Patent ID: 7234418

Claim:
A base of a hummingbird feeder comprising: a coupling region configured to couple with a reservoir of the hummingbird feeder; a feeding region surrounding the coupling region, wherein the feeding region comprises at least one feeding port configured to accommodate a beak of a hummingbird; a mating region surrounding the feeding region, wherein the mating region is configured to detachably couple a cover portion of the base to a bottom portion of the base, wherein the bottom portion includes a retaining wall that retains liquid within an inner region of the bottom portion defined by the retaining wall and restricts liquid from flowing to an outer region of the bottom portion, at least one portion of the mating region comprising a mating member disposed on an outer surface of the cover portion; wherein the mating region includes four pairs of cover mating units and bottom mating units, each of the cover mating units is attached to the cover portion of the base and each of the bottom mating units is attached to the bottom portion of the base; and wherein a cover mating unit comprises a substantially backward L shape portion when viewed from the side, and wherein a bottom mating unit comprises a substantially upside down L shape when viewed from the side.