IP Library Granted Patent US 8,833,302
Granted Patent B2
US 8,833,302 · App. 13/855,565 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Bird feeder with rotating perch

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Patent No.
US 8,833,302
App. No.
13/855,565
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 and a perch. The reservoir has an interior configured to hold bird food and an opening in a wall to provide access to the interior of the reservoir. The perch is connected to the wall such that the perch may be moved to a plurality of positions around the opening in the wall.

Claims (11)

1. A bird feeder comprising:

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

a perch connected to the wall using a port such that the perch is moveable to a plurality of positions around the opening in the wall, the port including a protruding portion extending from a surface, the protruding portion defining an opening providing access to the opening in the wall.

2. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the perch is moved to the plurality of positions by rotating the perch.

3. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of positions include above the opening and below the opening.

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

5. The bird feeder of claim 4 , wherein the projecting portion extends linearly.

6. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the perch includes a ring adapted to engage the protruding portion of the port to connect the perch to the wall.

7. A bird feeding station comprising:

a perch having a projecting portion extending from a surface, the perch configured to be connected to a wall on a reservoir such that the perch is movable to a plurality of positions around an opening in the wall of the reservoir, 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.

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

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 030222/0470 →