Tail feather display apparatus
AssigneeSwarthout Wildlife Mounting Systems, LLC
InventorLance D. Swarthout
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Abstract
A display for tail feathers of a game bird is provided which includes a wall plate lying in a first plane and a design plate attached to the wall plate. The design plate is spaced apart from the wall plate and is in a second plane parallel to said wall plate. A feather cover plate is attached to the design plate. The feather cover plate is spaced apart from both said wall plate and said design plate and is in a third plane parallel to said wall plate. The wall plate and the feather cover plate form a cavity to receive and hold tail feathers of a game bird.
Claims17
A display apparatus for a fan of tail feathers of a game bird comprising:
- a) a wall plate lying in a first plane and adapted to be mounted to and to lie flat against a vertical wall;
- b) a design plate attached to said wall plate, said design plate being spaced apart and lying in a second plane parallel to said wall plate;
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- c) a feather cover plate attached to said design plate, said feather cover plate being spaced apart from both said wall plate and said design plate and lying in a third plane parallel to said wall plate, said second plane being between said first plane and said third plane, said wall plate and said feather cover plate forming a cavity to receive and hold a fan of tail feathers of a game bird;
- wherein said design plate is attached to said wall plate with a pair of connecting tabs, said connecting tabs being transverse to said design plate and said wall plate;
- wherein said design plate is attached to said feather cover plate with a connecting plate said connecting plate being transverse to said design plate and said feather cover plate;
- wherein said wall plate, said connecting tabs, said connecting plate, said feather cover plate and said display plate are all formed from a single sheet of metal;
- and wherein said display apparatus further comprises a backing block mounted to a rear side of said display plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.