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US 6,439,159 B1Granted
Fluid dripper for birds
OwnerJames R. Rizzoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus for dripping fluid to attract birds. The invention comprises a reservoir having an orifice and a tube extending therefrom. A valve is attached to the tube. The reservoir is filled with fluid which in turns passes through the orifice and tube, while the valve regulates the flow rate of the fluid through the tube. The invention has a receptacle beneath the tube to collect the fluid and a hanging mechanism for hanging the invention at the desired location.
Claims1
An apparatus for attracting birds comprising:
- a plastic cylindrical reservoir having a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end defining an orifice;
- a readily detachable lid attached at said top end of said reservoir;
- a wire attached to said top end of reservoir;
- a tube connected to and extending from said orifice;
- a roller clamp attached to said tube for regulating a flow of fluid through said tube;
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- a receptacle hooked to said bottom end of said reservoir by at least two chains;
- wherein said lid is removed to fill said reservoir with fluid and said fluid drips from said orifice, through said tube, at a constant rate as regulated by said roller clamp and said receptacle collects said fluid after said fluid passes through said tube.
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