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United States Patent [19] Voelker [11] 4,150,505 [45] Apr. 24, 1979 [54] BIRD TRAP AND CAT FEEDER [76] Inventor: Leo O . Voelker, Linn, Kans. 66953 [21] Appl. No: 822,683 [22] Filed: Aug. 8 , 1977 [51] Int. 31.2 ................... . . A01M 3/04; A01K 39/01 [52] U.S. Cl. ......................................... . 43/69; 119/23 [58] Field of Search ................. . . 43/61, 66, 67, 68, 69; 119/23, 51 R [56] References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 652 615 6/1900 Hays ...................................... . 43/67 1 155 017 9/1915 Tooley ................................... . 43/69 11/1924 Kilchar .................................. . 43/69 1,753,082 4/1930 Dickey ,778,922 12/1973 Clark ...................................... . . 43/67 Primary Examiner-Nich0las P . Godici Attorney, Agent, _or Firm—Edwin H . Crabtree [57] . ABSTRACT‘ A ird trap and cat feeder for catching birds and feeding the birds t o a cat. The trap designed t o catch birds the size o f a sparrow while releasing smaller song birds, wrens, swallows, or the like. The feeder providing means for continuously supplying a cat or neighbor hood cats with sparrows t o eat. 1,514,770 7 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures 4 4

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[ 1 9 ]

V o e l k e r

[ 1 1 ] 4 , 1 5 0 , 5 0 5

[ 4 5 ] A p r . 2 4 , 1 9 7 9

[ 5 4 ] BIRD TRAP AND

CAT

FEEDER

[ 7 6 ]

I n v e n t o r : L e o O . V o e l k e r , L i n n ,

K a n s . 6 6 9 5 3

[ 2 1 ]

A p p l .

N o :

8 2 2 , 6 8 3

[ 2 2 ] F i l e d :

A u g . 8 ,

1 9 7 7

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3 1 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A01M

3 / 0 4 ; A01K 39/01

[ 5 2 ] U.S. C l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43/69; 119/23

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6 6 , 6 7 ,

6 8 ,

6 9 ;

1 1 9 / 23 , 5 1

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[ 5 6 ] R e f e r e n c e s C i t e d

U . S .

PATENT DOCUMENTS

652 615

6 / 1 9 0 0

Hays

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 / 6 7

1 155 017

9 / 1 9 1 5

Tooley

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 3 / 6 9

1 1 / 1 9 2 4 Kilchar

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 4 3 / 6 9

1 , 7 5 3 , 0 8 2 4/1930 Dickey, 7 7 8 , 9 2 2 1 2 / 1 9 7 3 C l a r k

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . 43/67

P r i m a r y

E x a m i n e r - N i c h 0 l a s

P .

G o d i c i

A t t o r n e y , A g e n t , _ o r Firm—Edwin

H .

C r a b t r e e

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t h e

b i r d s

t o a c a t .

The t r a p

d e s i g n e d t o c a t c h

b i r d s

t h e

s i z e o f a s p a r r o w w h i l e r e l e a s i n g s m a l l e r s o n g b i r d s ,

w r e n s , s w a l l o w s , o r t h e

l i k e .

The

f e e d e r p r o v i d i n g

means

f o r c o n t i n u o u s l y s u p p l y i n g a c a t o r n e i g h b o r

hood c a t s w i t h

sparrows

t o e a t .

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BIRD

TRAP

AND CAT FEEDER

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

T h i s

i n v e n t i o n

r e l a t e s g e n e r a l l y t o a

b i r d t r a p

a n d

more p a r t i c u l a r l y ,

b u t n o t by

way o f l i m i t a t i o n t o

a b i r d

t r a p f o r

c a t c h i n g s p a r r o w s

a n d f e e d i n g t h e s p a r r o w s t o

a c a t .

H e r e t o f o r e ,

t h e r e

h a v e

b e e n a

v a r i e t y o f d i f f e r e n t

t y p e s o f

b i r d t r a p s , p i g e o n

t r a p s

a n d

t h e l i k e

f o r r e c e i v

i n g

b i r d s i n a b i r d h o u s i n g

a n d t r a p p i n g t h e

b i r d i n

d i f f e r e n t

t y p e s

o f c a g e s . None o f t h e p r i o r a r t t r a p s

d i s c l o s e t h e n o v e l f e a t u r e s

o f

c a t c h i n g a

s p a r r o w

a n d

i n c l u d i n g

means

f o r

f e e d i n g t h e sparrow t o

a c a t .

