Hummingbird feeder

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Description

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

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

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D397529
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 12, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 25, 1998
Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products, Inc. (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: John M. Fuller (Apple Creek, OH), Steven L. Paletti (Columbus, OH), Oren Shai (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/62,299
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bird Feeder (D30/124)
International Classification: 3003;