US 11,968,962 B2
Small seed converter for bird feeder
Robert W. Donegan, Denver, CO (US); Bryan Krueger, Denver, CO (US); and John W. Bruno, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to CLASSIC BRANDS, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Classic Brands, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/818,911.
Application 16/818,911 is a continuation of application No. 14/531,755, filed on Nov. 3, 2014, granted, now 10,609,908.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/899,044, filed on Nov. 1, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0214268 A1, Jul. 9, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01K 39/012 (2006.01); A01K 39/01 (2006.01); A01K 39/02 (2006.01); A01K 39/04 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 39/012 (2013.01) [A01K 39/0113 (2013.01); A01K 39/0206 (2013.01); A01K 39/04 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bird feeder comprising: a port having a surface extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the proximal end having a connecting portion configured to connect to a reservoir, the surface having one or more openings defined therein; and a small seed converter insertable into the port, the small seed converter including an edge forming a periphery of the small seed converter, a plurality of teeth extending from the edge in an axial direction, the plurality of teeth configured to narrow the one or more openings for dispensing small sized seed.