Patent ID: 7946249

Claim:
A nectar feeder, comprising: a container for storing nectar feed having a top end and a bottom end, an exit port defined on the bottom end thereof; a base tray threadably attached to the container and connected in fluid communication with the container, the base tray having at least one vertical member depending upwardly from the base tray, the at least one vertical member having a height greater or equal to the height of the base tray and being non-circular in cross-section; a float positioned between the container and the base tray, the float defining a non-circular float aperture therethrough for slidably engaging an outer periphery of said at least one vertical member, the float being keyed to the at least one vertical member to prevent independent lateral movement and rotation of the float in any direction; a stopper carried entirely and integrally formed within the float, said stopper respectively positioned below the exit port; and whereby the nectar feed flows through the container and into the base tray until the float rises to a level where the stopper temporarily engages the exit port to prevent fluid from flowing into the base tray; the stopper being maintained in vertical alignment with the exit port.