Patent ID: 7673586
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A birdcage accessory for holding a food item, the birdcage accessory comprising: a body shaped and dimensioned for receiving and storing the food item in an interior of the body, the body and the interior having a common longitudinal axis; and a perch coupled to the body, the perch being displaceable along the longitudinal axis relative body for providing a bird with an unhindered access to the interior of the body, the perch having being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; wherein the body comprises opposite elongated flanks, the perch slidable engaging the flanks to slide between a plurality of desired positions for the bird to reach for the food item, each of the desired positions corresponding to a varying length of the food item as the food item is being consumed by the bird; wherein the body comprises a food fragments trap on one of opposite body ends, the trap extending from a bottom of the body beyond the flanks and configured to collect food debris; wherein the trap comprises a substantially dome-shaped cross-section and a width between 1.5-3 inches, a depth between 1-3 inches and radius between 0.75-1.5 inches, the width being defined between the flanks of the body, the depth being defined between the bottom of the body and an outer edge of the trap.