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US 7,740,216 B1Granted
Suspension system for a bird feeder
AssigneeDroll Yankees, Inc.
InventorsBetsy P. Puckett, Paul Artigues
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Abstract
A support system for a bird feeder. The support system allows vertical and circumferential adjustment of the bird feeder, and prevents dislodgement of the bird feeder from the support system.
Claims22
A support system for suspending a bird feeder, comprising:
- a first support member having an upper end and a lower end, a second support member having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end of the first support member being constructed and arranged to support the second support member;
- a clamping assembly disposed at the lower end of the first support member, the clamping assembly including an upper clamp member and a lower clamp member, each of the upper and lower clamp members being adjustably and independently spaced apart and further including corresponding apertures for receiving the first support member therein, both of the upper and lower clamp members further including a pair of spaced apart adjustable jaws positioned about the first support member for adjusting the tension on the first support member such that the first support member is moveable within the apertures from a first position to a second position;
- each pair of jaws defining an adjustable gap therebetween;
- a fastening mechanism for each pair of jaws and that connects between the pair of jaws across the gap and for securing the jaws in place about the first support member;
- said clamping assembly being constructed and arranged to be disposed on opposite sides of a support rail from which the clamping assembly is to be held;
- said upper and lower clamp members each having facing clamping surfaces for positioning at respective opposite sides of said support rail;
- and further including a tensioning device carried by one of said upper and lower clamp members at said facing surface;
- said tensioning device being adjustable relative to the clamp member by which it is carried and including a handle end and an opposite gripping end having a bearing surface that directly contacts one side of said support rail;
- the facing clamping surface of the other one of said upper and lower clamping members directly contacting an opposite side of said support rail.
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A support system for suspending a bird feeder, comprising:
- a first support member having an upper end and a lower end, a second support member having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end of the first support member being constructed and arranged to support the second support member;
- a clamping assembly disposed at the lower end of the first support member, the clamping assembly including an upper clamp member and a lower clamp member, each of the upper and lower clamp members being adjustably spaced apart and further including corresponding apertures for receiving the first support member therein, each of the upper and lower clamp members further including a pair of spaced apart adjustable jaws for adjusting the tension on the first support member such that the first support member is moveable within the apertures front a first position to a second position;
- said clamping assembly being constructed and arranged to be disposed on opposite sides of a support rail from which the clamping assembly is to be held;
- said upper and lower clamp members each having facing clamping surfaces for positioning at respective opposite sides of said support rail;
- and further including a tensioning device carried by one of said upper and lower clamp members at said facing surface;
- said tensioning device being adjustable relative to the clamp member by which it is carried and including a handle end and an opposite gripping end having a bearing surface that directly contacts one side of said support rail;
- the facing clamping surface of the other one of said upper and lower clamping members directly contacting an opposite side of said support rail;
- and a securing knob disposed at the lower end of the second support member for alignment with an unthreaded surface of the first support member.
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A support system for suspending a bird feeder, comprising:
- at least a first support member having an upper end and a lower end;
- a clamping assembly disposed at an end of the first support member, the clamping assembly including an upper clamp member and a lower clamp member, each of the upper and lower clamp members being adjustably and independently spaced apart and further including corresponding apertures for receiving the first support member therein, both of the upper and lower clamp members further including a pair of spaced apart adjustable jaws positioned about the first support member for adjusting the tension on the first support member such that the first support member is moveable within the apertures;
- said clamping assembly being constructed and arranged to be disposed on opposite sides of a support rail from which the clamping assembly is to be held;
- said upper and lower clamp members each having facing clamping surfaces for positioning at respective opposite sides of said support rail;
- said upper and lower clamp members supported without any rigid connection therebetween so that the relative position therebetween can be adjusted so as to vary the spacing between the upper and lower clamp members so as to accommodate support rails of differing thickness;
- and further including a tensioning device carried by one of said upper and lower clamp members at said facing surface;
- the facing clamping surface of the other one of said upper and lower clamping members directly contacting an opposite side of said support rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.