Modular shelter assembly for birds
US5740762A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K31/14
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-compartment bird shelter that may be assembled with a minimum of mechanical fasteners and which may be assembled as a multi-tiered structure is disclosed. The shelter is supported, by a support flange, on a vertical pole and includes a plurality of individual compartment modules that are pie shaped with vertical divergingly spaced walls and a bottom surface. A spacer element place coaxially over the pole is larger than the pole so as to define a gap between the pole and the spacer element. The spacer element rests upon the support flange, and individual compartment modules are coupled to the pole by inserting a hook structure of the module into the gap defined between the pole and the spacer element. A plurality of like sized and shaped modules are arranged around the pole in side-by-side fashion and are similarly coupled to the pole so as to define a tier of compartments. Subsequent tiers of compartments may be similarly assembled atop existing tiers. A roof structure is place over the topmost tier with the pole extending through a hole in the center of the roof. The roof structure secures the shelter in place and is itself held in place with a removable clamp that is atta…
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