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Granted Patent B2
US 9,320,263 · App. 14/120,037 · Granted Apr 26, 2016

Weather guard for a bird feeder

Inventor: Paul L. Cote (Lac Brome, CA)
A01K39/012
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,320,263
App. No.
14/120,037
Granted
Apr 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A kit for a bird feeder comprising a guard member of a generally disk like configuration, the guard member sloping downwardly from an interior point to an exterior edge thereof, the guard member having a centrally located opening therein to encircle a bird feeder, and a generally circular wall extending downwardly from the lower surface of the guard member.

Claims (12)

1. A bird feeder comprising:

a feed tube;

at least one seed port in said feed tube;

a perch located proximate said seed port;

a protrusion located above said seed port;

a guard member extending around said feed tube, said guard member having a frustoconical configuration, a downwardly extending wall, said downwardly extending wall abutting said protrusion to support said guard member in a desired position; and

a collar member located below said guard member, said collar member comprising a lower circular wall an upper circular wall, said upper circular wall having an interior diameter greater than the interior diameter of said lower circular wall whereby a recess is formed within said upper circular wall.

2. A kit for a bird feeder, said kit comprising:

a guard member of a generally disc like configuration, said guard member sloping downwardly from an interior point to an exterior edge;

said guard member having a centrally located opening therein;

a general circular wall extending downwardly from a lower surface of said guard member; and

a collar, said collar being slightly larger than said opening in said guard member, said collar having a lower circular wall and an upper circular wall, said upper circular wall having an interior diameter greater than the interior diameter of said lower circular wall whereby a recess is formed within said upper circular wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2021
From: COTE, PAUL L
To: BROME BIRD CARE INC.
Reel/Frame 055654/0930 →
Continuity (1)
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