US Patent Issued on June 3 for "Bird feeder" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,867, issued on June 3.

"Bird feeder" was invented by Paul L. Cote (Knowlton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a bird feeder moveable from a first position to a second position. The bird feeder is preferably comprised of a seed tube for holding a substance, a seed tray having openings to receive and provide access to the substance, a shroud surrounding and protecting both the seed tube and seed tray and a cover secured to an upper end of the shroud. The bird feeder is also preferably comprised of a positioning mechanism to move the bird feeder from the first position, where access to the substance i...