Patent ID: 8985053
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A bird feeder comprising: an elongate receptacle for food; first and second removable parts each comprising a perch and a port, insertable through respective first and second apertures in a wall of said receptacle; and directly engageable with one another within the receptacle by an engagement assembly comprising complementary interlocking portions on said first and second removable parts; and an elongate restraining pin positioned within the receptacle whereby the direction of elongation of the elongate restraining pin is parallel to that of the receptacle, said restraining pin being axially insertable into said receptacle from one end thereof to directly engage and couple together said first and second removable parts within said receptacle and thereby to couple the removable parts to the feeder, and retractable from the receptacle to release the first and second removable parts; wherein, in an engaged position, the elongate restraining pin is engaged with said interlocking portions of the first and second removable parts so as to couple them together and thereby couple the removable parts to the feeder, and, in a retracted position, is disengaged from the first and second removable parts so as to uncouple them from one another and from the feeder for radially removing the first and second removable parts through said respective first and second apertures in the elongate receptacle for food, and wherein the elongate restraining pin is engaged and disengaged by respectively axially inserting and retracting the elongate restraining pin by hand from outside the feeder.