IP Library Granted Patent US 8,833,301
Granted Patent B2
US 8,833,301 · App. 13/855,523 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Bird feeder with rotating perch

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,833,301
App. No.
13/855,523
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses and methods for providing different perch positions for feeding birds. In one implementation, a bird feeder includes a reservoir, a port, and a perch. The reservoir is configured to hold bird food and has an opening in a wall to provide access to the bird food. The port is mounted on the wall providing access to the opening in the wall. The perch permits a bird may access the port, and the perch connected such that the perch may be moved to a plurality of positions around the port.

Claims (18)

1. A bird feeder comprising:

a reservoir configured to hold bird food, the reservoir having an opening in a wall to provide access to the bird food;

a port mounted on the wall providing access to the opening in the wall; and

a perch from which a bird may access the port, the perch connected such that the perch is movable to a plurality of positions around the port, wherein the perch is moved to the plurality of positions by rotating the perch about an axis line extending through the opening in the wall.

2. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the port is mounted on the wall such that the port is stationary as the perch is moved to the plurality of positions.

3. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the perch includes a projecting portion extending from a surface.

4. The bird feeder of claim 1 further comprising:

a port plug having at least one access opening.

5. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the reservoir includes a receiving portion configured to direct the bird food to the opening in the wall.

6. The bird feeder of claim 5 , wherein the receiving portion has one or more angled surfaces.

7. A bird feeding station comprising:

a port having a protruding portion extending from a surface, the protruding portion defining an opening; and

a perch having a projecting portion extending from a surface, the perch configured to be connected to the port such that the perch is movable to a plurality of positions around the opening of the port, wherein the perch is moved to the plurality of positions by rotating the perch about an axis line extending through the at least one access opening.

8. The bird feeding station of claim 7 , wherein the perch is moved to the plurality of positions by rotating the perch.

9. The bird feeding station of claim 7 , wherein the projecting portion extends linearly from the surface.

10. The bird feeding station of claim 7 , wherein the perch is connected to the port with a port plug.

11. The bird feeding station of claim 10 , wherein the port plug has at least one access opening positioned near a center of the opening of the port.

12. The bird feeding station of claim 7 , wherein the surface of the perch is smooth.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060329/0972 →
RELEASE OF PATENTS Recorded Apr 27, 2022
From: CIBC BANK USA
To: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059807/0829 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2019
From: MEDALLION CAPITAL, INC.
To: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048741/0849 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2019
From: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
To: CIBC BANK USA
Reel/Frame 050454/0151 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2016
From: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC; OUTDOOZIE, LLC; HIATT MANUFACTURING, INC.
To: MEDALLION CAPITAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 038118/0308 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2013
From: DONEGAN, ROBERT W.; KRUEGER, BRYAN
To: CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 030222/0391 →