Motorized light owl repeller

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a motorized light owl repeller, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The motorized lighted owl repeller is placed on the swim platform of a boat. It's purpose is to discourage ducks from leaving waste on the boat's swim platform. Owls are used because ducks are innately afraid of owls.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D11967 September 1880 Bowen
D366451 January 23, 1996 Farstad
4573427 March 4, 1986 Konzak
4598660 July 8, 1986 Konzak
5181338 January 26, 1993 Chatten
5353543 October 11, 1994 Teraoka
5425192 June 20, 1995 Negre
Foreign Patent Documents
2255217 October 1992 GBX
Other references
  • Golden Guide Birds, .COPYRGT.1949, p. 53 by Herbert S. Zim, Western Pub. Co .
Patent History
Patent number: D385612
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 1, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 28, 1997
Inventor: Roland Boyd Wright (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Application Number: 0/48,935
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Repeller (D22/120); Trapping, Repelling, Or Vermin Destroying (D22/119); Lure (D22/125)
International Classification: 2299;