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US 7,841,297 B2Granted
Anti-pest bird feeder apparatus
OwnerRobert R. Zigan, Jeff Brickmaninventors
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Abstract
An anti-pest feeder apparatus whose box contains a hinged lid. The lid and a front compartment of the box are fitted with substantially transverse exposed alternating positive and negative circuits. The remote control provides for instantly initialized current through the circuits, whether lid and box bottom, or bottom only. A master control switch turns the electronic shock potential on and off.
Claims11
A bird and animal feeder apparatus with selective electric shock pest repelling function, the apparatus comprising:
- a parallelepiped box, the box having a first side wall, a second side wall, a back wall, and a bottom;
- a lid for the box, the lid having a top and a bottom;
- a removable transparent partition continuously disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the partition divides an interior of the box into a front compartment and a mechanical compartment, the mechanical compartment comprising electronic components comprised of:
- a battery/receiver;
- a distributor;
- a control switch;
- electrical communication between the electronic components;
- a slanted interior divider disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall and further disposed between the transparent partition and the back wall;
- an access door in the first side wall, the access door accessing the mechanical compartment;
- a door hinge affixing the access door to the first side wall;
- a door handle on the door;
- a door latch for the access door, the door latch mounted on the first side wall;
- at least two longitudinal slats disposed on the bottom in the front compartment;
- a plurality of insulated terminals on the slats;
- exposed negative and positive circuits alternately disposed in transverse array upon the terminals, the circuits in communication with the distributor;
- means for selectively activating the negative and positive circuits.
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A bird and animal feeder apparatus with selective electric shock pest repelling function, the apparatus comprising:
- a parallelepiped box, the box having a first side wall, a second side wall, a back wall, and a bottom;
- a lid for the box, the lid having a top and a bottom;
- a removable transparent partition continuously disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the partition divides an interior of the box into a front compartment and a mechanical compartment, the mechanical compartment comprising electronic components comprised of:
- a battery/receiver;
- a distributor;
- a control switch;
- electrical communication between the electronic components;
- a slanted interior divider disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall and further disposed between the transparent partition and the back wall;
- an access door in the first side wall, the access door accessing the mechanical compartment;
- a door hinge affixing the access door to the first side wall;
- a door handle on the door;
- a door latch for the access door, the door latch mounted on the first side wall;
- at least two longitudinal slats disposed on the bottom in the front compartment;
- a plurality of insulated terminals on the slats;
- a plurality of insulated terminals on the lid top;
- exposed negative and positive circuits alternately disposed in transverse array upon the terminals of the slats and of the lid top, the circuits in communication with the distributor;
- means for activating the negative and positive circuits.
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A bird feeder apparatus with selective electric shock pest repelling function, the apparatus comprising:
- a parallelepiped box, the box having a first side wall, a second side wall, a back wall, and a bottom;
- a lid for the box, the lid having a top and a bottom;
- a pair of lid hinges affixing the lid to the back wall;
- a vertical groove in an interior of the first side wall and the second side wall, the groove at an approximate midpoint of the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a transparent partition removably inserted within the grooves, the partition continuously disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall, thereby dividing an interior of the box into a front compartment and a mechanical compartment, the mechanical compartment comprising electronic components comprised of:
- a battery/receiver;
- a distributor;
- a control switch;
- electrical communication between the electronic components;
- a slanted interior divider disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall and further disposed between the transparent partition and the back wall;
- an access door in the first side wall, the access door accessing the mechanical compartment;
- a door hinge affixing the access door to the first side wall;
- a door handle on the door;
- a door latch for the access door, the door latch mounted on the first side wall;
- at least two longitudinal slats disposed on the bottom in the front compartment;
- a plurality of insulated terminals on the slats;
- a plurality of insulated terminals on the lid top;
- exposed negative and positive circuits alternately disposed upon the terminals of the slats and of the lid top, the circuits in communication with the distributor;
- a remote control for selectively initializing current through the circuits of the slats and of the top, the remote control comprising:
- an on rocker;
- an off button;
- an activator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.