Bird feeder

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Description

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

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

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

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

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D380066
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 7, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 17, 1997
Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: Eric Green (Cleveland Heights, OH), Aaron McMahan (Massillon, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorneys: Richard B. O'Planick, Lisa B. Riedesel
Application Number: 0/46,103
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bird Feeder (D30/124)
International Classification: 3003;