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Bird feeder

Granted 26 Sep 2000 · no office action yet

Assignee: Jones Thomas E

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Inventors: Thomas E. Jones · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 294 · TC 2900

Application
101101
filed 25 Feb 1999
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US D431330
granted 26 Sep 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a bird feeder showing the new design, with the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, with the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side perspective view thereof, illustrating its use with a bird feeder stand not considered part of the bird feeder.

The bird feeder stand in FIG. 6 is shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D30/124

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