Butterfly feeder

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a butterfly feeder showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line drawings of holes in FIG. 1 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Sell sheet, Feeder; ACB Nature Products Inc., Yawgoo Pond Road, P. O. Box 277, West Kingston, Rhode Island 02892. Published at least as early as May, 1996. Sell sheet, Feeder; Angine Products, 9931 East Eugenia Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85730. Published at least as early as 1995. Sell sheet, Feeder; Perky Pet Brand, 2201 South Wabash Street, Denver, Colorado 80231. Published at least as early as 1995. Sell sheet, Feeder; Hyde Bird Feeder Co., 56 Felton Street, P. O. Box 168, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254. Publication date Fall-Winter 1992-93. P. 7; Feeder; Duncraft, Inc., Penacook, New Hampshire 03303. Publication date 1980.
Patent History
Patent number: D408947
Type: Grant
Filed: May 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 27, 1999
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventor: Jonathan N. Mandell (North Canton, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Timothy A. Nathan
Application Number: 0/88,324
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Feeder Or Waterer (D30/121); Bird Feeder (D30/124)
International Classification: 3007;