Patent ID: 7347162
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A bird feeder comprising: a feed container extending downwardly from an upper end thereof; a limited support surface positioned at a lower end of said feed container and said limited support surface having one or more feeding ports therein, said limited support surface supporting a feeding bird in proximity to said one or more feeding ports; a biasing mechanism supporting said limited support surface at the lower end of said feed container and allowing a limited amount of vertical movement of said limited support surface; one or more portal shields operatively connected to said biasing mechanism to open and close said one or more feeding ports in response to the limited amount of vertical movement upwardly and downwardly, respectively, of said limited support surface; and an open framework surrounding at least a portion of said feed container and affixed directly to said limited support surface to transfer to said limited support surface an applied weight of a non-bird animal to close said one or more feeding ports.