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US 5,682,835 AGranted
Bird feeder
AssigneeSafety 1st, Inc.
InventorsGlen V. Walter, Mark P. Zieff, John B. Stone, Leon A. Gainsboro
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Abstract
A bird feeder assembly having a funnel integrated into the feeder assembly facilitates the filling of the bird feed container.
Claims22
A bird feeder assembly comprising
- a feed container having an opening through which feed may be introduced into the container,
- and a funnel integrated into the assembly, which may be mounted so as to register with the opening to facilitate filling the container with feed, said funnel being integrated into the assembly when the feeder is in the feeding configuration in a position which is different from the position of the funnel when it registers with the opening.
A bird feeder assembly comprising
- a feed container having an opening through which feed may be introduced into the container,
- the opening being at the bottom of the container when the feeder is in its feeding configuration,
- and a funnel integrated into the assembly, which may be mounted so as to register with the opening to facilitate filling the container with feed.
A bird feeder comprising
- a feed container having top and bottom ends with at least one end being an open end,
- a cover having a top portion and detachably secured to the top end of the container and being funnel-shaped and capable of functioning as a funnel when inverted,
- said cover including a discharge spout at the top portion and sized to fit into the open end of the container whereby the cover when inverted may register with the open end when the container is positioned with its open end on top to facilitate pouring feed into the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.