Patent ID: 6546676
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A deflection device for preventing birds from roosting on buildings, the device comprising:at least a pair of longitudinally-extending and flexible, parallel, UV-resistant plastic base elements arranged spaced from one another, each base element being formed by a plurality of modules connected to one another at predetermined break points, each module comprising: an upper side and an underside; a cut-out in the underside; a raised section in the center on each module upper side running transverse to the longitudinal axis of the base elements having a pair of holes in a perpendicular mid-plane of the raised section extending from the cut-out to the upper side at the raised section, the pair of holes being spaced apart symmetric about a module longitudinal axis; a deflection element formed by a bent metal pin having a bent section and two ends, the bent section being retained in the cut-out in contact with the raised section between the pair of holes with a first end of each pin closest extending perpendicularly upwards above the raised section through one of the holes, and the second end of each pin extending outwardly and upwardly from the raised section through the other of the holes; and at least a pair of spaced webs oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the base elements connecting pairs of adjacent base elements, each spaced web joined to each base element by a predetermined break point, so that the base elements are separable from the spaced webs.