Top-fill hummingbird feeder with vertically operative base sealing mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9700022
APP PUB NO 20160192624A1
SERIAL NO

14930415

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A top-fill hummingbird feeder has a liquid container with a lower bottom opening which can be screw-threaded into a central collar of a feeding basin. An insert is received within the central collar and is configured to be vertically movable between a first position in which fluid is allowed to flow from the liquid container to the basin, and a second position in which fluid flow from the container to the basin is prevented.

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  • WOODSTREAM CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gauker, Andrew Shillington, US 17 303
Lubic, Marko Konstantin Shillington, US 35 488
Vaughn,, Jr William R Lititz, US 12 278

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