Patent ID: 8245666

Claim:
A refillable bird feeder for feeding birds with bird food, said bird feeder comprising: a top portion with a cap, a hook, a shield, and a coil assembly, with said hook mounted onto said cap and projecting upwards with said shield integrally formed around said cap, said hook being compatible for hanging from a support, and where said coil assembly is mounted inside of said cap and providing spring biased spooling for a cable; a bottom portion with a feeder body, a tray and a ring, where said feeder body includes an attachment point for a cable end; a cable interconnecting said top portion and said bottom portion, wherein one end of said cable is affixed to said coil assembly and is spooled thereon, and where the opposing end of said cable is affixed to said bottom portion at said attachment point; and wherein said top portion remains in place and said bottom portion is able to reversibly dislocate between an in-use condition and a re-supply condition, and wherein in the re-supply condition the user has access to said feeder body for the refilling of said feeder body with bird food.