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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
James E Tucker, Batavia, IL (US);
Assignee:
Weber-Stephen Products Co., Palatine, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
119 / ;
Abstract
A birdfeeder includes a upwardly-opening tray (12) that has an center post or rod (14) affixed thereto and a cover or hood (16) supported on the post and biased by biasing member (32) towards an upward collar (20) with the biasing member accommodating tilting of the cover upon the application of an external force to eject the species that produces the external force.