Unitary configured bird repellent apparatus
AssigneeBird-B-Gone, Inc.
InventorBruce A. Donoho
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Abstract
A bird repellent apparatus having an integral base member and a plurality of prongs. The base member, by means of a plurality of tabs having holes for receiving screws or other fasteners, can be affixed to virtually any desired surface. The plurality of prongs with sharp tips presents an impossible barrier to birds that would otherwise land or perch on the surface to which the present invention is affixed. The combined base member and prongs are formed from injection molded plastic structure that also provide the tabs having holes to secure the base member to the underlying surface.
Claims25
A bird deterrent for mounting on a surface, comprising:
- an elongated rail of plastic;
- a plurality of pairs of prongs extending laterally from opposite sides of the rail such that successive prongs on each side of the rail-alternate between a higher position and a lower position;
- a plurality of upwardly extending intermediate prongs disposed among the pairs of laterally extending prongs;
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- wherein the rail, the pairs of laterally extending prongs and the intermediate prongs are all injection molded as a single continuous piece.
A bird deterrent comprising:
- a single injection molded piece having an elongated base;
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- pluralities of laterally and upwardly extending prongs that collectively project from a rail in five different directions from the base, wherein the laterally extending prongs on each side of the rail alternate between lower and higher angles relative to the base.
A bird deterrent for mounting on a surface, comprising:
- an elongated rail and a plurality of laterally extending prongs which is injection molded as a single continuous piece, said laterally extending prongs alternating at various angles of no more than 70 degrees relative to the underlying surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.