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US 12,063,923 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.
Claims11
An animal deterrent comprising:
- an elongated base having a top and a bottom, and left and right sides;
- first, second, and third wires that each (i) extend through the left and right sides of the base (ii) have corresponding left and right bends that point left and right portions of the respective wires upwards from the base, and base portions between the respective left and right bends;
- in the first wire, a cross-section of the base portion has a different shape from a cross-section of the left portion;
- a first stabilizing wing that extends out of the left and right sides of the base;
- wherein the first, second, and third wires are sequentially positioned;
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- wherein the first stabilizing wing is positioned along the base between the first and second wires.
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