Patent ID: 9089111
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A jelly birdfeeder for storing and dispensing jelly comprising: a jelly holding container having an open end; a base having a feeding platform with an aperture therein and a connecting part for connecting the base to the open end of the container, said connecting part including an upwardly directed collar with a wall that defines an interior space, the wall including at least one opening therein; and a mixing mechanism coupled to the base and operative to mix and dispense jelly from the container and onto an upper surface of the feeding platform when manually activated by the user, said mixing mechanism including a mixer element and a mixer handle, the mixer element having a paddle that extends transversely across the interior space of the collar and a downwardly directed arm connected to the paddle, said arm extending through said base aperture so that a bottom end of said arm projects beyond an outer lower surface of said base opposite said feeding platform upper surface, said mixer handle coupled to said arm bottom end in a fixed relationship so that rotation of the handle, which handle is positioned under said feeding platform and outside of the interior space defined by the collar wall, rotates the arm within the aperture and the paddle connected thereto, rotation of the paddle within the collar forcing jelly out through the collar opening and onto the feeding platform upper surface when the handle is rotated.