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US 6,637,373 B2Granted
Nesting box
OwnerSøren Rasmusseninventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a punched out sheet for use in making a bird-nesting box without using tools or other aids and to a bird nesting box made from the same. The sheet has an interconnected outer part and an inner punch-out part. The outersheet has a carrier handle and devices for adjustment and reinforcement of the entrance and exit hole of the box. The inner part has bipartite suspension devices, a surface device in the form of a ladder and a transverse device in the form of a guard against predators.
Claims16
A punch-out sheet for use in making a bird nesting box without using tools or other aids, comprising:
- interconnected outer and inner sheets, wherein the inner sheet includes a front portion, first and second side portions, an outer back portion, a lid portion and a floor portion, the portions having folding lines between them and including a plurality of slots and tabs formed on the various portions to enable the nesting box to be assembled,
- with the outer sheet including a carrier handle and one or several devices for preparing, adjusting and reinforcing an entrance and exit hole for the box, and
- with the inner sheet having an integral, at least dual, suspension system and a surface device that is arranged on an inner wall of the box when assembled and that assists fledglings in accessing the hole, and a transverse device in the form of a guard against predators for arrangement under the entrance and exit hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.