Appeal No. 1999-2556
Application 08/774,848
(specification, page 2). Claims 1, 25 and 44 are illustrative
and read as follows:
1. An animal control device comprising:
a base portion having a plurality of containing regions;
a cap portion which covers said containing regions to
prevent the gravitational accumulation of material in said
containing regions;
at least two odor-producing odorous substances located
within said containing regions of said base portion and
exposed to an ambient environment surrounding the device; and
a stake which passes through said base portion and said
cap portion to removably secure said cap portion in position
over said base portion, and to secure said base portion to the
ground;
wherein one of said substances produces respective odors
which repel certain creatures and another of said substances
produces other respective odors which attract desirable
creatures, said odors from said substances being released to
the ambient environment.
25. A pest control system, comprising:
a plurality of pest control devices interconnected
together to form a pest control barrier surrounding a certain
geographic area, wherein each of said pest control devices
includes
A. a base portion having a containing region;
B. a cap portion which covers said containing region to
prevent the gravitational accumulation of material in said
containing region; and
C. at least one odor-producing odorous substance located
within said containing region of said base portion and exposed
to an ambient environment surrounding the device to allow
odors from said odorous substance to be released to the
surrounding ambient environment.
44. An animal control device comprising:
a base portion for containing a plurality of different
odorous substances; and
a cap portion for covering said substances;
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