Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Timer-controlled
Patent
1977-11-16
1982-11-02
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Timer-controlled
A01K 3901
Patent
active
043567932
ABSTRACT:
A wild bird feeder comprising an elongated hollow cylindrical body of a clear transparent plastic material. The bottom is provided with an integral closure and the top is provided with a removable closure cap for filling with bird seed. The body is provided with a plurality of feeding stations, each comprising an opening through the cylinder wall with an aligned diametrically opposite opening to form a pair of feeding stations on opposite sides of the cylinder. Below the upper pair of openings is another pair circumferentially staggered from the upper pair by approximately 60.degree.. Below these is a third set of openings again staggered 60.degree.. To prevent the seed from falling out, eachopening is provided with a baffle member having an integral collar which surrounds the outside of the opening. The baffle member is rounded at the top and open at the bottom and extends into the cylinder toward the opposite opening baffle. One of the opposed baffles has a central axial opening and the other baffle has a tubular axial extended portion adapted to enter the axial opening. When the baffles are pushed into place, a swaging tool is used to upset the inner end of the tubular extension to lock the opposed baffles to each other. Spaced below each set of baffles is a wooden rod passed through openings in the cylinder wall and protruding on each side under the baffle openings to form perches for the birds. An elongated wire is provided with a loop at its upper end and passes through an opening in the top. At the bottom end the wire is looped around the upper wooden perch rod to provide a support for hanging the feeder.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2306312 (1942-12-01), Hyde
patent: 2591459 (1952-04-01), Meany
patent: 3568641 (1971-03-01), Kilham
Chamblee Hugh R.
Doherty Robert J.
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