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US3179244A
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Bird feed shipping container
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-15
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1983-08-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles H Kuhn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:43
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/72; B65D5/724; A; A01; A01K; A01K39/00; A01K39/01; A01K39/012; B65D5/44; B65D5/46; B65D5/46008; B65D5/46016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A BIRD FEED CONTAINER HAVING IN COMBINATION WITH A HOUSING HAVING A POTENTIAL WINDOW DEFINING ON ONE SIDE OF THE HOUSING ADJACENT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING; OF A HOPPER SUB-ASSEMBLY FITTING WITHIN THE HOUSING AND RESTING BY A LOWER END LINE ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A BACK WALL WITH SPACED APART FIRST AND SECOND VERTICAL EDGES INTERCONNECTED BY SAID LOWER END LINE; A FIRST SIDE WALL JOINED TO SAID BACK WALL SECOND EDGE TURNING ANGULARLY FORWARDLY THEREFROM AND HAVING AN UNDER EDGE SLOPING DIAGONALLY UPWARDLY FROM THE LOWER END OF THE BACK WALL SECOND EDGE MERGING INTO A SIDE WALL FORWARD VERTICAL EDGE; A FRONT SECTION JOINED BY ONE VERTICAL EDGE TO SAID SIDE WALL FORWARD VERTICAL EDGE; A SECOND SIDE SECTION JOINED TO THE OPPOSITE VERTICAL EDGE OF SAID FRONT SECTION; SAID SECOND SIDE SECTION HAVING AN UNDER EDGE SLOPING DOWNWARDLY AND AWAY FROM THE JUNCTURE OF THE SECOND SECTION WITH THE FRONT SECTION SECOND VERTICAL EDGE, TERMINATING AT A VERTICAL LINE DEFINING THE WIDTH OF THE SECOND SIDE SECTION;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A BIRD FEED CONTAINER HAVING IN COMBINATION WITH A HOUSING HAVING A POTENTIAL WINDOW DEFINING ON ONE SIDE OF THE HOUSING ADJACENT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING; OF A HOPPER SUB-ASSEMBLY FITTING WITHIN THE HOUSING AND RESTING BY A LOWER END LINE ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A BACK WALL WITH SPACED APART FIRST AND SECOND VERTICAL EDGES INTERCONNECTED BY SAID LOWER END LINE; A FIRST SIDE WALL JOINED TO SAID BACK WALL SECOND EDGE TURNING ANGULARLY FORWARDLY THEREFROM AND HAVING AN UNDER EDGE SLOPING DIAGONALLY UPWARDLY FROM THE LOWER END OF THE BACK WALL SECOND EDGE MERGING INTO A SIDE WALL FORWARD VERTICAL EDGE; A FRONT SECTION JOINED BY ONE VERTICAL EDGE TO SAID SIDE WALL FORWARD VERTICAL EDGE; A SECOND SIDE SECTION JOINED TO THE OPPOSITE VERTICAL EDGE OF SAID FRONT SECTION; SAID SECOND SIDE SECTION HAVING AN UNDER EDGE SLOPING DOWNWARDLY AND AWAY FROM THE JUNCTURE OF THE SECOND SECTION WITH THE FRONT SECTION SECOND VERTICAL EDGE, TERMINATING AT A VERTICAL LINE DEFINING THE WIDTH OF THE SECOND SIDE SECTION;
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-04-19 | 1968-10-19 | 1969-04-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-04-19 | 1972-10-19 | 1973-04-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-04-19 | 1976-10-19 | 1977-04-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |