Delivery system for fluid material
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1. A bait station comprising:
- a base having at least one feeding station, said base comprising a bottom surface and a top surface, said feeding station defined on said top surface of said base, a reservoir defined between said top surface and said bottom surface of said base, and means for providing fluid communication between said reservoir and said at least one feeding station on said top surface of said base, said means for providing fluid communication comprising at least one tube for transporting fluid in said reservoir to said at least one feeding station on said base;
said at least one tube having a first end in fluid communication with said at least one feeding station on said base, and a second end in fluid communication with said reservoir, said second end oriented at an angle other than perpendicular relative to a longitudinal plane of said base;
said second end of said at least one tube defining an inlet opening being greater in cross-sectional area than other portions of said tube.
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Abstract
A system for delivery of fluid material, and more particularly, a bait station for delivery of fluid insecticide, is formed from a base having at least one feeding station, and a reservoir for storing fluid insecticides beneath the base. The insecticide is transferred by capillary action from the reservoir to the feeding station through at least one connecting tube. At least one hollow member extends upwardly from the base to support a cover removably mounted over the base, and to provide a conduit for refilling the reservoir with fluid. The cover and the base are designed to provide access to insects to the feed station when the cover is mounted over the base.
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28 Claims
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1. A bait station comprising:
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a base having at least one feeding station, said base comprising a bottom surface and a top surface, said feeding station defined on said top surface of said base, a reservoir defined between said top surface and said bottom surface of said base, and means for providing fluid communication between said reservoir and said at least one feeding station on said top surface of said base, said means for providing fluid communication comprising at least one tube for transporting fluid in said reservoir to said at least one feeding station on said base;
said at least one tube having a first end in fluid communication with said at least one feeding station on said base, and a second end in fluid communication with said reservoir, said second end oriented at an angle other than perpendicular relative to a longitudinal plane of said base;
said second end of said at least one tube defining an inlet opening being greater in cross-sectional area than other portions of said tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A fluid delivery device comprising:
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a base having at least one predetermined opening, said base comprising a bottom surface and a top surface, said at least one predetermined opening defined on said top surface, a reservoir defined between said top surface and said bottom surface of said base, and means for providing fluid communication from said reservoir to said at least one predetermined opening on said top surface of said base, said means for providing fluid communication comprising at least one tube for transporting fluid from said reservoir to said at least one predetermined opening on said base;
said at least one tube having a first end in fluid communication with said at least one predetermined opening on said base, and a second end in fluid communication with said reservoir, said second end oriented at an angle other than perpendicular relative to a longitudinal plane of said base;
said second end of said at least one tube defining an inlet opening, said inlet opening being greater in cross-sectional area than other portions of said tube. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of delivering insecticide to a predetermined insect feeding station, the steps of said method comprising:
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defining at least one insect feeding station at a predetermined location on a top surface of a unitary bait station comprising said top surface and a bottom surface, providing a reservoir for fluid insecticide positioned below said feeding station;
providing means for coupling said reservoir in fluid communication with said insect feeding station;
transporting said fluid insecticide from said reservoir to said insect feeding station by capillary action; and
controlling the humidity of air proximate to said at least one feeding station for preventing solidification of material in said at least one feeding station. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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