Patent ID: 9265236
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A bird feeder comprising: a seed reservoir having a side wall with at least one opening therein through which birds can access seed held within the reservoir; and an adjustable feed port assembly including a base and a rotatable insert fitted to said base, said base mounted to the side wall in a fixed position and having a central opening in communication with the opening in the reservoir side wall to form a bird accessible seed access opening through which birds can access seed; said insert including a body and a perch in fixed relationship to one another, said body having an inner side and an outer side, said inner side including a connecting part coupled to said base when the feeder is assembled for use, said outer side including a face plate having a central part with a plurality of uniformly sized seed accessing holes therein through which birds access seed, said plurality of uniformly sized seed accessing holes substantially aligned with, and being dispersed over an area substantially equal to, said bird accessible seed access opening; said insert being rotatable within the base between two positions, an upright position in which the perch is below the seed access opening enabling birds to feed while standing on the perch and an upside down position in which the perch is above the seed access opening requiring that the birds hang upside down from the perch to feed, said bird accessible seed access opening remaining open and in the same size in both of said two positions.