Patent ID: 6837178
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A bird feeding apparatus comprising: a flexible suspension line extending between an upper attachment point and a spaced lower portion, wherein the upper attachment point is adapted for attaching to an overhead support; a coupler having a body and a given eye-fastener secured to the body, which given eye-fastener provides an eye for the flexible suspension line to attach to by the lower portion thereof, thereby providing a free swinging and/or spinning suspension of the coupler therefrom; a plurality of rigid arms, each extending from an origin secured in the body of the coupler to an outer end whereby said arms and coupler cooperatively define a rotational axis through said coupler relative to rotation of said arms thereabout, wherein said arms and coupler are arranged to form a structure which hangs statically from the suspension line such that in some instances the rotational axis extends through the upper attachment point, or in other instances hang in an angle of pitch such that the rotational axis is angularly divergent away from extending through the upper attachment point, or alternatively the arms and coupler can be in motion as by rotating about the rotational axis for both such cases as when the rotational axis extends through the upper attachment point and then also when not, or in addition be in motion as by pitching or otherwise the coupler can pendulously swing to and fro or sway about in circular or elliptical orbits on the suspension line below the upper attachment point, or else said motion can include some combination of hanging, rotating, pitching, swinging or swaying; a plurality of non-given eye-fasteners, each secured to a respective arm's outer end; a plurality of S-hooks, wherein the non-given eye-fasteners each provide an eye for accepting one part of the S-hooks to hook therein; a plurality of open bird-feed containers, each having a bail to be carried by, and said bails being correspondingly hooked into the other parts of the of the S-hooks, wherein if given bird weight application to any of the open containers or arms then in response the structure goes into motion and causes the open containers to variously rise, fall, pitch, roll, pivot, swing or sway or do combinations thereof, and which in consequence apparently provides a scene appearing to be one of a festive atmosphere for the amusement of bird watchers as well as a scene which even the birds seem to enjoy, and whereby said apparatus also has an attractive movement at times even without birds because of motion imposed by breezes.