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US 5,957,087 AGranted
Bird feeder with a removable feed drawer
OwnerCarol P. Bonder, Murray Bonderinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a bird feeder having a bottom structure, a roof structure, and a side support structure extending between the bottom and roof structures. Disposed within the bird feeder is a sliding feed drawer. The sliding feed drawer normally assumes a position within the bird feeder. However the entire feed drawer can be removed from the bird feeder for easy and convenient cleaning.
Claims18
A bird feeder comprising:
- a) a bottom frame;
- b) a series of corner posts extending vertically upwardly from the bottom frame;
- c) a roof supported by the corner posts;
- d) a series of open side areas formed between the respective corner posts that permits birds to fly through the bird feeder and between the bottom frame and roof;
- e) a removable feed drawer mounted over the bottom frame and slideable back and forth across the bottom frame, and wherein the feed drawer is slideable outwardly from the bird feeder such that it can be cleaned and replenished with feed;
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- f) the removable feed drawer including a bottom screen for retaining bird feed therein.
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A bird feeder with a removable feed drawer comprising:
- a) a bottom structure;
- b) a roof structure disposed over the bottom structure;
- c) a support structure including a series of support posts extending between the bottom and roof structures for supporting the roof structure over the bottom structure;
- d) a sliding and removable feed drawer normally disposed in the bird feeder and supported therein over the bottom structure;
- e) the sliding feed drawer being movable between a normal feeding position where the feed drawer lies within the bird feeder to a retracted position where the feed drawer is no longer confined within the bird feeder such that in the retracted position the feed drawer can be easily and conveniently cleaned;
- f) the removable feed drawer including a screen that forms the bottom of the feed drawer and
- g) a series of open fly through areas defined between the respective support posts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.