Patent ID: 6814021
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A method of making a repeller assembly for repelling birds from a selected area, said method comprising steps of:selecting a hollow rotor body comprising a barrel section connected to a neck section having a mouth opening, said barrel section having a chamber surrounded by a sidewall of cuttable and deformable material; cutting said sidewall along cut lines to form at least two fin shapes each connected to said barrel section by a hinge portion; pivoting said fin shapes radially outward from a rotational axis of said rotor body to deform said hinge portions and form at least two vent apertures in said rotor body and at least two fins each projecting outward from said rotor body and extending radially from said rotational axis; selecting an elongated support member having a distal end portion and a proximate end portion adapted to be fixed within the selected area; inserting said distal end portion of the support member into said barrel section through said mouth opening and said neck section, said mouth opening and said distal end portion being sized to provide a clearance between an internal surface of the opening and an external surface of said distal end portion; and, rotatably mounting said rotor body on said distal end portion of the support member, said mounting and said neck opening being arranged so that air flowing against said fins and through said vent apertures rotates said rotor body with a wobble producing a rubbing action between the rotor neck and the support member that generates a sound for repelling birds from the selected area.