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US 11,140,877 B2Granted
Top-fill hummingbird feeder with vented press fit cap
AssigneeWoodstream Corporation
InventorsLuke Benjamin Haney, Steven Charles Lorraine
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Abstract
A top-fill hummingbird feeder is provided having a nectar container removably coupled to a feeding basin, the nectar container including a top opening closed by a cap. The cap has a sealing member configured to have an interference press fit with the top opening of the nectar container. The sealing member includes at least one void to allow air passage so that liquid can flow from the nectar container into the feeding basin when the feeder is in use.
Claims12
A top-fill hummingbird feeder comprising:
- a nectar container having a lower end with a bottom opening and an upper end with a top opening;
- a feeding basin removably coupled to the lower end of the nectar container and in liquid flow communication with said bottom opening;
- a cap including a downwardly projecting annular rim on a bottom surface thereof;
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- a sealing member separate from the cap and including an annular ring that encircles the cap rim with an inner edge of said sealing member being in abutment with an outer surface of said annular rim when the sealing member is mounted to the cap, the sealing member configured for an interference press fit with the top opening of the nectar container, the sealing member including at least one void to allow air passage so that liquid is able to flow from the nectar container into the feeding basin when the feeder is in use.
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A top-fill hummingbird feeder comprising:
- a nectar container having a lower end with a bottom opening and an upper end with a top opening;
- a feeding basin removably coupled the lower end of the nectar container and in liquid flow communication with said bottom opening;
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- a cap assembly for closing the top opening of the nectar container, the cap assembly including a cap and a sealing member configured for an interference press fit within the top opening of the nectar container, the sealing member including a plurality of fins each having at least one void therein to allow air passage through said voids so that liquid is able to flow from the nectar container into the feeding basin when the feeder is in use.
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A top-fill hummingbird feeder comprising:
- a nectar container having a lower end with a bottom opening and an upper end with a top opening;
- a cap including a downwardly projecting annular rim on a bottom surface thereof;
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- a sealing member including an annular ring that encircles the cap rim with an inner edge of said sealing member being in abutment with an outer surface of said annular rim when the sealing member is mounted to the cap, the sealing member configured for an interference press fit with the top opening of the nectar container, the sealing member including at least one void to allow air passage so that liquid is able to flow from the nectar container into a feeding basin of the feeder when the feeder is in use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.