SUMMARY

OF THE INVENTION

The

u b j e c t

i n v e n t i o n s o l v e s t h e p r o b l e m o f r e d u c i n g

t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f s p a r r o w s .

H e r e t o f or e , t h e o r d i n a r y s p a r r o w h a s g r e a t l y

p r o l i f

e r a t e d ,

t h e r e b y t a k i n g

t h e

p l a c e

o f m o r e p o p u l a r b i r d s ,

s u c h a s t h e

c a n a r y ,

b l u e b i r d , w r e n , s w a l l o w , and o t h e r

b i r d s

t h a t

a r e

a p p e a l i n g

t o

t h e

eye and

e n j o y a b l e

t o

l i s t e n

t o . A l s o ,

b e c a u s e o f t h e i n c r e a s e d

p o p u l a t i o n

o f

t h e s p a r r o w , t h e

b i r d

h a s

become

a n u i s a n c e due

t o

b i r d

d r o p p i n g s , t h e b u i l d i ng o f n e s t s , a n d t h e t a k i n g o f f o o d

s u p p l i e s

w h i c h

w o u l d

o r d i n a r i l y b e e n j o y e d

b y o t h e r

b i r d s .

The i n v e n t i o n p r o v i d e s m e a n s

f o r

c o n t i n u o u s l y

t r a p

p i n g s p a r r o w s a n d s u p p l y i n g

a

c a t a n d

n e i g h b o r h o o d

c a t s w i t h

a ‘

s u p p l y o f

s p a r r o w s .

The c a t f e e d e r by i t s

2

F I G . 5 i s a n a l t e r n a t e

embodiment

o f a t u b u l a r s h a p e d

c a g e .

DETAILED

DESCRIPTION

OF THE

DRAWINGS

I n

F I G .

1 t h e

b i r d t r a p

i s d e s i g n a t e d

b y

g e n e r a l

r e f e r

e n c e n u m e r a l

1 0 ,

a n d t h e

c a t

f e e d e r i s

d e s i g n a t e d by

g e n e r a l r e f e r e n c e

n u m e r a l

1 2 .

The

b i r d t r a p

1 0

i n c l u d e s

a n

e n c l o s e d

h o u s i n g 1 4

h a v i n g

a t o p 1 6 , a n open b o t t o m

1 8 , a

b a c k 2 0 ,

s i d e s

2 2 ,

a n d a

f r o n t 2 4 . The h o u s i n g 1 4

a l s o

i n c l u d e s

a n u p p e r

p o r t i o n

2 6 and

a t a p e r e d

l o w e r

p o r t i o n

2 8 .

Mounted on t h e o u t s i d e

o f t h e

s i d e s 2 2

a r e

s t a t i o n a r y

p e r c h e s 3 0

w h i c h a r e d i s p o s e d

b e l o w a

p a i r

o f e n t r a n c e h o l e s

32

f o r

r e c e i v i n g

a b i r d t h e r e t h r o u g h

2 5

d e s i g n i s s e l f - c l e a n i n g

s i n c e t h e

c a t q u i c k l y

l e a r n s

t o

remove the

sparrow from

the cage.

T h e

t r a p

p r o v i d e s a w e i g h t e d

b a l a n c e d

p e r c h ,

w h i c h

s i m u l a t e s a t r e e b r a n c h and l u l l s t h e b i r d i n t o b e l i e v i n g

h e c a n ?y o u t w a r d l y f r o m a n o p e n i n g i n a b i r d h o u s i n g

which

i s

c o v e r e d w i t h a

g l a s s

window.

The b i r d

t r a p u s e s a n e l o n g a t e d

dow n

s p o u t which

s

a t t a c h e d

t o

t h e

b o t t o m

o f

t h e

b i r d t r a p a n d

t h e

t o p

o f

t h e c a t

f e e d e r

s o t h a t t h e

b i r d

t r a p may b e p l a c e d a t

t h e

t o p

o f

a b u i l d i n g s t r u c t u r e

w h i l e

t h e

c a t

f e e d e r

i s

p l a c e d

n e a r t h e ground l e v e l s o t h a t

t h e c a t may

remove t h e

b i r d t h e r e f r o m .

