adapted to rotate by the lever;
- a detachable cap for closing the open top;
- a screw thread formed on a portion of an outer surface of the cylinder;
- a detachable handle having a laterally extending handle hold substantially normal to the elongated cylinder, the handle having a depending strike plate which cooperates with catch hook and adapted to lock the handle onto the ring and the cylinder such that when locked, handle rotation in one direction causes the cylinder to be implanted in the earth and upon handle rotation in another direction causes the cylinder to be extracted from the earth.
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A termite bait station adapted to be screwed into earth and adapted to accept a termite bait stick comprising:
- an elongated cylinder forming a chamber, the cylinder having an open top adapted to accept the termite bait stick into the chamber, the open top formed by a ring at an upper end of the cylinder, the cylinder having a plurality of slots exposing the chamber to the earth;
- the ring having a depending strike plate;
- a detachable cap for closing the open top;
- a screw thread formed on a portion of an outer surface of the cylinder;
- a detachable handle having a laterally extending handle hold substantially normal to the elongated cylinder;
- the handle having opposing depending legs supporting a rotatable latch with an outboard extending user actuatable lever and an inboard catch hook adapted to rotate by the lever;
- the catch hook adapted to capture the depending strike plate and lock the handle onto the ring and the cylinder such that when locked, handle rotation in one direction causes the cylinder to be implanted in the earth and upon handle rotation in another direction causes the cylinder to be extracted from the earth.
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A termite bait station adapted to be screwed into earth and adapted to accept a termite bait stick comprising:
- an elongated cylinder forming a chamber, the cylinder having an open top adapted to accept the termite bait stick into the chamber, the open top formed by a ring at an upper end of the cylinder, the cylinder having a plurality of slots exposing the chamber to the earth;
- a detachable cap for closing the open top;
- a screw thread formed on a portion of an outer surface of the cylinder;
- a detachable handle having a laterally extending handle hold substantially normal to the elongated cylinder, the handle having at least two depending legs which cooperate with at least two detents in the ring such when depending legs engage the detents, upon handle rotation in one direction the cylinder is adapted to be implanted in the earth and upon handle rotation in another direction the cylinder is adapted to extract the cylinder from the earth;
- wherein the handle is a T-shaped handle with a depending member forming a base of the T-shaped handle and the laterally extending handle hold formed by a top of the T-shaped handle;
- wherein the at least two depending legs depend from the depending member and the at least two depending legs cooperate with the at least two detents such that the cylinder is adapted to be implanted in the earth by handle rotation in one direction and extracted from the earth by handle rotation in the another direction;
- wherein the at least two detents are formed on an outboard surface of the ring;
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- wherein the at least two depending legs each have a respective laterally inboard extending terminal end, the respective terminal end adapted to cooperate with a corresponding one of the at least two detents.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.