Disposable hummingbird feeder

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disposable hummingbird feeder showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the disposable hummingbird feeder of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of the disposable hummingbird feeder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the disposable hummingbird feeder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the disposable hummingbird feeder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the hummingbird feeder of FIG. 1 taken along line 66 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the disposable hummingbird feeder of FIG. 1 in a shipping and storage configuration prior to use; and,

FIG. 8 is an exploded front elevation view of the disposable hummingbird feeder of FIG. 1 showing a top portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion having a cut-away showing internal threads that mesh and lock with outer threads of the top portion.

The horizontal broken lines of FIGS. 6 and 7 indicating the extent of liquid levels are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a disposable hummingbird feeder, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D606708
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 2008
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 2009
Inventor: Joseph E. McMullen (Greenville, SC)
Primary Examiner: Susan Moon Lee
Attorney: Robert R. Reed
Application Number: 29/310,376
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