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US 2021/0007331 A1Published application
Bird feeder
AssigneeTaizhou Huangyan Jingying Design Co., Ltd.
InventorZhimin Ge
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Abstract
A bird feeder includes a pushbutton activated positioning mechanism in a hub of a hinged cover for fastening or unfastening a rope having a bottom end secured to a feeding pan. The cover is releasably secured to a seed container by a latch. Together they prevent the cover from being accidentally disengaged from the seed container.
Claims4
A bird feeder comprising:
- a cover comprising a hub extending upward, a lateral receptacle in the hub, and a latch extending downward;
- a feeding pan;
- a positioning mechanism disposed in the lateral receptacle and comprising an open cavity, a first biased button in the open cavity and partially extending out of the lateral receptacle, and a longitudinal hole through the open cavity;
- a seed container disposed on the feeding pan and comprising a feeding chamber hingedly secured to the cover and a discharging chamber releasably secured to the feeding chamber and the feeding pan respectively wherein the feeding chamber includes a recessed member disposed on an upper edge, and a second biased button disposed in the recessed member;
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- a rope passing through the longitudinal hole and the hub to extend out of the cover;
- wherein the rope is fastened by the first biased button in a closed state of the cover, and the first biased button is configured to unfasten the rope by pressing;
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- wherein the latch is fastened in the recessed member by the second biased button in the closed state of the cover, and the second biased button is configured to unfasten the latch by pressing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.