Squirrel guard

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the squirrel guard showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof, the broken line showing of the bird feeder for illustrative purposes only forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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  • House & Garden; Oct. 1957; p. 170; H. B. Cowap advertisement for Kepe-Neti Bird Feeder. Duncraft Catalog; p. 38; item 511 Suet Cube & Dome; Bird Catalogs Box. Post Squirrel Baffle; Duncraft Catalog; p. 14; item No. KPB; Bird Catalogs Box. Clymer's of Bucks County brochure; #7 Squirrel-proof bird feeder. Hgerstrom Metalcraft Studio brochure; No. 499 Bird Feeder With Squirrel Guard.
Patent History
Patent number: D360496
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 1994
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 1995
Inventor: Samuel Norman (Baltimore, MD)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Application Number: 0/18,278
Classifications