The i r d

t r a p

and c a t

f e e d e r

i n c l u d e s a n

e n c l o s e d

b i r d

h o u s i n g

h a v i n g

a n u p p e r

p o r t i o n , a t a p e r e d l o w e r

p o r

t i o n ,

a b a c k , a f r o n t , a

t o p , an open

b o t t o m ,

‘ a n d s i d e s .

The h o u s i n g

i n c l u d e s e n t r a n c e h o l e s

i n

t h e s i d e s

o f

t h e

u p p e r p o r t i o n

o f

t h e

h o u s i n g

f o r r e c e i v i n g

t h e

b i r d

t h e r e i n . A a l a n c e d

p e r c h

i s p i v o t a l l y m o u n t e d i n s i d e

t h e

h o u s i n g a n d a d j a c e n t t h e

e n t r a n c e

h o l e s .

A

l a s s

window s

mounted

i n

a n

o p e n i n g

i n

t h e t a p e r e d l o w e r

p o r t i o n

o f

t h e f r o n t

o f

t h e h o u s i n g . The c a t f e e d e r i n

c l u d e s

a

one

i n c h w i r e

mesh cage which i s communica

b l y c o n n e c t e d t o t h e o p e n b o t t o m

o f

t h e h o u s i n g f o r

r e c e i v i n g t h e

b i r d

t h e r e i n .

The a d v a n t a g e s a n d o b j e c t s o f t h e i n v e n t i o n w i l l

become e v i d e n t f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n

when r e a d i n

c o n j u n c t i o n

w i t h

t h e

a c c o m p a n y i n g

d r a w i n g s w h i c h

i l l u s t r a t e t h e

p r e f e r r e d e m b o d i m e n t s

o f

t h e i nv e n t ion .

BRIEF

DESCRIPTION

OF

THE DRAWINGS

FIG.

1

i s

a

p e r s p e c t i v e view o f

t h e

b i r d t r a p a n d c a t

feeder

FIG. 2

i s

a s i d e s e c t i o n a l view o f t h e

b i r d

t r a p .

FIG.

3

i s a f r o n t view o f t h e b i r d t r a p .

FIG. 4 i s a f r o n t view

of

a

wire

mesh cage used a s a

cat feeder - >

4 0

4 5

5 5

6 5

when i t e n t e r s

t h e

h o u s i n g 1 4 . Mounted

i n f r o n t

o f a n

‘ o p e n i n g

i n

t h e

f r o n t

2 4

‘ o f

t h e [ h o u s i n g 1 4 a n d o n t h e

t a p e r e d l o w e r p o r t i o n 2 8 i s a g l a s s

window

6 .

Only o n e

entrance hole 32 can be seen i n FIG. 1 .

The c a t f e e d e r

1 2 i n c l u d e s a w i r e

mesh cage 40 hav

i n g a h o l l o w f u n n e l s h a p e d c o n n e c t o r 4 2 f o r r e c e i v i n g

t h e

lower

end

o f a

dow n s p o u t 4 4 . The u p p e r end

o f t h e

d o w n

s p o u t

44

i s

connected

t o

‘ t h e

open bottom

1 8

o f

t h e housing 14.

Through

t h e

u s e o f

t h e e l o n g a t e d down s p o u t

4 4 ,

t h e

b i r d t r a p

1 0

may

b e

mounted

a t t h e t o p

o f

a

b u i l d i n g

s t r u c t u r e o r t h e l i k e , w h i l e p o s i t i o n i n g t h e c a t f e e d e r 1 2

n e a r

t h e ground l e v e l s o t h a t ' a c a t

46 shown

i n d o t t e d

l i n e s c a n

r e a c h t h e t r a p p e d

sparrow 4 8 shown n d o t t e d

l i n e s w i t h h i s

h e a d

s t i c k i n g o u t o f t h e c a g e 4 0 .

I n FIG. 2 ,

a s i d e s e c t i o n a l

view o f

t h e

b i r d t r a p

1 0

i s

s e e n .

I n t h i s v i e w , a b a l a n c e d p e r c h

5 0

i s

i l l u s t r a t e d

h a v i n g a

p i v o t

t u b e

5 2 p i v o t a l l y

mounted

o n a p i v o t p i n

5 4 .

A r s t e n d 5 3 o f t h e p i v o t

t u b e

5 2 h a s a b a l a n c e d

w e i g h t 5 6 s u s p e n d e d

t h e r e f r o m .

