Patent ID: 6647921
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A birdfeeder comprising:a base; an openwork coupled to said base and extending outwardly therefrom; said openwork having a plurality of substantially longitudinal members arranged radially about a central axis, each said longitudinal members defining plurality of bends along the length thereof, at least two of said longitudinal members spaced-apart one from the other such that certain birds can enter said openwork therebetween; said open work having a plurality of substantially horizontal members, at least two of said horizontal members spaced-apart one from the other such that certain birds can enter said openwork therebetween; a feed container releasably coupled to said base and extending into an interior area defined by said openwork; at least one feeder port in said feed container for a bird to access feed stored therein; an opening in said base having a plurality of tabs extending inwardly from the perimeter thereof; an end cap forming a bottom surface of said feed container; a flange attached to said end cap extending outwardly from the perimeter thereof; said flange having a plurality of upper and lower tabs on the perimeter thereof which cooperate to define slots adapted to engage the tabs extending from the opening in said base; wherein said feed container can be inserted through the opening in said base interior the area defined by said openwork and releasably coupled to said base by inserting the upper tabs on the flange of said end cap between the tabs on the opening in said base and rotating said end cap such that said tabs on the opening of the base are engagedly interposed between corresponding ones of said upper and lower tabs on the flange of said end cap; and wherein rotating said end cap in an opposite direction releases the feed container from said base allowing it to be removed from the openwork.