Bird feeder

Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a bird feeder showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof; the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D359592
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 1994
Date of Patent: Jun 20, 1995
Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Timothy J. Fenton (Wooster, OH), Christopher Thorp (Wooster, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/25,376
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bird Feeder (D30/124)