MODULAR AND EASILY REMOVABLE MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR BIRD HOUSE AND BIRD FEEDER

Abstract

This invention of mounting apparatus has quick release, enhanced stability against high wind velocity, extended life cycle, and ground animal tamper proof for birdhouse and bird feeder. This design of inner plate mechanism provides higher contact area and distributes pressure on the mounting pipe that allows all the above advantages. These set of mounting apparatus allows for different angular orientation, vertical position, and can also be used for other applications.

Claims

1. This is a set of mounting apparatus for both Bird house and Bird feeders.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 is capable of mounting both bird house and bird feeder vertically on a pole and side mounted on walls.

3. The claimed apparatus has an inner plate to hold the pole on which the bird house or the bird feeder is mounted that is capable of higher load capacities and can withstand higher wind velocities.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 comprises of mountings that are easily removable, adjustable and provides enhanced stability to the mounting apparatus.

5. Inner plate assembly in claim 3 allows increased contact area between the pole and the mounting apparatus. This feature prevents applying pressure at a single point.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, will increase the life cycle of the pole as well as the apparatus.

7. This claimed apparatus can be attached at the bottom or on the side of a bird house or a feeder.

8. The apparatus in claim 7 is used to mount the bird house or bird feeder on a wooden post, pole or to the side of the house.

9. Since the apparatus in claim 1 accommodates several different standard sizes of pipes, both PVC as well as galvanized metals. This allows placement of bird house and feeders at a considerable height and a significant load.

10. As the apparatus of claim 3 has an inner plate that allows a 360 rotation of the bird house or the feeder without change in height.

11. The apparatus of claim 4 allows easy access to bird feeder and bird house for periodic replenishment of bird food and cleaning.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 can accommodate different sizes and different height of mounting pipes. This feature naturally provide ground animal (such as raccoon and squirrel) tamper free arrangement for bird house and bird feeder.

Description

LIST OF FIGURES

[0004] FIG. 1: Perspective View

[0005] FIG. 2: Top View of Mounting Apparatus Design 1

[0006] FIG. 3: Inner Plate and Bolt Welded Together

[0007] FIG. 4: Top View of Mounting Apparatus Design 2

[0008] FIG. 5: Perspective View of Mounting Apparatus of Design 2

[0009] FIG. 6: Under mount Design

[0010] FIG. 7: Application 1

[0011] FIG. 8: Application 2

[0012] FIG. 9: Application 3

TABLE OF PARTS AND PART NUMBERS

[0013] 10Mounting pipe (Pole) [0014] 11Wooden Post [0015] 12Holes for the mounting screw [0016] 13Counter sink holes [0017] 14Bolt [0018] 15Nuts [0019] 16Inner plate [0020] 17Circular outer tubular member Design 1 [0021] 18Welded point on the inner plate [0022] 19Outer clamp Design 2 [0023] 20Rectangular outer plate [0024] 21Circular Plate to mount bird house [0025] 22Screw holes to mount the apparatus below [0026] 23Bird House [0027] 24Bird Feeder [0028] 25Apparatus Having Under Mount Feature [0029] 26Bend pipe [0030] 27House

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The claimed apparatus has a circular outer tubular member 17 which is welded to rectangular outer plate 20 that houses the mounting pipe 10. This rectangular outer plate 20 has four counter sink holes for mounting 12 the apparatus on a wooden post 11 or bird house 23 and bird feeder 24. The mounting pipe 10 that allows height adjustment to the mounted bird house 10 or bird feeder 11 is placed inside the circular outer tubular member 17. The inner plate 16 holds the mounting pipe 10 on a desired height and direction. The inner plate 16 is welded to the bolt 14 that allows for linear motion of the inner plate 16. The linear motion of inner plate 16 and bolt 14 is possible due to 360 degree rotation of the nut 15. Counter sink hole 13 on the circular outer tubular member 17 restricts the nut 15 and translates the rotational force to linear that makes the inner plate 16 to move toward the mounting pipe 10. The inner plate 16 applies equal pressure there by provides enhanced stability to the mounting pipe 10 that holds mounted bird house 23 or bird feeder 24. This design of inner plate 16 increases the life cycle of the mounting pipe 10 as contact surface is larger than the conventional method of mounting.

[0032] Similarly we have created two more different models of mounting apparatus FIG. 4 is the top view of the model. This model has an outer clamp 19 with four counter sink holes 12 to mount the whole apparatus to a wooden post 11 or to the side of a House 27. The operation of the inner plate 16 and design is similar to the model with a circular outer tubular member 17. But in this model the mounting pipes 10 is pushed towards the surface of the wooden post 10 or the Bird House 23 that it is mounted to. This design of inner plate 16 and nut-bolt 14, 15 arrangements are common to all the proposed models that can be used to remove bird house 23 or bird feeder 24 to clean and to refill easily. In addition to a pair of nut-bolt 15, 14 it could have two or three pairs coupled with larger inner plate 16 that increases surface area and in turn provides enhanced stability to the mounting apparatus.

[0033] The claimed apparatus could be made of any of the following three material choices: Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Galvanized Steel