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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1996
Thomas Dean Nelson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Douglas Grinnell Anderson, Lakeville, MN (US);
James Brian Easley, Orono, MN (US);
Kenneth Vern Schomburg, Wayzata, MN (US);
Robert Lee Dietz, Northfield, MN (US);
Terry Leland Elichuk, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Daniel Leroy Lobstein, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Clarence William Snedeker, Woodbury, MN (US);
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A rodent bait station includes an enclosure having an inclined passageway leading from an opening in the enclosure to an elevated bait receptacle having a removable tray with a handle. The inclined passageway terminates at the lowest elevation of the opening to prevent water from becoming trapped in the enclosure. A separate internal receptacle is provided in the enclosure for storing and protecting printed materials, e.g., maintenance records. A replaceable latch on the enclosure includes an alignment member disposed between a pair of engagement members which engage cooperative slots and which are deformable to unengaged positions by a key that wedges between the engagement members and the alignment member.