Rodent bait station

- Ecolab Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of a rodent bait station showing our new design, with a lid shown in a closed orientation;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side elevational view;

FIG. 7 is a top, front, left perspective view of the rodent bait station of FIG. 1, with the lid shown in an open orientation;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image of the right side elevational view.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • "Eaton's `Rat Depot`", J.T. Eaton & Co. (no date). "Eaton's Tamper-Proof Bait Stations", J.T. Eaton & Co. (no date). Bait Safe product literature, Lipha Tech (no date). Protecta/Bell RTU Bait Station product literature, Bell Laboratories, Inc. (no date).
Patent History
Patent number: D385611
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 11, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 28, 1997
Assignee: Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Michael Douglas Prince (Chicago, IL), Stanley Todd Gresens (Charlestown, MA)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/59,472
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Trapping, Repelling, Or Vermin Destroying (D22/119)
International Classification: 2206;