Patent ID: 8065842

Claim:
A bird deterrent device, comprising: an elongated base at least partially composed of a metal or metal composite, and having at least one of (a) a configuration such that the metal base has sufficient resiliency shape memory to revert to an original form after being bent at a non-break point by at least 15°, and (b) a break point; a plurality of spikes coupled to the metal base, each of which is independently oriented at least 5° with respect to a surface normal of the base; wherein the bird deterrent device is nestable within a second metal base of a second bird deterrent device and a third metal base of a third bird deterrent device, and wherein the second and third bird deterrent devices have a second and third plurality of spikes, each of which is independently oriented at least 5° with respect to a surface normal of the second and third metal bases, respectively; and wherein the metal base is less than 3 cm from the second metal base when the bird deterrent device is nested within the second bird deterrent device, and wherein the second metal base is less than 3 cm from the third metal base when the second bird deterrent device is nested within the third bird deterrent device.