Integral Rodent Bait Station Anchoring Base Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rodent bait stations lack stability and secure anchoring, leading to potential movement or tipping, and often require additional hardware or adhesives for assembly, which complicates manufacturing and usage.
Innovation Solution
A rodent bait station assembly with an integrally fixed anchoring base that includes a base weight component encased within a base outer component, eliminating the need for external attachments, and featuring a bait station and anchoring base with similar shapes to enhance stability, along with a packaging and shipping method using plastic film to secure multiple assemblies on a transport pallet.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional bait stations are used without integral anchoring, then assembly is simpler, but stability and anti-tipping performance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the bait station housing and anchoring base into a single integral structure, eliminating the need for separate anchoring components and assembly hardware. This resolves the contradiction by providing stable anchoring through the integrated design while keeping assembly simple as no additional assembly steps are required.
2Reliability
If additional hardware or adhesives are used for anchoring, then secure attachment is achieved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring base is merged with the bait station housing into one molded component, eliminating the need for separate anchoring hardware and adhesives. This integral design achieves secure anchoring through the structure itself while simplifying manufacturing to a single molding process.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If base weight component is exposed, then anchoring function is visible, but aesthetic appearance and safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The base weight component is nested within the anchoring base housing, which is itself integrated into the bait station. This nested arrangement conceals the weight material (improving appearance) while maintaining the anchoring function (ensuring safety) through the enclosed structural design.
4Stability of the object's composition
If bait station and anchoring base have different shapes, then functional differentiation is achieved, but stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated bait station structure serves multiple functions: the upper portion contains bait while the lower anchoring base provides stable grounding. The unified shape with optimized surface area distribution achieves both stability through the broad base and functional differentiation through the multi-purpose integrated design.
Data Source
AI summary
Rodent bait station assemblies and methods for bundling.