A e c o n d e n d 5 5

o f

t h e

p i v o t t u b e 5 2 i s d i s p o s e d b e l o w l t h e e n t r a n c e ho l e 3 2

f o r

r e c e i v i n g t h e b i r d

t h e r e o n

when

t

e n t e r s

t h e

h o u s i n g

1 4 . The

p i v o t p i n

5 4

i s a t t a c h e d t o a p i v o t t u b e f r a m e 5 8

which

i s

s e c u r e d t o

t h e

b a c k 2 0 o f

t h e

h o u s i n g

1 4 . The

b a l a n c e d

w e i g h t

5 6

p r o v i d e s

s u f f i c i e n t w e i g h t t o

b a l

a n c e

t h e

p i v o t t u b e 5 2 i n

a

h o r i z o n t a l

p o s i t i o n .

When

a

b i r d

e n t e r s

t h e

h o u s i n g

1 4 , a n d a l i g h t s

on

t o p

o f

t h e

p i v o t t u b e

5 2 ,

t h e p i v o t

t u b e

5 2 b e c o m e s

u n b a l a n c e d

a n d

l o w e r s

t h e

b i r d downwardly w h i l e

t h e ? r s t e n d

5 3

o f t h e

t u b e

5 2 w i t h t h e

b a l a n c e d

w e i g h t

5 6

i s

r a i s e d

u p w a r d l y u n t i l t h e e n d

5 3

c o n t a c t s t h e s i d e o f t h e ‘ p i v o t

f r a m e 5 8 , which a c t s

a s

a

s t o p . The

t u b e 5 2 i s a l s o shown

i n d o t t e d l i n e s i n a l o w e r e d p o s i t i o n .

I n FIG.

3 ,

a

f r o n t

view

o f

t h e b i r d

t r a p 1 0 i s i l l u s

t r a t e d . I n t h i s

v i e w ,

t h e

g l a s s

window 3 6 c a n b e s e e n

s l i d a b l y

m o u n t e d

i n

g u i d e s

6 0

a d j a c e n t

a n o p e n i n g

6 1

shown

i n

d o t t e d

l i n e s i n

t h e f r o n t 2 4 o f t h e h o u s i n g 1 4 .

I n FIG.

4 , a n

e n l a r g e d

f r o n t

view o f t h e c a t f e e d e r 1 2

i s i l l u s t r a t e d . The

cage 40

i s made up

o f

one

i n c h w i r e

mesh

6 2 . O p e n i n g s 6 4 i n t h e w i r e mesh 6 2 a r e

l a r g e

e n o u g h t o o n l y a l l o w t h e s p a r r o w 4 8 t o s t i c k h i s

h e a d

out

the

cage 4 0 . '

I n FIG.

5 , a n a l t e r n a t e

embodiment

s

shown w h e r e i n

a

t u b u l a r b i r d

c a g e

7 0 i s

i l l u s t r a t e d made

o f w i r e mesh

7 2 a n d

h a v i n g a h i n g e d d o o r 7 4 a t o n e

e n d f o r

r e m o v i n g

t h e b i r d s by h a n d .

The

t u b u l a r c a g e 7 0 a l s o i n c l u d e s a

h o l l o w f u n n e l e d s h a p e d c o n n e c t o r 7 6 f o r a t t a c h i n g t o

t h e bottom o f t h e dow n s p o u t

44

o r t h e open bottom 1 8

o f

t h e

h o u s i n g 1 4 . The c a g e 7 0 may b e u s e d when t

i s

d e s i r e d

t o

c a t c h

and

remove

b i r d s

by

hand

r a t h e r

t h a n

u s i n g

t h e c a t

f e e d e r

1 2 .

I n

o p e r a t i o n ,

t h e b i r d t r a p

1 0 , a n d

c a t f e e d e r

1 2

p r o

v i d e

means f o r

e f f e c t i v e l y

t r a p p i n g a s p a r r o w a n d

f e e d

i n g t h e sparrow t o a c a t .

The

b i r d l a n d s on t h e s t a t i o n

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3

a r y p e r c h 3 0 .

The

b i r d

t h e n

e n t e r s t h e e n c l o s e d

h o u s i n g

1 4

t h r o u g h t h e e n t r a n c e o p e n i n g

3 2

w h e r e i n

t h e b i r d

a l i g h t s on

t h e

b a l a n c e d t u b e 5 2 .

