Bird screen
OwnerRandy Connerinventor
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Abstract
A bird screen is provided having a post assembly and a feeder assembly. The post assembly has a ground spike and a first support pipe is disposed internal to the ground spike. A second support pipe is disposed in the first support pipe and the second support pipe has a locking collar that supports the bird feeder assembly. The bird feeder assembly has a frame that is supported by the locking collar. The second support pipe extends through the frame and a screen and a bird feeder cover and into a birdfeeder to secure the birdfeeder in place. The feeder assembly has first, second, third and fourth support posts, and has first, second, third and fourth feeder sidewalls at least one of which is connected to the frame with hinges and is movable between up and down positions on hinges.
Claims19
A bird screen comprising:
- a pipe assembly having a ground spike having a ground spike opening and the ground spike defines a ground spike interior;
- the pipe assembly further including a first support pipe having opposed first and second first support pipe ends and wherein the second support pipe end is disposed in the ground spike interior and the first support pipe end is exposed and the first support pipe has an internal diameter, and the pipe assembly includes a second support pipe having an external diameter that is less than the internal diameter of the first support pipe and a portion of the second support pipe is fitted in the first support and joined to the first support pipe;
- the pipe assembly further includes a locking collar that is fitted around the second support pipe and held in place such that it is spaced from the first support pipe end and the exposed end of the second support pipe;
- and,
- a bird feeder assembly fitted on the second support pipe such that the bird feeder assembly is supported on the locking collar.
A bird screen comprising:
- a bird feeder assembly having a frame having opposed first and second support members that are connected to opposed third and fourth support members and includes a pair of parallel first and second cross support members that are connected to each of the third and fourth support members, and includes a pair of parallel first and second internal cross member that are each connected to the second cross support member and the first support member, and includes a pair of parallel third and fourth internal cross members that are each is connected to the second support member and the second cross support member;
- the frame further includes a central support block that is supported by and connected to the first and second cross support members, and the central support block defines a central block opening, and the frame has opposed first and second frame sides;
- a screen that defines a screen opening that is supported on and connected to the first frame side and a bird feeder cover that defines a bird feeder cover opening is disposed on the screen and the bird feeder cover opening and the screen opening are aligned;
- and,
- and a bird feeder that is disposed on the bird feeder cover and wherein the bird feeder defines a bird feeder recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.