Patent ID: 6863024

Claim:
A seed port for use with a bird feeder, said port providing feeding access to the contents of the seed reservoir of said feeder, wherein said seed port is convertible to accommodate seeds of varying sizes, said seed port comprising: a carriage member insertable through an opening in said reservoir and having an attachment means extending into the interior of said reservoir, and a having a framing flange defining an opening in said carriage said framing flange larger than said opening in said reservoir to limit full insertion of said carriage member; a baffle guide attached to said framing flange and positioned above and within said opening in said carriage member; a baffle, insertable within said guide having a shoulder positioned to impact the framing flange of the carriage member to prevent the full insertion of said baffle into said carriage member; and a disk member conforming to the size and shape of the framing flange said disk having a generally centered aperture to permit access to only small seeds within said reservoir, said disk fitting within said framing flange in the absence of said baffle.