US 12,290,052 B2
Bird feeder with mixed seed feed port
Cody Litwiller, Lancaster, PA (US)
Assigned to Woodstream Corporation, Lancaster, PA (US)
Filed by Woodstream Corporation, Lancaster, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/437,639.
Application 18/116,068 is a division of application No. 17/173,581, filed on Feb. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,612,146, issued on Mar. 28, 2023.
Application 18/437,639 is a continuation of application No. 18/116,068, filed on Mar. 1, 2023, granted, now 11,944,074.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180125 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01K 39/012 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 39/012 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bird feeder comprising:
a housing;
a seed reservoir defined within the housing and including at least one seed access opening; and
a mesh feed port fitted over the at least one seed opening, the feed port defining a periodic pattern of openings of a plurality of predetermined sizes in communication with the seed reservoir, the feed port arranged such that the plurality of openings extend into a side of the feeder, the plurality of openings including:
a plurality of first openings sized to receive a first seed type of a first size;
a plurality of second openings sized to receive a second seed type of a second size greater than the first size; and
a plurality of third openings sized to receive a third seed type of a third size, the openings are arranged in rows and columns, the plurality of openings are arranged in an alternating manner such that openings of a predetermined size are not arranged directly adjacent to other openings of the same predetermined size.