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US 6,145,242 AGranted
Pest management system
AssigneeIntegrated Pest Management Technologies, Inc.
InventorArthur W. Simpson
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Abstract
An integrated pest management system includes an enclosure having a bottom, and a top configured to resemble a natural rock, at least one doorway in the top, allowing the pest to access the interior, and a bait station inside the enclosure for holding bait.
Claims12
An integrated pest management system comprising:
- a cover and a bottom defining an enclosure and configured to resemble a natural rock and said cover interfitting on said bottom;
- at least one doorway in the cover, allowing access to the enclosure;
- and a bait station inside the enclosure for holding bait, wherein the bait station comprises a cylindrical cap having a chamber, and a plurality of spaced apart curved panels, said cylindrical cap rotatably mounted on a circular wall formed on said bottom, serving as a base of the bait station, said circular wall having a plurality of spaced apart curved panels, spaces between the curved panels on said circular wall and the curved panels on the cylindrical cap defining adjustable access openings to the chamber of the bait station, the size of the access openings being adjustable by the relative rotation of said cylindrical cap and said bottom.
An integrated pest management system comprising:
- a enclosure comprising a bottom and a cover interfitting on said bottom, said cover having at least one doorway therein;
- a panel formed on the bottom inside the enclosure, opposing but spaced from the said at least one doorway to limit the size of the pest that can enter the enclosure;
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- a bait station inside the enclosure for holding bait, wherein the bait station comprises a cylindrical cap having a chamber and, a plurality of spaced apart curved panels, said cylindrical cap rotatably mounted on a circular wall formed on the bottom and serving as a base of the bait station, said circular wall having a plurality of spaced apart curved panels, spaces between the curved panels on said circular wall and the curved panels on the cylindrical cap defining adjustable access openings to the chamber of the bait station, the size of the access openings being adjustable by relative rotation of said cylindrical cap and said bottom.
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