At

t h i s t i m e ,

t h e

b i r d ’ s

w e i g h t

c o m b i n e d

w i t h t h e

w e i g h t

o f

s e c o n d

e n d 5 5 o f

t h e

b a l a n c e d t u b e 5 2

overcomes t h e

w e i g h t o f

t h e

? r s t

e n d

5 3

o f t h e

b a l a n c e d

t u b e

5 2

a n d t h e

b a l a n c e d w e i g h t

5 6 t h e r e b y

l o w e r i n g t h e b i r d downwardly i n t o

t h e t a

p e r e d

l o w e r

p o r t i o n

2 8 o f

t h e

h o u s i n g

1 4 .

The

b i r d

i s

l u l l e d i n t o b e l i e v i n g

t h a t

h e i s n o t i n d a n g e r

s i n c e

t h e

p i v o t t u b e

5 2 s i m u l a t e s t h e end o f a

t r e e

b r a n c h . A l s o , a s

t h e b i r d i s lowered on t h e p i v o t t u b e 5 2 , t h e b i r d c a n s e e

t h e o p e n i n g 6 1 i n t h e

f r o n t 2 4

o f t h e h o u s i n g 1 4 ,

which

i s

c o v e r e d b y t h e

g l a s s

window 3 6 a l t h o u g h

t h e b i r d

i s

n o t aware

o f t h i s . As t h e

b i r d i s l o w e r e d ,

t h e end 5 3 o f

t h e t u b e

5 2

comes

t o r e s t a g a i n s t

t h e

s i d e o f

t h e

p i v o t

f r a m e

5 8 .

At h i s p o i n t ,

t h e

b i r d

r e s t i n g

on

t h e

e n d

5 5 o f

t h e p i v o t t u b e 5 2 i s a d j a c e n t t h e i n s i d e

o f

t h e

g l a s s

w i n

dow

6 .

When

t h e b i r d

g o e s

t o

f l y

o u t

t h r o u g h t h e

g l a s s

window 3 6 , h e l e a v e s t h e p i v o t

t u b e

5 2

w h i c h

i m m e d i

a t e l y i s r a i s e d t o

i t s o r i g i n a l h o r i z o n t a l

p o s i t i o n b y

t h e

b a l a n c e d w e i g h t 5 6 . The b i r d i s now t r a p p e d

s i n c e t h e

p i v o t t u b e 5 2 b l o c k s h i s e s c a p e t h r o u g h t h e e n t r a n c e

o p e n i n g s 3 2 . T h e r e f o r e , h i s

o n l y m e a n s

o f

l e a v i n g

t h e

h o u s i n g 1 4

i s t h r o u g h

t h e

o p e n b o t t o m

p o r t i o n 1 8 . The

b i r d t h e n ? n d s

h i s way downwardly t h r o u g h

t h e

o p e n

b o t t o m

p o r t i o n

1 8

t h r o u g h

t h e

down s p o u t 4 4 a n d

i n t o

t h e c a t f e e d e r 1 2 .

I n

t h e mean t i m e , t h e

c a t

o r

any

o t h e r

neighborhood c a t s

who

r e aware

of

t h e c a t f e e d e r

1 2 ,

a r e p a t i e n t l y

w a i t i n g n e a r b y .

When h e b i r d a r r i v e s

i n

t h e c a t f e e d e r

1 2 , he

i s a n x i o u s t o escape

and

s t i c k s h i s

h e a d t h r o u g h t h e 1 w i r e

mesh

6 2 o f t h e c a g e 4 0 . The

b i r d

i s

n o t a b l e t o g e t t h e

r e s t o f h i s body t h r o u g h

t h e

mesh 6 2 ,

b u t i s a i d e d

b y

t h e

c a t

who q u i c k l y p u l l s t h e

b i r d o u t o f

t h e

c a g e

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w i t h h i s paw and

i s

rewarded

w i t h

a

f r e s h

b i r d

d i n n e r .

The

s u b j e c t b i r d t r a p

s u c c e s s

f u l l y t r a p s s p a r r o w s t o t h e

d e l i g h t

o f t h e owner o f t h e

i n v e n t i o n and t o t h e enjoyment o f c a t s who d i n e on

b i r d s .

Changes may

be

made

i n t h e

c o n s t r u c t i o n and

a r

rangement o f t h e

p a r t s

o r e l e m e n t s o f t h e embodiment

a s

d i s c l o s e d

h e r e i n w i t h o u t

d e p a r t i n g

from t h e s p i r i t

o r

s c o p e o f t h e i n v e n t i o n a s de?ned

i n

t h e

f o l l o w i n g

c l a i m s .

