Michael E Conlon

US Patent:

20050211176, Sep 29, 2005

Filed:

Jan 21, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/040188

Inventors:

Michael Conlon - Upper Brookville NY, US

International Classification:

A01K061/02

US Classification:

119052200

Abstract:

A bird feeder includes a support, a body including at least one feeding station which is rotatably mounted to the support such that said body can be oriented in a feeding position and a refilling position, said body including a receiving chamber with an opening and a scoop which is receivable through the opening for at least partial accommodation in the receiving chamber. To refill the feeder, the scoop is removed from the body to scoop a quantity of feed. The scoop is then inserted, open end first, upwardly into the downwardly facing opening in the chamber with the body in the refilling position. The body is then pivoted back to the feeding position. Operation of gravity thereby transfers the feed contained in the scoop to at least one feeding station, which can simply be one or more openings, located in the body of the feeder at a position below the open end of the scoop received in the chamber.