Patents by Inventor Carl H. Hinz

Carl H. Hinz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4570575
    Abstract: A combined bird feed container and bird feeder has an upright plastic housing which contains a supply of seeds or the like and the lower portion of which has a transverse horizontal tunnel open at both ends and surrounded by walls which, in turn, are fully surrounded by feed in the housing. The wall below the tunnel can be pierced or provided with a cutout to afford access to feed in the lower portion of the housing. A perch is driven through the lower portion of the housing. During shipment of the container, the perch is removably held in a longitudinally extending external groove of the housing. The upper portion of the housing is connected with a pivotable yoke which can be suspended on a tree branch or on a piece of cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Inventor: Carl H. Hinz