Birdhouse

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a birdhouse showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front phantom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 8.

The broken lines are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D134814 January 1943 Hoskins
2392532 January 1946 Hyde
4167917 September 18, 1979 Noll
5134970 August 4, 1992 Oh
5493997 February 27, 1996 Ritchey
Foreign Patent Documents
681761 September 1939 DEX
128444 June 1950 SEX
Other references
  • Winterthur catalog; p. 19; Duplex Birdhouse. Bird Houses & How to Build Them article in US Dept of Agriculture Farmer's Bulletin; Sep. 1914; p. 12. Popular Mechanics; Mar. 1946; p. 176; #B-Bird House.
Patent History
Patent number: D405559
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 28, 1995
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1999
Inventor: Bruce Johnson (Germantown, TN)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: H. Roy Berkenstock
Application Number: 0/48,434
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bird House (D30/110)
International Classification: 3002;