I c l a i m :

1 . A

i r d

t r a p and

c a t f e e d e r f o r c a t c h i n g a b i r d

and

i n

p a r t i c u l a r , a s p a r r o w , and f e e d i n g

t h e

b i r d

t o

a c a t ,

t h e

t r a p

c o m p r i s i n g :

an e n c l o s e d

b i r d

h o u s i n g having a n upper

p o r t i o n ,

a

t a p e r e d

lower

p o r t i o n ,

a

b a c k , a

f r o n t ,

a

t o p ,

a n

o p e n

b o t t o m ,

a n d

s i d e s ;

an

e n t r a n c e

h o l e

mounted i n

t h e s i d e of

t h e

upper

p o r t i o n

o f

a i d

h o u s i n g

f o r r e c e i v i n g t h e b i r d t h e r e

t h r o u g h ;

a g l a s s window mounted i n a n o p e n i n g i n t h e t a p e r e d

l o w e r p o r t i o n o f

t h e

f r o n t o f

s a i d

h o u s i n g ;

a

b a l a n c e d p i v o t

t u b e

p i v o t a l l y

mou n t e d

on

a

p i v o t

p i n i n s i d e s a i d

h o u s i n g ,

a ? r s t e n d

o f

s a i d p i v o t

t u b e

i s

a t t a c h e d

t o a b a l a n c e w e i g h t f o r

b a l a n c i n g s a i d

t u b e i n a h o r i z o n t a l

p o s i t i o n ,

a

second

end

o f s a i d

t u b e i s d i s p o s e d a d j a c e n t a n d

below

s a i d e n t r a n c e

h o l e f o r r e c e i v i n g t h e

b i r d

t h e r e o n , t h e s e c o n d

e n d

o f s a i d p i v o t t u b e w i t h t h e b i r d t h e r e o n

l o w e r e d

d o w n w a r d l y ,

when

t h e s e c o n d e n d o f s a i d p i v o t

t u b e

i s

l o w e r e d

downwardly

t h e

s e c o n d e n d

i s

d i s p o s e d i n t h e t a p e r e d

l o w e r

p o r t i o n o f s a i d h o u s

i n g a n d a d j a c e n t s a i d g l a s s w i n d o w ; a n d

3 5

4 5

5 0

5 5

6 5

4

a w i r e

mesh cage

communicably

connected t o t h e

o p e n b o t t o m

o f

s a i d h o u s i n g f o r

r e c e i v i n g

t h e b i r d

t h e r e i n , s a i d

w i r e

mesh c a g e

d i m e n s i o n s

s o t h a t t h e

o p e n i n g s i n

t h e

w i r e mesh

a r e s m a l l

enough t o

p r e v e n t t h e

b i r d f r o m

e s c a p i n g , t h e o p e n i n g s

i n

t h e

w i r e mesh a r e

l a r g e

enough

f o r t h e b i r d

t o

s t i c k

h i s

h e a d

t h r o u g h t h e

o p e n i n g s i n

t h e

w i r e mesh

s o t h a t

t h e

c a t

c a n

q u i c k l y

p u l l

t h e b i r d

o u t o f

s a i d

c a g e

w i t h

h i s

paw.

2 .

The

t r a p a s d e s c r i b e d i n c l a i m 1 , f u r t h e r i n c l u d i n g

a p a i r o f

e n t r a n c e h o l e s i n

b o t h s i d e s o f

t h e upper p o r

t i o n

o f

s a i d

h o u s i n g .

3 .

The

t r a p a s d e s c r i b e d i n c l a i m

1 ,

f u r t h e r i n c l u d i n g

a n o u t s i d e p e r c h a t t a c h e d

t o

t h e

s i d e

o f

s a i d

h o u s i n g

and

below

s a i d

e n t r a n c e h o l e .

4 .

The

t r a p a s

d e s c r i b e d i n c l a i m 1 ,

f u r t h e r

i n c l u d i n g

a h o l l o w e l o n g a t e d down s p o u t d i s p o s e d b e t w e e n s a i d

c a g e and

t h e open

bottom o f s a i d h o u s i n g and communi

c a b l y connected

a t

one end t o s a i d cage and t h e

o t h e r

e n d t o s a i d o p e n b o t t o m o f s a i d h o u s i n g .

