Thistle bird feeder

Abstract

A thistle bird feeder comprising a container and a plurality of feeder bags. A cable extends through the container and is provided with a hanging loop at one end and a stopper at the other end for retaining the components of the bird feeder between them and suspending the bird feeder in a hanging position when hung from a tree or otherwise. The container comprises and is formed by a cover, a dome, and a collar. The cover is provided with a star shaped opening that frictionally engages with the hanging cable for enabling the separation of the cover from the dome to fill the bird feeder when the bird feeder is in the hanging position. The collar comprises a plurality of divider walls for creating a plurality of sections or compartments to direct or funnel the bird feed into individually separated feeder bags corresponding to each section or compartment when filling the bird feeder. Adjacent each section or compartment is a telescoping column and a plurality of hooks for releaseably attaching or fastening to an elastic band secured to the feeder bag.

Description

I. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This patent application is a non-provisional application claiming priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 878,241, entitled “Thistle Bird Feeder and Wild Bird Feeder”, filed on Jan. 3, 2007, and is fully incorporated herein by reference.II. FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to bird feeders and, more particularly, to a thistle bird feeder designed and developed to make the feeding of smaller birds easier, cleaner, and more useful to the caretaker.III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART[0003]Thistle bird feeders have been around for a long time and are known in the art. These types of feeders are typically used with smaller seeds such as, for example, thistle seeds or similar sized type seeds. The seeds are generally poured into and housed in a container where they are made available to birds through small holes or similarly sized openings in the container or some form of provided polyester sock or ...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]The present invention is a thistle bird feeder comprising a container and a plurality of feeder bags. A cable extends through the container and is provided with a hanging loop at one end and a stopper at the other end for retaining the components of the bird feeder between them and suspending the bird feeder in a hanging position when hung from a tree or otherwise. The container comprises and is formed by a cover, a dome, and a collar. The cover is provided with a star shaped opening that frictionally engages with the hanging cable for

Problems solved by technology

One of the problems with these type of feeders is that when the bird feeder becomes empty, the bird feeder must be retrieved from where it is hanging, necessary components or parts of the bird feeder opened or removed to obtain access to the container, replenishing the seeds into the container or sock or wire mesh, and / or having to replace the entire container, sock, or wire mesh altogether, and then re-hanging the bird feeder.

This process of re-filling the bird feeder is cumbersome and not convenient.

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