Patent ID: 6793364
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: F21L,F21V,F21Y,F41A,F41H

Abstract:
An apparatus to disperse birds comprising:a housing capable of being held in a hand, said housing having at least one opening; a light means for emitting a light beam mounted in said housing; an actuating mechanism operably connected to said light means, said actuating mechanism being capable of actuating said light means in response to an input; said actuating mechanism includes a trigger, a key switch interlock having an â€œonâ€  and â€œoffâ€  position electrically connected between said trigger and said light means, and a light indicator electrically connected to said key switch interlock, said key switch interlock being capable of preventing actuation of said apparatus, said light indicator being capable of illumination when said key switch interlock is in the â€œonâ€  position, whereby a user is visually alerted the system is on and ready for said input to said light means, said input being produced by a depression of said trigger by a finger of the hand; and said light beam being emitted from said light means through said at least one opening in response to said input of said actuating mechanism, whereby said light beam is capable of disorienting the birds in order to disperse the birds from their present location.