5 . The t r a p a s

d e s c r i b e d i n

c l a i m 1 , wherein s a i d cage

i n c l u d e s

a

one

i n c h

w i r e

mesh

cage havin g

a f u n n e l e d

c o n n e c t o r

a t t a c h e d

t o t h e

t o p

o f t h e

c a g e

f o r communi

c a b l y c o n n e c t i n g s a i d c a g e t o t h e open b o t t o m o f s a i d

h o u s i n g .

6 .

The t r a p a s d e s c r i b e d i n

c l a i m

1 ,

wherein

s a i d c a g e

i n c l u d e s a w i r e mesh t u b u l a r c a g e h a v i n g a f u n n e l e d

c o n n e c t o r

mounted i n

t h e

t o p t h e r e o f

f o r

communica

b l y c o n n e c t i n g

s a i d c a g e t o t h e o p e n b o t t o m o f s a i d

h o u s i n g , s a i d t u b u l a r w i r e mesh

cage having

a

hinged

door mou n t e d a t one end t h e r e o f f o r removing t h e b i r d s

when

r e c e i v e d t h e r e i n .

7 . A i r d t r a p and c a t

f e e d e r

f o r

c a t c h i n g a

b i r d and

i n p a r t i c u l a r , a

s p a r r o w ,

and f e e d i n g t h e b i r d t o a c a t ,

t h e

t r a p

c o m p r i s i n g :

an

e n c l o s e d

b i r d

h o u s i n g having an upper

p o r t i o n ,

a

t a p e r e d lower

p o r t i o n ,

a b a c k , a f r o n t , a t o p , a n

o p e n b o t t o m , a n d

s i d e s ;

a

p a i r o f

e n t r a n c e

h o l e s

i n

b o t h s i d e s o f t h e

u p p e r

p o r t i o n

o f s a i d

h o u s i n g ;

a p a i r

o f

o u t s i d e p e r c h e s a t t a c h e d t o t h e

s i d e s o f

s a i d

h o u s i n g a n d b e l o w s a i d

e n t r a n c e

h o l e s ;

a g l a s s window mounted i n a n o p e n i n g i n t h e t a p e r e d

l o w e r p o r t i o n o f t h e

f r o n t

o f s a i d

h o u s i n g ;

a b a l a n c e d p i v o t t u b e p i v o t a l l y mounted on a p i v o t

p i n i n s i d e

s a i d

h o u s i n g , a

? r s t

e n d

o f

s a i d p i v o t t u b e

i s a t t a c h e d t o a b a l a n c e w e i g h t f o r b a l a n c i n g s a i d

t u b e i n a

h o r i z o n t a l p o s i t i o n ,

a

second end of

s a i d

p i v o t t u b e

i s

d i s p o s e d

a d j a c e n t

a n d

b e l o w s a i d

e n t r a n c e

h o l e s

f o r

r e c e i v i n g t h e b i r d t h e r e o n , t h e

s e c o n d e n d o f s a i d p i v o t t u b e w i t h t h e

b i r d

t h e r e o n

l o w e r e d downwardly when

t h e s e c o n d

e n d o f s a i d

p i v o t

t u b e i s

l o w e r e d downwardly

t h e

s e c o n d e n d

i s d i s p o s e d i n t h e t a p e r e d l o w e r p o r t i o n

o f

s a i d

h o u s i n g a n d a d j a c e n t s a i d g l a s s w i n d o w ;

a hollow

e l o n g a t e d

downspout having one end com

m u n i c a b l y

c o n n e c t e d

t o t h e open

bottom

o f s a i d

h o u s i n g ;

a n d

a

w i r e

mesh cage communicably connected t o t h e

o t h e r e n d o f s a i d h o l l o w

e l o n g a t e d

d o w n s p o u t ,

s a i d w i r e mesh

cage

d i m e n s i o n s s o t h a t t h e open

i n g s

i n t h e w i r e mesh

a r e

s m a l l enough

t o

p r e v e n t

t h e b i r d f r o m e s c a p i n g , t h e o p e n i n g s i n t h e w i r e

mesh

a r e l a r g e

enough

f o r

t h e

b i r d

t o

s t i c k h i s

h e a d

t h r o u g h t h e

o p e n i n g s i n

t h e

w i r e mesh

s o t h a t t h e

c a t c a n

q u i c k l y

p u l l t h e b i r d

o u t

o f s a i d c a g e w i t h