Patent ID: 7721676

Claim:
A method for attaching a base cap to a bird feeder, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a bird feeder having a body, the body having an inside, an outside, a bottom end, a cutout notch and two body holes on opposite sides of the body, wherein the cutout notch and the body holes are on the bottom end of the body; b) providing a base cap having an upper portion, a rim portion, a notch and two base holes on opposite sides of the upper portion, wherein the upper portion is configured to fit inside the bottom end of the body and the base holes are positioned to align with the body holes when the upper portion of the base cap is inside the bottom end of the body; c) Providing a spring clip having a first end and a second end; d) Aligning the notch on the base cap with the cutout notch on the body, whereby the two base holes align with the two body holes, forming two sets of aligned holes; e) Inserting the first end of the spring clip into one set of aligned holes; f) Inserting the second end of the spring clip into the second set of aligned holes, whereby the base cap and the body are held together only by spring forces.