Bird feeder
OwnerGeorge R. LaVanishinventor
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Abstract
A bird feeder that uses the standard size half-gallon rectangular milk type containers commonly used for liquids. The bird feeder includes a base having a front and back. A back support is attached near the back of the base. Two side supports are attached to the base and the back support. A front support is attached between the two side supports. A feed lip is attached to the base near the front of the base. A container area is formed by the front, back, and side supports and is sized just enough to receive and fit the milk type container. A container lip support mounted in the container area between the side supports and near the base to aid in retaining a lip of the milk type container in position.
Claims16
A bird feeder used in combination with a milk type container with a spout and cap for the spout, the combination comprising:
- a base having a front and back;
- a back support attached near said back of said base;
- two side supports, each of said side supports attached to said base and said back support;
- a front support attached between said two side supports;
- a feed lip attached to said base near said front of said base;
- a container area formed by said front, back, and side supports sized just enough to receive and fit the milk type container;
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- a container lip support mounted in said container area between said side supports and near said base to aid in retaining a lip of the milk type container in position.
A bird feeder used in combination with two milk type containers with a spout and cap for the spout, the combination comprising:
- a base having a front and back;
- a back support attached between said back and front of said base;
- two sets of two side supports, a set of said side supports attached between said back support and said base near said front of said base, a set of said side supports attached between said back support and said base near said back of said base;
- a front support attached between each set of said two side supports;
- a feed lip attached to said base near said front of said base;
- a feed lip attached to said base near said back of said base;
- a container area formed by each set of said front, back, and side supports which is sized just enough to receive and fit each of the two milk type containers;
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- a container lip support mounted in each of said container areas between said side supports and near said base to aid in retaining a lip of each of the two milk type containers in position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.