Hummingbird feeder bottle

- Rubbermaid Incorporated

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front perspective view of a hummingbird feeder bottle showing our new design, and showing, in phanton, a feeder base which could be attached to said hummingbird feeder bottle;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

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

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Signatures Catalog page; Hummingbird Feeder. Signals Catalog; p. 37; Hummingbird Feeder. United States Purchasing Exchange Catalog; Spring '91; p. 56; Hummingbird Feeder. P. 98, Hummingbird Feeders, Walter Drake & Sons, 10 Drake Building, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80940. Publication date 1990. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeders, Briggs Associates Inc., P.O. Box 29310, Thronton, Colo. 80229. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application; items GL-18, p-12, p-32, GL-32. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeders, Briggs Associates Inc., P.O. Box 29310, Thronton, Colo. 80229. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application; items P-14, P-16, P-10, PC32. P. 8, Hummingbird Feeders, Hyde Bird Feeder Co., 56 Felton Street, P.O. Box 168, Waltham, Mass. 02254. Publication date Fall-Winter 1989-1990. Pp. 3, 4, 6 and 7, Hummingbird Feeders, Opus, P.O. Box 525, Bellingham, Mass. 02019. Publication date Jun. 1990. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeders, Perky-Pet Products Co., 2201 South Wabash Street, Denver, Colo. 80231. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application; items 203-C, 203CP, 204CP. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeders, Perky-Pet Products Co., 2201 South Wabash Street, Denver, Colo. 80231. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application; items 209, 210P, 211, 212, 219, 212P. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeders, Perky-Pet Products Co., 2201 South Wabash Street, Denver, Colo. 80231. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application; items 217, 218, 213, 208. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeders, Perky-Pet Products Co., 2201 South Wabash Street, Denver, Colo. 80231. It is believed that the product depicted herein has been on sale for more than one (1) year prior to the application date of this instant application; items 201C, 202, 202-C, 202-CF, 214, 215. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeder, Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691. Publication date 1984; item: 3410. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeder, Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691. Publication date 1984; items 3410 & 3420. Catalog Page, Hummingbird Feeder, Rubbermaid Incorporated, 1147 Akron Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691. Publication date 1984; items 3426, 3427, 3428, 3408.
Patent History
Patent number: D347714
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 5, 1992
Date of Patent: Jun 7, 1994
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Wade A. F. Maple (Wooster, OH), Stanley Mathey (Orrville, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 7/925,477
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Circular Feed Holder (D30/128); D/9552; D/9521; D/9538