US 12,453,343 B1
Rodent control device with modular rodent sensor housing
James R. Walsh, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Assigned to Bell Laboratories, Inc., Windsor, WI (US)
Filed by Bell Laboratories, Inc., Windsor, WI (US)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/740,008.
Int. Cl. A01M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01M 25/004 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A module for housing sensor electronics for a rodent control device having two parallel channels which open rearwardly, the module comprising:
a shell having a front wall which extends upwardly, the shell defining a battery compartment;
a battery holder within the shell;
a platform which extends frontwardly from the shell front wall and having an upper wall which defines a threshold for the passage of rodents thereover;
two parallel rails spaced on either side of the platform, the rails extending frontwardly for reception within the rodent control device channels;
upwardly extending portions of the module in proximity to the platform positioned to engage within the rodent control device to restrain motion of the module in a rearward direction;
a bottom cover positioned beneath the platform and fixed thereto to define an electronics cavity between the cover and the platform upper wall configured to receive rodent detecting electronics therein, wherein the cavity communicates with the battery compartment; and
a top cover releasably secured to the shell and removable to provide access to a battery within the battery holder, wherein the module is slidable into the rodent control device channels for fastening to the rodent control device.