Abstract: A bird feeder with a tubular body member having a sidewall and an open top end includes a top cap member that engages the top end of the tubular body and also has a means for releasably securing the top cap to the tubular body. The top cap is releasably secured to the tubular body by the engagement of a lock slot that communicates with a lock protrusion on the sidewall. A spring member biases the top cap away from the tubular body to keep the lock protrusions seated in the lock slots. Preferably, there are two lock slots on opposing sides of the top cap with corresponding lock protrusions on the tubular body. The top cap is depressed to overcome the resilient spring member to unseat the lock protrusions to permit releasable attachment of the tubular body of the feeder thereon enabling easy access to the interior of the feeder.

Abstract: A bird feeder has a tubular body member having an open bottom end. A base member interfittingly engages the bottom end of the tubular body member and also has a means for releasably securing the base member to the tubular body member. The base member is releasably secured to the tubular body member by the engagement of a spring-biased pin that communicates with an aperture through the wall of the tubular body member. Preferably, there are two spring-biased locking pins on opposing sides of the feeder with corresponding lock eye apertures. User manipulatable buttons, which are mechanically linked to the locking pins, are depressed to cause the locking pins to retract to permit releasble attachment of the tubular body member of the feeder thereon enabling easy access to the interior of the feeder.

Abstract: A protective guard for a bird feeder is provided. The protective guard includes a substantially dome-shaped main body with a concave inner side, a convex outer side and an apex region. The main body includes a wire hanger receiving slot through the apex region of the main body. A circular wall downwardly depends from the concave inner side of the main body. The circular wall is located to surround the wire hanger receiving slot and is dimensioned to have a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a top cap of a bird feeder. The guard may be readily placed over and installed on a bird feeder by inserting a wire hanger of the bird feeder through the wire hanger receiving slot with the concave inner side of the main body resting on the upper surface of the top cap of the bird feeder thereby retrofitting the protective guard thereto. In addition, the guard may be connected to the bottom of a post mounted bird feeder to provide a squirrel baffle.

Abstract: An improved bird feeder includes a tubular main body having a top open end and a bottom open end. The tubular main body is made of wire mesh material. A bottom cap is attached to the bottom open end to enclose it. A tubular adapter sleeve is positioned in the top open end to protect and isolate the commonly sharp and dangerous top edge of the main body from the user. A top cap is removably positioned over the adapter sleeve to enclose the feeder to protect the feeder located therein. The adapter sleeve not only shields the user from a sharp and dangerous top edge of the mesh main body but also maintains the mesh main body in its original shape by avoiding flexing and bending of the mesh material of the main body.

Abstract: A tubular feeder having a cylindrical body and a lower wall for holding feed is provided. A perch extender with a diametrical slot mates with the bottom of the feeder where the perch extender is keyed to the bottom of the feeder. The perch extender can be stored over the bail of feeder. The tubular feeder provides a perch below a lowermost feeding opening.

Abstract: A bird feeder having a feeder unit for retaining seed and the like is provided with a perch of polygonal cross section that is tightly retained in the wall of the feeder unit. A soft pliable surface is provided on the perch that is apparently more appealing to the birds.

Abstract: Feeder for birds, especially hummingbirds, that has a stem rising from the center of a bowl and that has a cover for the bowl through which the stem passes, which cover is selectively locked to the stem for loosening on occasion to permit filling of the bowl.

Abstract: A window thermometer of the bimetallic type has a circular casing with a dial plate received in the casing for rotation relative thereto. The bimetallic element has one end coupled to the casing and the other end to a dial pointer. Suction cups with stems are secured to the dial plate by fasteners that pass through the casing and plate, the fasteners holding the parts together and yet permitting temperature calibration by permitting the plate to rotate relative to the casing when the fasteners are loosened.

Abstract: A nosing for a furniture pedestal or the like wherein the pedestal includes sidewalls forming an interior space between the sidewalls and with at least one closure member extending across the sidewalls of a front edge position to at least partially enclose the interior space and with the nosing extending along the front edge of at least one of the sidewalls. The nosing including a main portion for overlaying and covering the front edge of the sidewall and a front extending portion extending angularly from one side of the main portion toward the back of the closure member for acting as a stop for the closure member and for spacing the back of the closure member from the main portion of the nosing. The space formed between the back of the closure member and the main portion of the nosing forming a finger recess for allowing the closure member to be pulled forward to expose the interior of the pedestal.

Abstract: A panel system including a universal connector, including first and second panel members each having a rail member attached vertically along one side edge of the panel members. The rail members including at least one cavity extending along the vertical axis of the rails. The first and second panel members are positioned adjacent each other to have the rail members positioned adjacent each other. Two universal connectors for interconnecting the panels to each other at top and bottom positions. The connectors include a horizontal body portion and at least two leg numbers extending perpendicularly from the body portion and with each of the leg members for insertion into the one cavity of a rail member for interlocking the connector to either or both of the rail members.