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Granted Patent B2
US 11,690,371 · App. 17/305,178 · Granted Jul 4, 2023

Weighted rodent bait stations and related methods

Inventors: Ethan Vickery (Colleyville, TX); Larry Covington (Weatherford, TX)
Assignee: VM PRODUCTS INC.
A01M25/004B65D43/162B65D71/0096B65D71/063E05B19/00E05B35/008E05B65/00E05B65/006
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,690,371
App. No.
17/305,178
Granted
Jul 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for assembly and bundling.

Claims (40)

1. A rodent bait station packaged bundle comprising:

a pallet;

multiple rodent bait station assemblies positioned on the pallet, where the multiple rodent bait station assemblies are positioned on the pallet such that the pallet supports the multiple rodent bait station assemblies, each of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies comprising:

a base comprising plastic;

a lid comprising plastic and including an inner surface and internal wall portions extending away from the inner surface, the lid being lockable in a closed position relative to the base;

an anchoring base comprising concrete that is pre-molded to correspond to at least one feature of the bait station assembly; and

multiple vertically-oriented bait-holding rods configured to be enclosed by the lid and the base when the lid and the base are locked together;

a film wrapped around a portion of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies.

2. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 1 , where, for each of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies, the base is integrally hinged to the lid.

3. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 1 , further comprising a key coupled to one of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies.

4. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 1 , further comprising a tray configured to be coupled to the base such that the base and tray cooperate to enclose a majority of the anchoring base.

5. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one feature of the bait station assembly includes a curved portion of a perimeter of the bait station assembly and the anchoring base includes a first curved portion that corresponds to the curved portion of the perimeter of the bait station assembly.

6. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies are disposed within a container that is positioned on the pallet.

7. A rodent bait station packaged bundle comprising:

a pallet;

multiple rodent bait station assemblies positioned on the pallet, where the multiple rodent bait station assemblies are positioned on the pallet such that the pallet supports the multiple rodent bait station assemblies, each of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies comprising:

a base comprising plastic;

a lid comprising plastic and including an inner surface and internal wall portions extending away from the inner surface, the lid being lockable in a closed position relative to the base;

an anchoring base comprising concrete that is pre-molded to correspond to at least one feature of the bait station assembly; and

multiple bait-holding rods configured to be enclosed by the lid and the base when the lid and the base are locked together;

a strap wrapped around a portion of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies.

8. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 6 , where, for each of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies, the base is integrally hinged to the lid.

9. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies are disposed within a container that is positioned on the pallet.

10. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 9 , where the container comprises paper.

11. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 7 , where in at least one of the rodent bait station assemblies, the bait-holding rods are vertically oriented.

12. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 7 , where in at least one of the rodent bait station assemblies, the bait-holding rods are horizontally oriented.

13. A rodent bait station packaged bundle comprising:

a pallet;

multiple rodent bait station assemblies positioned on the pallet, where the multiple rodent bait station assemblies are positioned on the pallet such that the pallet supports the multiple rodent bait station assemblies, each of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies comprising:

a base comprising plastic;

a lid comprising plastic and including an inner surface and internal wall portions extending away from the inner surface, the lid being lockable in a closed position relative to the base;

an anchoring base that is pre-molded to correspond to at least one feature of the bait station assembly; and

a packaging container wrapped around a portion of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies.

14. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 13 , where at least one of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies comprises a tray configured to be coupled to the base.

15. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 14 , where, when the tray is coupled to the base the base and the tray cooperate to at least partially enclose the anchoring base.

16. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 13 , where at least one of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies comprises multiple bait-holding rods configured to be enclosed by the lid and the base when the lid and the base are locked together.

17. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 13 , where the base of the multiple rodent bait station assemblies is coupled to the anchoring base via a fastening member.

18. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 13 , where the packaging container comprises a plastic film.

19. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 13 , where the packaging container comprises a paper container.

20. The rodent bait station packaged bundle of claim 13 , where the anchoring base comprises concrete.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2024
From: VM PRODUCTS, INC.
To: VMIP, LLC
Reel/Frame 069306/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2021
From: VICKERY, ETHAN; COVINGTON, LARRY
To: VM PRODUCTS INC.
Reel/Frame 057753/0779 →
Continuity (9)
Continuation 16512540 · Jul 16, 2019
Continuation 15808302 · Nov 9, 2017
Continuation 15212754 · Jul 18, 2016
Continuation 14663655 · Mar 20, 2015
Continuation 14011637 · Aug 27, 2013
Continuation 13533747 · Jun 26, 2012
Continuation 13013665 · Jan 25, 2011
Continuation 12186436 · Aug 5, 2008
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