Unitary Rodent Bait Station With Angled Passageways

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing rodent bait stations lack effective visual status monitoring, corner placement convenience, sufficient bait storage, child-resistant access, and efficient manufacturing for low unit costs.

Innovation Solution

A single unitary rodent bait station formed from folded portions with angled passageways and interlocking projections and cavities, made of clear plastic to monitor bait consumption and prevent child access, allowing efficient assembly and placement in corners.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If a traditional bait station design is used, then child access prevention is provided, but visual monitoring of bait consumption is not possible

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisual status monitoringVSAvoidchild access prevention

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The bait station incorporates a transparent or translucent panel that allows visual monitoring of bait consumption through color or clarity changes, enabling users to observe bait levels without opening the station and maintaining child access prevention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

2Ease of operation

If a compact bait station is used, then corner placement convenience is improved, but bait storage capacity is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecorner placement convenienceVSAvoidbait storage capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The bait station utilizes vertical space and corner geometry by designing L-shaped or angled configurations that extend into the corner environment, effectively increasing bait storage capacity while maintaining a compact footprint suitable for corner placement

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If a complex multi-component bait station is used, then child-resistant access is improved, but manufacturing cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvechild-resistant accessVSAvoidmanufacturing efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The bait station integrates multiple functions including child-resistant locking mechanism, bait storage, and visual monitoring panel into a single unified structure, reducing the number of separate components while maintaining security features and simplifying manufacturing processes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS7669363B2Rodent bait station

Publication Date: 2010.03.02 FRISCH STEVEN

AI summary

A bait station is formed of a single unitary member which is folded to bring a first portion into contact with a second portion. An intermediate portion connects the first and second portions. The bait station includes a pair of passageways which lead from opposite edges of the bait station to a central recess portion. A block of rodenticide material is located in the recess portion and the passageways are angled to prevent access to the rodenticide material by children.