IP Library Granted Patent US 9,474,253
Granted Patent B2
US 9,474,253 · App. 14/276,322 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Hummingbird feeder

Inventors: Janice M. Coughlin (Charlottesville, VA); Tere Eggleston (Richmond, VA)
Assignee: PLOW & HEARTH, LLC
A01K39/0206
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Patent No.
US 9,474,253
App. No.
14/276,322
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hummingbird feeder that includes a flower petal shaped attractive structure attached to the hollow body of the feeder around a feeding hole and a removable, replaceable, and non-bulky feeding tube designed to be removably placed within the feeding hole.

Claims (28)

1. A bird feeder comprising:

a hollow body for holding liquid, the body including at least one feeding hole;

a structure configured to attract hummingbirds associated with each of the at least one feeding hole and attached to the body; and

a removable feeding tube that, in use, is of sufficient length to permit access to the liquid from a point exterior to the body,

the bird feeder being configured such that, when the feeding tube is removed from the body, the structure configured to attract hummingbirds remains attached to the hollow body.

2. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the hollow body is formed of glass.

3. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the hollow body includes an elongated neck portion and a round base portion.

4. The bird feeder of claim 3 , wherein the elongated neck portion includes a loop for hanging the feeder.

5. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the structure is shaped like petals of a flower.

6. The bird feeder of claim 1 , wherein the removable feeding tube has a diameter less than the diameter of the feeding hole and includes a flared tip at one end having a diameter greater than the diameter of the feeding hole, such that when the feeding tube is inserted into the feeding hole, it does not fall into the hollow body.

7. A hummingbird feeder comprising:

a hollow body made from glass and containing a feeding hole having a hole diameter, wherein the feeding hole is surrounded by a structure resembling petals of a flower, and permanently attached to the body; and

a removable feeding tube made of glass and formed as a hollow cylinder with a flared tip having a tip diameter greater than the hole diameter.

8. The hummingbird feeder of claim 7 , wherein the hollow body includes an elongated neck portion and a round base portion.

9. The hummingbird feeder of claim 8 , wherein the feeding hole and the structure are located on the round base portion of the hollow body.

10. The hummingbird feeder of claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of feeding holes, each surrounded by a structure resembling the petals of a flower.

11. A hummingbird feeder comprising:

a hollow body for holding liquid food, the hollow body having an exterior surface;

a feeding hole through the exterior surface of the hollow body, the feeding hole having a diameter;

a structure resembling the petals of a flower affixed to the exterior surface of the hollow body and surrounding the feeding hole; and

a removable feeding tube for use within the feeding hole that permits access to the liquid food from the exterior of the hollow body, the feeding tube having first and second ends with the first end having a diameter greater than the diameter of the feeding hole and the second end having a diameter less than the diameter of the feeding hole,

the hummingbird feeder being configured such that, when the feeding tube is removed from the feeding hole, the structure resembling the petals of a flower remains affixed to the exterior surface of the hollow body.

12. The hummingbird feeder of claim 11 , wherein the structure resembling the petals of a flower is formed of red glass.

13. The hummingbird feeder of claim 11 , wherein the exterior surface of the body resembles hobnail glass.

14. The hummingbird feeder of claim 11 , wherein the hollow body includes an elongated neck portion and a round base portion.

15. The hummingbird feeder of claim 14 , wherein the elongated neck portion includes a loop for hanging the feeder.

16. The hummingbird feeder of claim 14 , wherein the feeding hole and the structure are located on the round base portion of the hollow body.

17. The hummingbird feeder of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of feeding holes, each surrounded by a structure resembling the petals of a flower.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2026
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: PEMBROKE STREET INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 074125/0939 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2026
From: PEMBROKE STREET INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS LENDER
Reel/Frame 074093/0171 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Nov 8, 2021
From: PEMBROKE STREET INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 058055/0047 →
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Nov 8, 2021
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: PLOW & HEARTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 058055/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2021
From: PLOW & HEARTH, LLC
To: PEMBROKE STREET INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 057984/0822 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2017
From: PLOW & HEARTH, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 041278/0622 →
SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Nov 18, 2014
From: PLOW & HEARTH, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 034280/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2014
From: COUGHLIN, JANICE M.; EGGLESTON, TERE
To: PLOW & HEARTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 032891/0683 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61825221 · May 20, 2013
Related Publication 20140338605A1 · Nov 20, 2014