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US 12,102,062 B2Granted
Top-fill hummingbird feeder with float valve base closure mechanism
AssigneeWoodstream Corporation
InventorsRobert T. Cruz, Marko Konstantin Lubic
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Abstract
A top-fill hummingbird feeder includes a liquid container with a liquid opening at a lower end. A feeding basin is positioned below the liquid container for containing nectar accessed by birds. A sealing mechanism includes a valve responsive to a nectar level in the feeding basin for opening and closing the liquid opening.
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A top-fill hummingbird feeder comprising:
- a liquid container with a liquid opening at a lower end;
- a feeding basin positioned below the liquid container for containing nectar accessed by birds;
- a sealing mechanism including a float valve responsive to a nectar level in the feeding basin for opening and closing the liquid opening, the valve is movable between a first position in which liquid is permitted to flow from the container and into the basin, and a second position in which liquid is prevented from flowing from the container into the basin, the sealing mechanism including a plug and a float, the float being movable in a vertical direction with the nectar level within the basin for biasing the plug into and out of a sealing position associated with the first position of the valve;
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- a lever pivotally mounted to the basin, the lever having a first end engaging with the float, and a second end engaging with the plug.
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A top-fill hummingbird feeder comprising:
- a liquid container with a liquid opening at a lower end;
- a feeding basin positioned below the liquid container for containing nectar accessed by birds, the feeding basin including an opening in communication with the liquid opening;
- a sealing mechanism including a valve responsive to a nectar level in the feeding basin for opening and closing the opening of the feeding basin, the valve including a plug, and a float movable with the nectar level within the basin for biasing the plug into and out of a sealing position in which the opening of the feeding basin is closed;
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- a lever pivotally mounted to the basin and having a first end engaging with the float, and a second end biasing the plug.
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A top-fill hummingbird feeder comprising:
- a feeding basin for engaging with a liquid container, the feeding basin adapted to contain nectar received by the liquid container to be accessed by birds, the feeding basin including an opening adapted to be in communication with a liquid opening of the liquid container;
- a sealing mechanism including a valve responsive to a nectar level in the feeding basin for opening and closing the opening of the feeding basin, the valve including a plug, and a float movable with the nectar level within the basin for biasing the plug into and out of a sealing position in which the opening of the feeding basin is closed;
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- a lever pivotally mounted to the basin and engaging with the float and the plug, wherein, in response to movement of the float, the lever biasing the plug into and out of a sealing position in which the opening of the feeding basin is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.