Bird Feeder with Retractable Feeder Body
OwnerKim A. Sena, Jeffrey A. Elleninventors
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Abstract
A novel bird feeder is disclosed comprising a top portion with a hook, a cap and shield, and a bottom portion with a feeder body and a tray the top portion and the bottom portion being interconnected by a cable. One end of the cable is affixed to the bottom portion of the bird feeder and the other end of the cable is attached to a spring biased coil assembly located in the top portion. The bottom portion is then reversibly dislocatable from the top portion between an in-use condition and a re-supply condition.
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A novel bird feeder for feeding birds, and refillable with bird seed, comprising:
- A top portion with a cap, a hook, a shield, and a coil assembly, with the hook mounted onto said cap and projecting upwards with shield integrally formed around said cap, said hook being compatible for hanging from a support, and where the coil assembly is mounted inside of the cap and providing spring biased spooling for a cable;
- A bottom portion with a feeder body, a tray and a ring, where said feeder body includes an attachment point for a cable end;
- A cable interconnecting said top portion and said bottom portion, when one end of said cable is affixed to the coil assembly and is spooled thereon, and where the opposing end of the cable is affixed to the bottom portion by the attachment point;
- Where said top portion remains in place and said bottom portion is able to reversibly dislocate between an in-use condition and a re-supply condition and in the re-supply condition the user has access to the feeder body for the refilling of the feeder body with bird seed.
The bird feeder of claim Number 1, where the feeder body includes a feeder body top that is chamfered and where the cap includes a cap seat that is oriented to engage the feeder body top when in the in-sue condition and where the angle of the cap seat is matched for engagement with the chamfered feeder body top.
The bird feeder of claim Number 1, where the ring is located underneath the tray.
A novel bird feeder for feeding birds, and refillable with bird seed, comprising:
- A top portion with a cap, a hook, and a shield, with the hook mounted onto said cap and projecting upwards with shield integrally formed around said cap, said hook being compatible for hanging from a support;
- A bottom portion with a feeder body, a tray and a ring, where said feeder body includes an attachment point for a cable end;
- A cable interconnecting said top portion and said bottom portion;
- A coil assembly with a spring bias for spooling cable on said coil assembly, said spring bias calibrated to support the weight of the bottom portion as filled with bird food, where said coil assembly is affixed to one end of said cable and the other end of said cable is affixed to an attachment point on the bird feeder;
- Where said top portion remains in place and said bottom portion is able to reversibly dislocate between an in-use condition and a re-supply condition and in the re-supply condition the user has access to the feeder body for the refilling of the feeder body with bird seed.
The bird feeder of claim Number 5, where the feeder body includes a feeder body top that is chamfered and where the cap includes a cap seat that is oriented to engage the feeder body top when in the in-sue condition and where the angle of the cap seat is matched for engagement with the chamfered feeder body top.
The bird feeder of claim Number 5, where the ring is located underneath the tray.
The bird Feeder of claim Number 5, where the attachment point is located on the top portion.
The bird feeder of claim Number 5, where the attachment point is located on the bottom portion.
A novel bird feeder for feeding birds, and refillable with bird seed, comprising:
- A top portion with a cap, a hook, and a shield, with the hook mounted onto said cap and projecting upwards with shield integrally formed around said cap, said hook being compatible for hanging from a support;
- A bottom portion with a feeder body, a tray and a ring, where said feeder body includes an attachment point for a cable end;
- A cable interconnecting said top portion and said bottom portion;
- A coil assembly mounted in the top portion and with a spring bias for spooling cable on said coil assembly, said spring bias calibrated to support the weight of the bottom portion as filled with bird food, where said coil assembly is affixed to one end of said cable and the other end of said cable is affixed to an attachment point on the bird feeder;
- Where the attachment point is located on the bottom portion and includes a tube, cable supports, and a cable yoke, where said cable is affixed to the cable yoke by a cable anchor, the attachment point being located in substantial alignment with the feeder body top, the dislocation of the top portion and the bottom portion occurs where said top portion remains in place and said bottom portion is able to reversibly dislocate between an in-use condition and a re-supply condition and in the re-supply condition the user has access to the feeder body for the refilling of the feeder body with bird seed.
The bird feeder of claim Number 10, where the ring is located underneath the tray.
The bird feeder of claim Number 10, where the feeder body includes a feeder body top that is chamfered and where the cap includes a cap seat that is oriented to engage the feeder body top when in the in-sue condition and where the angle of the cap seat is matched for engagement with the chamfered feeder body top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.