Bird shower
OwnerHerbert Ellerstorfer, Leopold Anetsederinventors
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Abstract
A bird-shower-bath comprising a shower-head positioned over a bottom portion which serves both as a water-collector and reservoir. A pump, when operative, transfers water from the bottom portion to the shower-head; the pump being made operative by a switch which is in turn actuated by the movement of a movable platform or tub. In use, contact by a bird with the movable platform is sufficient to actuate the mechanism.
Claims29
A bird-shower bath comprising a shower-head positioned over a bottom portion, said bottom portion serving as a water reservoir and being substantially open at its top to receive water from said shower-head;
- a movable platform adaptable to accommodate a bird and positioned in said bottom portion;
- a biasing means to maintain said movable platform in a rest position;
- an electrically operated pump positioned to receive and transfer water from said bottom portion to said shower-head;
- a conduit means for transferring the pumped water, connected at one end to said pump and at the other end to said shower-head;
- a switching means operatively connected to said pump, said switching means comprising a combination of a reed relay mounted on said bottom portion and a magnet mounted on said movable platform and being actuated by movement of said movable platform from its rest position whereby the force exerted by a bird contacting said movable platform actuates said switching means causing said pump to operate and transfer water from said bottom portion to said shower-head.
A bird-shower-bath comprising a shower-head positioned over a bottom portion, said bottom portion serving as a water reservoir and being substantially open at its top to receive water from said shower-head;
- a substantially rectangular movable platform adaptable to accommodate a bird and positioned in said bottom portion, said movable platform having at least one hole;
- a biasing means to maintain said movable platform in a rest position;
- an electrically operated pump positioned to receive and transfer water from said bottom portion to said shower-head;
- a battery supplying low voltage electrical power to said pump;
- a conduit means for transferring the pumped water, connected at one end to said pump and at the other end to said shower-head;
- a switching means operatively connected to said pump, said switching means comprising a combination of a reed relay mounted on said bottom portion and a magnet mounted on said movable platform and being actuated by movement of said movable platform from its rest position whereby the force exerted by a bird contacting said movable platform actuates said switching means causing said pump to operate and transfer water from said bottom portion to said shower-head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.