Apparatus for supporting birdhouses, feeders and the like from differentiated members
OwnerDavid A. Byrdinventor
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Abstract
According to the invention there is provided a system for supporting fixtures such as birdhouses, lanterns and feeders from differentiated supports. The apparatus includes a mounting board having front and back major surfaces. At least a first and preferably first and second horizontal rows of a plurality of slots pass through the backplane member from the back to the front major surfaces. A retainer strap is fitted through a pair of slots in each row and is closable to form a circuit, which may be sized to fit around a post, branch or trunk abutting the back major surface of the backplane. A support is pivotally attached to the front major surface and is positionable to provide a ledge.
Claims13
Apparatus comprising:
- a mounting board having a flat front major surface and a flat back major surface;
- a plurality of slots arranged in at least a first row with respect to the mounting board, the plurality of slots comprising a number of slots greater than two, allowing the user to select a pair of slots best spaced to fit an external support;
- a belt fitted through at least two slots in the first row and extending outwardly from the flat back major surface;
- a shelf having a flat upper major surface and a lower major surface and extending outwardly from the flat front major surface;
- a hinge oriented with its axis of rotation parallel to the first row of slots attaching the mounting board to the shelf;
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- a restraint removably positioned between the shelf and the mounting board for limiting rotation of the support on the mounting board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.