Bird feeder

Description

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown;

FIG. 3 is a is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a back elevational view thereof.

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  • Yankee; Jan. 1965; p. 109; Satellite Bird Feeder. Newsweek; Oct. 18, 1993; p. 29; Qantas Australian Airline Advertisement using drawing of a bird feeder. Newspaper advertisement; Feb. 17, 1940; Bird House--top left corner.
Patent History
Patent number: D370747
Type: Grant
Filed: May 3, 1994
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 1996
Inventor: Brad A. Madigan (Dane, WI)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Teresa J. Stroud, Stroud, Willink, Thompson & Howard Welch
Application Number: 0/22,269
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bird Feeder (D30/124)