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A bait station of the invention includes a container having an opening permitting a target pest to enter and exit, an internal chamber for storing a bait together with a pesticide, a lid which can be opened to permit direct access to the internal chamber, and three manually-releasable locking mechan

A bait station of the invention includes a container having an opening permitting a target pest to enter and exit, an internal chamber for storing a bait together with a pesticide, a lid which can be opened to permit direct access to the internal chamber, and three manually-releasable locking mechanisms capable of securing the lid to the container. The locking mechanisms are simultaneously actuated in order to release the lid from the container, and are spaced from each other by a distance sufficient to prevent a child from opening two of the locking mechanisms with one hand and the third with the other hand, but close enough to permit an adult to do so. The user must touch all three mechanisms and lift the lid at the same time to open the lid.

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A bait station of the type including a container having an opening permitting a target pest to enter and exit, an internal chamber for storing a bait together with a pesticide, and a lid which can be opened to permit direct access to the internal chamber, wherein the improvement comprises: three man

A bait station of the type including a container having an opening permitting a target pest to enter and exit, an internal chamber for storing a bait together with a pesticide, and a lid which can be opened to permit direct access to the internal chamber, wherein the improvement comprises: three manually-releasable locking mechanisms capable of securing the lid to the container, which mechanisms are of the type that must be simultaneously actuated in order to release the lid from the container, and which mechanisms are spaced from each other by a distance sufficient to prevent a child from opening any two of the locking mechanisms with one hand and the third with the other, while allowing an adult to do so, wherein the container has a bottom wall and side walls, the lid is secured to the container by a hinge along the upper edge of one of the side walls, and the locking mechanisms are located in a row along the outer periphery of the lid away from the hinge and along the side walls of the container away from the hinge.