Patent ID: 6378459
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A method of deterring climbing arboreal animals, including at least one of raccoons, squirrels and opossum, from reaching a bird feeder, nesting box or elevated plant holder, supported atop a post set within the ground; comprising the steps of:providing a free standing, non-rotatable, hollow, longitudinally extending body and inserting the post supporting said bird feeder, nesting box or elevated plant holder conjunctionally therein; placing said freestanding, non-rotatable, hollow, longitudinally extending body to extend up from the ground, providing a smooth surface to said free standing, non-rotatable, hollow, longitudinally extending body, whereupon the arboreal animal will slide down said free standing, non-rotatable hollow, longitudinally extending body to a position where the arboreal animal is out of a jumping range to reach said bird feeder, nesting box or elevated plant holder; providing said freestanding, non-rotatable, hollow, longitudinally extending body with a sufficient width and height to prevent the prehensile paws and pectoralis muscles of the animal from grasping said body; wherein said free standing, non-rotatable hollow longitudinally extending body has a width of at least four inches in diameter and a height of at least five feet above the ground.