Bird feeder

Claim 1

A BIRD FEEDER COMPRISING A VERTICAL STANDARD EXTENDING A SUBSTANTIAL HEIGHT FROM GROUND LEVEL, A BOTTOMLESS PROTECTIVE HOUSING MEANS SUPPORTED ADJACENT THE TOP PORTION OF SAID STANDARD, IN FIXED POSITION THEREON, AND A FEED TRAY ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON SAID STANDARD FOR MOVEMENT THEREALONG BETWEEN AN ELEVATED POSITION ADJACENT TO AND UNDER SAID HOUSING MEANS AND INACCESSIBLE FROM GROUND LEVEL AND A LOWERED POSITION REMOVED FROM SAID HOUSING MEANS AND ACCESSIBLE FROM GROUND LEVEL, SAID FEED TRAY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER, SIDE MEMBERS INCLUDING PERFORATED PANEL MEANS SECURED TO SAID BASE MEMBER AND POSITIONED TO EXTEND UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE MEMBER, ONE OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS BEING MOVABLE FROM SAID POSITION TO FACILITATE CLEANING OF THE TRAY ASSEMBLY, SAID SIDE MEMBERS RETAINING FEED WITHIN THE FEEDER WITH SAID PERFORATED PANEL MEANS PROVIDING PERCH STRUCTURE FOR BIRDS, AND A GUIDE MEANS DEPENDING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID GUIDE MEANS BEING SLIDABLY COUPLED TO SAID STANDARD FOR GUIDING SAID TRAY ASSEMBLY IN ITS MOVEMENT ALONG SAID STANDARD, AND RETAINING MEANS COOPERATING WITH A PORTION OF SAID GUIDE MEANS ADJACENT ITS BOTTOM FOR HOLDING SAID FEED TRAY ASSEMBLY IN SAID ELEVATED POSITION, SAID GUIDE MEANS DEPENDING BELOW THE LOWERMOST REACH OF SAID HOUSING MEANS WHEN SAID ASSEMBLY IS IN SAID ELEVATED POSITION, WHEREBY SAID GUIDE MEANS IS ACCESSIBLE BELOW SAID HOUSING MEANS AND FROM GROUND LEVEL FOR MOVING SAID FEED TRAY ASSEMBLY BETWEEN SAID INACCESSIBLE ELEVATED AND ACCESSIBLE LOWERED POSITIONS.