Birdcage perch
AssigneeJ.W. Pet Company, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Willinger, Klaus Woltmann
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Abstract
A lightweight perch formed from plastic, wood or the like, has an outer surface on which is applied a granular material such as sand or the like. A thin layer of adhesive or solvent may be used to attach the granular material to the perch. The resultant perch duplicates the healthy, stimulative effects of expensive concrete and sand perches at a tremendously reduced weight and cost.
Claims46
A lightweight perch suitable for gripping by a bird and attaching to a birdcage comprising:
- a) a tip, a base opposite said tip and an outer gripping surface disposed between said tip and base,
- b) a granular material adhered to said outer gripping surface, and
- c) means for attaching the perch to a birdcage,
- d) wherein said attaching means are integrally formed with said base.
A lightweight perch suitable for gripping by a bird and attaching to a birdcage comprising:
- a) a tip, a base opposite said tip and an outer gripping surface disposed between said tip and base, said tip and base extending along a longitudinal axis of said perch, and
- b) a granular material adhered to said outer gripping surface,
- c) wherein a diameter of the-perch varies along the longitudinal axis to vary tension felt by a bird gripping the outer gripping surface, and
- d) wherein said outer gripping surface flares outwardly adjacent the base to discourage a bird from gripping the outer surface adjacent the base.
A perch comprising:
- a) a first end, a second end opposite said first end and an outer gripping surface disposed between said first and second ends,
- b) wherein said outer gripping surface flares outwardly adjacent one of said first and second ends to deter a bird from gripping the outer surface adjacent said end.
An injection molded perch comprising:
- a) an injection molded first part,
- b) an injection molded second part attached to said injection-molded first part to form a continuous outer gripping surface.
A perch comprising:
- a) a first end, a second end opposite said first end and an outer gripping surface disposed between said first and second ends along a longitudinal axis of said perch, and
- b) wherein a diameter of said outer gripping surface varies along said longitudinal axis between said first and second ends.
A perch comprising:
- a) a first end, a second end opposite said first end and an outer gripping surface disposed between said first and second ends along a longitudinal axis of said perch, and
- b) a granular material applied in whole or in part to said outer gripping surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.