BIRD FEEDER

• US 20030200933A1
• Filed: 04/24/2002
• Published: 10/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong K.U. Park
• Original Assignee: Hong K.U. Park
• Inventors: Park, Hong Ku
• Granted Patent: US 6,640,745 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/57.8
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 39/012 filling automatically , e.g. by gravity from a reserve

Abstract

A bird feeding device comprising a hollow dome-shaped container for holding food; a food dispensing tray for closing the bottom of the dome-shaped container and dispensing and holding food; a closure with a suspending chain or rope for closing the top of the dome-shaped container.

Claims

1. A bird feeder comprising:

a reservoir for holding a supply of feed, said reservoir including an upper section having a neck portion with an opening therein and closure means, and a lower section having a central opening;

a food dispensing tray for closing said central opening of said reservoir and dispensing feed, said food dispensing tray including a upwardly extending central section having a lower annular portion with a shoulder, a slightly tapered upper annular portion with a plurality of grippers, and a conically-shaped top, and a lower tray section having a closed bottom with a plurality of small openings therein and a upwardly extending wall.

2. The bird feeder of claim 1 wherein said conically-shaped top of said upwardly extending portion of said food dispensing tray directs feed to said plurality of food dispensing channels of said upwardly extending portion of said dispenser tray so that the feed can be dispensed through said food dispensing channels to said lower tray section of said dispenser tray.

3. The bird feeder of claim 1 wherein said slightly tapered upper annular portion of said upwardly extending section of said food dispensing tray accepts said lower end of said reservoir of varying internal dimensions.

4. The birdfeeder of claim 1 wherein said plurality of grippers of said upwardly extending section of said food dispensing tray secure said lower end of said reservoir of varying internal dimensions to said slightly tapered upper annular portion of said upwardly extending section of said food dispensing tray.

5. A bird feeder comprising:

a reservoir for holding a supply of feed, said reservoir including an upper section having a neck portion with an opening therein and closure means, and a lower section having a central opening;

a food dispensing tray for closing said central opening of said reservoir and dispensing feed, said food dispensing tray including a upwardly extending central section having a lower annular portion with a shoulder, a slightly tapered upper annular portion, and a conically-shaped top, and a lower tray section having a closed bottom with a plurality of small openings therein and a upwardly extending wall.