Modular birding accessory pole system

A pole system for supporting birding accessories, such as bird feeders, perches or bird houses, the pole system comprising:

• an elongated hollow outer tube having an outer surface with a non-circular cross-section, said outer tube including a disk attached at a bottom end, said disk having a bottom surface configured to engage the ground;
• an elongated post having an auger at one end configured to be driven into the ground, said elongated post sized to be received through the outer tube and having a length greater than the length of said elongated outer tube so that the opposite end of said post can be engaged outside said tube when said auger is driven into the ground;
• an engagement between said outer tube and said elongated post so that said disk engages the ground when said auger is driven into the ground;
• a clamp configured to releasably engage the outer surface of said outer tube, said clamp including;
• opposite jaws pivotably connected to each other by an axle extending through colinear bushings included on one side of each of said opposite jaws, said opposite jaws each including a pair of inner surfaces configured to form a non-circular cross-section when the jaws are closed to engage said outer surface of said outer tube;
• a locking mechanism between said opposite jaws on an opposite side of said jaws opposite said one side, said locking mechanism configured to lock said opposite jaws together when the jaws are closed about said outer tube;
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• at least one jaw of said opposite jaws including an elongated recess along a side of the at least one jaw between said one side and said opposite side thereof;
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• an accessory including an elongated tongue sized and configured for removable slidable engagement within said elongated recess.

A pole system for supporting birding accessories, such as bird feeders, perches or bird houses, the pole system comprising:

• an elongated hollow outer tube having an outer surface and a disk attached at a bottom end, said disk having a bottom surface configured to engage the ground;
• an elongated post having an auger at one end configured to be driven into the ground, said elongated post sized to be received through the outer tube and having a length greater than the length of said elongated outer tube so that the opposite end of said post can be engaged outside said tube when said auger is driven into the ground;
• an engagement between said outer tube and said elongated post so that said disk engages the ground when said auger is driven into the ground;
• a clamp configured to releasably engage the outer surface of said outer tube, said clamp including opposite jaws pivotably connected to each other and configured to releasably engage an outer surface of said outer tube, at least one of said opposite jaws including a mounting feature for mating with and supporting an accessory on said pole system;
• at least one accessory, said accessory including an elongated tongue sized and configured for removable engagement within said mounting feature of said clamp;
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• a doubler including;
• a pair of sleeves, each sized and configured to removably receive said elongated tongue of said at least one accessory;
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• a mounting plate connected to and supporting said pair of sleeves, said mounting plate sized and configured for removable engagement within said mounting feature of said clamp.