A refillable bait station for pest control includes a housing, a bait receptacle operable for insertion into said housing. and a releasable latching mechanism associated with said housing and operable for releasably securing said bait receptacle within said housing.
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1. A reusable bait station comprising: a bait station housing including at least one external opening and a bait receptacle access opening, said bait station housing having a top member coupled to a bottom member, said top member defining at least one latch member and at least one latch release butt
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A reusable bait station comprising: a bait station housing including at least one external opening and a bait receptacle access opening, said bait station housing having a top member coupled to a bottom member, said top member defining at least one latch member and at least one latch release button; anda bait receptacle defining a bait pocket, said bait receptacle including an engagement member for releasable engagement with said at least one latch member, said bait receptacle being configured to be received by said bait station housing through said bait receptacle access opening; wherein said bait station housing defines a bait access passage extending from said bait receptacle access opening configured to receive said bait receptacle; wherein said bait access passage includes a pair of angled channels; wherein said bait receptacle includes a pair of side flanges; wherein said engagement member is configured to interact with said at least one latch member when said bait receptacle is inserted into the bait station housing through said bait receptacle access opening to releasably secure said bait receptacle within said bait station housing; and wherein said at least one latch release button is configured to be actuated by a user to displace the engagement member relative to the at least one latch member to release said engagement member from engagement with said at least one latch member to allow said bait receptacle to be removed from said bait station housing. 2. The reusable bait station of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said top member is one of transparent and translucent; wherein a user may view rodents and bait within at least one of said bait station housing and said bait receptacle. 3. The reusable bait station of claim 1, wherein the bait station housing defines a pest access passage extending from the at least one external opening, the bait station housing defining a generally T shape surrounding the pest access passage and the bait access passage. 4. The reusable bait station of claim 1, wherein said bait access passage is accessible by way of said at least one external opening in said bait station housing. 5. The reusable bait station of claim 1, wherein said side flanges are supported in said angled channels by a pair of angled supports when said bait receptacle is inserted into said bait station housing. 6. The reusable bait station of claim 5, wherein said angled channels are angled downwardly with respect to said top member of said bait station housing, and wherein said bait receptacle extends from a first end to a second end opposite the first end, the bait pocket being located proximate the first end, the bait pocket being configured such that its contents are accessible through an open top of the bait pocket; wherein the bait station housing includes a top wall and a bottom wall; and wherein the bait receptacle is supported at a downward angle within said bait station housing with the first end of the bait receptacle located closer to the bottom wall of the bait station housing than the second end of the bait receptacle. 7. The reusable bait station of claim 1, wherein said bait station housing comprises a flat side and wherein said at least one external opening is located adjacent said flat side. 8. The reusable bait station of claim 1, wherein said bait receptacle is removable from said bait station housing without the use of a key. 9. The reusable bait station of claim 1, wherein the at least one latch release button is configured such that when it is actuated it causes the engagement member to disengage from the at least one latch member allowing the bait receptacle to be removed from the bait station housing. 10. The reusable bait station of claim 1, wherein the bait station defines in its interior a passage extending between the at least one external opening and the bait receptacle access opening; and wherein bait retained by the bait receptacle is located in the passage when the bait receptacle is inserted into the bait station housing. 11. A reusable bait station for pest control, comprising: a bait station housing having an exterior surface with a top wall, a bottom wall, and a sidewall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall and a side for placement against a wall, said bait station housing comprising: a first pest access opening extending through the sidewall of said bait station housing providing access for pests to pass through from outside of the bait station housing to an interior of the bait station housing;a bait receptacle access opening defined in the exterior surface of said bait station housing;a first latch member of said bait station housing; andthe top wall including a first latch release mechanism;a bait receptacle, wherein said bait receptacle and said bait station housing are respectively arranged and configured to allow said bait receptacle to be removably inserted into and removed from said bait station housing through said bait receptacle access opening defined in the exterior surface of said bait station housing, said bait receptacle comprising: a bait retaining element configured to retain an amount of bait;a first displaceable tab configured to engage said first latch member to retain said bait receptacle in said bait station housing, said first displaceable tab being configured for engagement by said first latch release mechanism such that when said first latch release mechanism is actuated, said first displaceable tab will be disengaged from said first latch member to allow said bait receptacle to be removed from said bait station housing; and a gripping element located on said bait receptacle at a location that is accessible when said bait receptacle is installed in said bait station housing; wherein the first pest access opening is configured to provide access to bait retained by the bait retaining element. 12. The reusable bait station of claim 11, wherein said bait station housing comprises: a transparent or translucent portion configured to allow a user to view the amount of bait retained by said bait receptacle and/or the interior of said bait station housing to determine whether a pest is located therein. 13. The reusable bait station of claim 11, wherein said bait station housing additionally comprises: a second latch member located in said bait station housing; anda second latch release mechanism located in said bait station housing; and wherein said bait receptacle additionally comprises: a second displaceable tab configured to engage said second latch member to retain said bait receptacle in said bait station housing, said second displaceable tab being configured for engagement by said second latch release mechanism, said second displaceable tab being engageable by said second latch release mechanism to disengage said second displaceable tab from said second latch member; wherein when said first and second displaceable tabs are respectively actuated by said first and second latch release mechanisms, said first and second displaceable tabs will be respectively disengaged from said first and second latch members to allow said bait receptacle to be removed from said bait station housing. 14. The reusable bait station of claim 13, wherein said first and second latch release mechanisms are arranged and configured on said bait station housing with respect to said gripping element located on said bait receptacle such that when said bait receptacle is located in said bait station housing, said first and second latch release mechanisms and said gripping element cannot be engaged with a single hand of a user to remove said bait receptacle from said bait station housing. 15. The reusable bait station of claim 11, wherein said bait station housing additionally comprises: a second pest access opening located in an other side of said bait station housing both adjacent said side of said bait station housing for placement against a wall and opposite said first pest access opening. 16. The reusable bait station of claim 15, wherein bait in said bait receptacle is accessible by way of said first and second pest access openings. 17. The reusable bait station of claim 15, wherein said first and second pest access openings are connected by a lateral interior passageway, said lateral interior passageway being coupled with a bait access passageway defined in said bait station housing perpendicular to said lateral interior passageway which provides access to bait located in said bait receptacle. 18. The reusable bait station of claim 11, wherein said bait station housing and said bait receptacle are formed from injection molded plastic. 19. The reusable bait station of claim 11, additionally comprising: a plurality of outwardly extending feet coupled to said bait station housing at a bottom side thereof and arranged and configured to stabilize said bait station housing. 20. The reusable bait station of claim 11, wherein said bait station housing additionally comprises: a pair of spaced-apart angled channels located within said bait station housing; and wherein said bait receptacle additionally comprises: a pair of flanges located on opposite sides of said bait receptacle; wherein said pair of flanges on said bait receptacle respectively are received into said pair of channels within said bait station housing to facilitate insertion of said bait receptacle into said bait station housing through said bait receptacle access opening.
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