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US 2024/0180125 A1Published application
Bird Feeder With Mixed Seed Feed Port
AssigneeWoodstream Corporation
InventorCody Litwiller
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Abstract
A mesh feed port for a bird feeder comprises a plurality of intersecting members defining a periodic pattern of openings. The openings include a plurality of first openings sized to receive a seed of a first size in a predetermined orientation, a plurality of second openings sized to receive a seed of a second size distinct from the first size in a predetermined orientation, and a plurality of third openings sized to receive a seed of a third size distinct from the first size and the second size in a predetermined orientation.
Claims20
A bird feeder comprising:
- a housing;
- a seed reservoir defined within the housing and including at least one seed access opening;
- and
- a mesh feed port fitted over the at least one seed opening, the feed port defining a periodic pattern of openings of a plurality of predetermined sizes in communication with the seed reservoir, the feed port arranged such that the plurality of openings extend into a side of the feeder, the plurality of openings including:
- a plurality of first openings sized to receive a first seed type of a first size;
- a plurality of second openings sized to receive a second seed type of a second size greater than the first size;
- and
- a plurality of third openings sized to receive a third seed type of a third size, the openings are arranged in rows and columns.
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A bird feeder, comprising:
- a housing;
- a seed reservoir defined within the housing and including at least one seed access opening;
- and
- a mesh feed port fitted over the at least one seed opening, the feed port defining a periodic pattern of openings of a plurality of predetermined sizes in communication with the seed reservoir, the feed port arranged such that the plurality of openings extend into a side of the feeder, the plurality of openings including:
- a plurality of first openings sized to receive a first seed type of a first size;
- and
- a plurality of second openings sized to receive a second seed type of a second size, wherein the smallest dimension of each of the first and second openings is greater than the larger of the average thickness or average width of a respective one of the first and second seed sizes.
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A bird feeder comprising:
- a housing;
- a seed reservoir defined within the housing and including at least one seed access opening;
- and
- a feed port fitted over the at least one seed opening, the feed port comprising a single mesh element defining a periodic pattern of openings of a plurality of predetermined sizes in communication with the seed reservoir, the openings including:
- a plurality of first openings sized to receive a first seed type of a first size;
- a plurality of second openings sized to receive a second seed type of a second size;
- and
- a plurality of third openings sized to receive a third seed type of a third size, wherein a smallest dimension of each of the first, second and third openings is greater than the larger of an average thickness or an average width of a respective one of the first, second and third seed sizes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.