Bird feeder

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bird feeder with the cage containing a toroidal suet cake suspended vertically from a chain attachable to a bar or tree limb, the suet cake and chain not forming a part of our design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bird feeder with the cage containing a toroidal suet cake suspended horizontally from a chain attachable to a bar or tree limb, the suet cake and chain not forming a part of our design;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a bird feeder with the two parts thereof attached to each other by wire extensions which provide clips;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view looking from one side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of one of the part thereof, the other part thereof being the same;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the part thereof shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an elevational view of the part thereof shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment thereof where the parts are attached to open at a hinge, the view being taken looking downwardly as in FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of said another embodiment looking from one side thereof as in FIG. 4;

FIG. 12 is a top view of said another embodiment thereof shown as in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 13 is an elevational view of said another embodiment thereof shown as in FIG. 6.

The broken line elements are not claimed.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a bird feeder, as shown and described.

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  • Decorative Single Leaf Suet Feeder, Heath Outdoor Products, Printout from www.heathoutdoorproducts.com, Jul. 3, 2009.
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Patent History
Patent number: D652579
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 11, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 17, 2012
Assignee: Chapin Manufacturing, Inc. (Batavia, NY)
Inventors: John D. DeLorme (Spencerport, NY), Stephen M. Hickey (Hilton, NY)
Primary Examiner: Susan M Lee
Attorney: Kenneth J. LuKacher
Application Number: 29/315,969
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