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US 5,845,605 AGranted
Bird bath
OwnerGerald E. Malamphyinventor
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Abstract
A bird bath including a base having a basin for holding a first supply of water for a bird to access and a housing including a reservoir for holding a second supply of water. The housing is spaced vertically above the base so that the reservoir is positioned above the basin. The reservoir includes a drain hole for allowing water to drop from the second supply of water to the first supply of water causing a ripple on the surface of the first supply of water so that the first supply of water is less likely to freeze.
Claims20
A bird bath comprising:
- a base including a basin for holding a first supply of water having a top surface for a bird to access, the basin including a perch and an overflow hole located vertically below the perch so that level of the first supply of water in the basin does not rise above the overflow hole and the perch remains dry;
- a housing including a reservoir for holding a second supply of water, the housing spaced vertically above the base so that the reservoir is positioned above the basin, the reservoir including a drain hole in alignment over the first supply of water for allowing water to drop directly from the second supply of water to the first supply of water striking the top surface of the first supply of water and causing a ripple on the first supply of water and wherein the drain hole is spaced vertically above the overflow hole so that water dropping from the second supply of water continues to strike the top surface of the first supply of water even when the top surface of the first supply of water has reached the drain hole.
A bird bath comprising:
- a base including a basin for holding a first supply of water for a bird to access;
- a housing including a reservoir for holding a second supply of water, the housing spaced vertically above the base so that the reservoir is positioned above the basin, the reservoir including a drain hole for allowing water to drop from the second supply of water to the first supply of water causing a ripple on the first supply of water;
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- means for changing the flow rate of water from the second supply of water in the reservoir to the first supply of water in the basin.
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A bird bath comprising:
- a base including a basin for holding a first supply of water for a bird to access;
- a housing including a reservoir for holding a second supply of water having a top surface, the housing spaced vertically above the base so that the reservoir is positioned above the basin, the reservoir including a drain hole for allowing water to drop from the second supply of water to the first supply of water causing a ripple on the first supply of water;
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- wherein the drain hole is located below the top surface of the second supply of water so that water flows into the drain hole from below the top surface of the second supply.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.