Lantern Shaped Bird Feeder
AssigneeBrome Bird Care Inc.
InventorPaul L. Cote
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Abstract
A bird feeder comprising a seed container, a center tube formed within the seed container, a seed tray, an independently calibrated cartridge spring assembly having a center rod, a spring extending about the center rod with the center rod extending downwardly of said center tube, a cover, and a hanger engaged with an upper portion of the center tube to thereby retain the cover in position, a shroud having a perch member and a central opening therein to permit the lower end of the center rod to pass therethrough, and a retainer secured to the lower end of the spring assembly.
Claims12
A bird feeder comprising:
- a seed container;
- a center tube within said seed container;
- a seed tray;
- a cartridge spring assembly comprising a center rod, a spring extending about said center rod, said spring assembly fitting within said center tube and said center rod extending outwardly at a lower end thereof;
- a cover, said cover having an aperture, said center tube passing through said aperture;
- a hanger, said hanger being engaged with an upper portion of said center tube to thereby retain said cover in position;
- a shroud having a perch member, said shroud and said spring assembly being attached;
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- a retainer secured to said lower end of said spring assembly to retain said shroud in position.
A method of manufacturing a bird feeder comprising the step of preassembling a spring cartridge and testing said spring cartridge to ensure that the spring is calibrated to a desired tension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.