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US 11,712,036 B2Granted
Bird deterrent with insertion molded metal spikes
AssigneeBird-B-Gone, Inc.
InventorBruce Donoho
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Abstract
The present invention provides deterrent devices for birds and other animals. The device includes a plurality of wires/spikes insertion molded into an elongated plastic base. Each of the wires extends out left and right sides of the base, with alternating angles between 50 and 90°. The bends of at least three sequential wires on the left side of the base are substantially colinear, and the bends of at least three sequential wires on the right side of the base are substantially colinear.
Claims9
An animal deterrent comprising:
- an elongated plastic base having a top and a bottom, and sequentially positioned, insertion molded, first, second, and third wires;
- each of the at least first, second, and third wires extending out left and right the sides of the base, and having corresponding left and right bends that point left and right ends of the respective wires upwards from the base;
- a first stabilizing wing that extends out of left and right sides of the base, wherein the first stabilizing wing is at a position (1) spaced apart from the first and second wires and between (2) the first and second wires;
- wherein a portion of the first wire between the corresponding left and right bends has a flattened cross-section;
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- wherein the left bends of the first, second, and third wires are substantially colinear, and the right bends of the first, second, and third wires are substantially colinear.
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