Patent · US Expired

Bird feeder hanging device system

US5746461A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
38References
1Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1996
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47G2007/003
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device that promotes the safer handling and attachment of an object to an overhead support by providing a positioning pole and hanger that uses a rotatable U-shaped catch that works in conjunction with a stop located on the hanger to maintain the object in a vertical position during the attachment operation irrespective of the pole's position with respect to the object.

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