Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909002 | Avian hut An avian hut includes a plurality of walls, each wall having an upper edge and a lower edge and coupled to at least one other of the plurality of walls, the plurality of walls together defining an avian hut interior and an avian hut exterior, the lower edges togethe... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7343877 | Birdcage A bird cage has at least one flush mounted door for the cage when door is opened; and an accessible feed receiver for the cage, which can be retrieved and serviced without reaching inside the cage. An arcuate perch permits access to the feed receiver. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334539 | Parrot decorative tower An improved parrot decorative tower provides higher possibility and convenience to expose the beauty of the exotic birds keeping birds safety and living space sanitary conditions. An improved parrot decorative tower includes a mobile portion and an attachable portio... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7290500 | Bird perch holder An apparatus for mounting a bird perch to a bird cage wherein first and second sides of a mounting means clamps to the cage and holds a perch holding means onto which a perch is attached and which enables the user to compression clamp a ball joint component at a pre... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7111583 | Birdcage perch A lightweight perch formed from plastic, wood or the like, has, in one embodiment, an outer surface on which is applied a granular material such as sand or the like. An adhesive or solvent may be used to apply the granular material to the perch. The resultant perch ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107930 | Adjustable cage feeder A feeder for a cage, designed to reduce the scattering of food and to provide a cleaner and healthier caged environment, wherein the cage has a wall and an interior space for housing an animal such as a bird, including a cage door. The feeder comprises a feeder mech... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093563 | Protective entrance device for birdhouses A protective device for limiting access through an opening formed in one wall of a house for small animals or birds, including an elongated open-ended tubular body having first and second ends and a passage therethrough, a securement for securing the first end of th... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086352 | Door suspended outward facing bird perch A door suspended bird perch includes an overhang over a door. An optional clamp tightens the bird support perch bar in any desirable position. The perch is positioned parallel to, the door, so that the door surface is at the bird's back, which is less confirming vis... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6971332 | Birdcage attachments Birdcage attachments are mountable to a birdcage and present a bird with a variety of interesting and challenging activities. The toy attachments encourage birds to learn by experimenting. As a bird manipulates some parts of the toy attachments, the bird will discov... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959667 | Animal nail trimmer A nail trimming device for pets and small animals includes a base member and a spacer member. The base member has an abrasive top surface. The spacer member is in the form of a grid having a plurality of apertures. The spacer member is placed over the grid so that w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941892 | Bird feeder support A bird feeder support for supporting a solid bell-shaped bird feeder includes a base having an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral edge. Each of a pair of legs has a first and a second end. The first ends are each attached to the base such that each of t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6901933 | Apparatus for simulating traumatic brain injury and method for inducing spinal cord injury This invention is an apparatus for simulating human traumatic injury in an animal, said apparatus comprising a support having an aperture having end walls and side walls disposed therein; a sliding element slidingly engaged with said side walls of said aperture, sai... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6883464 | Bird cage ladder A bird cage ladder equipped with a locking connection mechanism that is biased toward a closed position and is easy to install and remove from a bird cage is disclosed herein. Particular embodiments of the present invention have the flexibility to connect with vario... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6866007 | Heated bird perch A heated bird perch includes a cylindrical housing having a first end and a second end. The second end has a flange with a threaded member extending from the flange. The cylindrical housing is formed of a heat conductive material. An electrical heating element is en... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6827040 | Modular bird activity center A bird activity center, for providing an instinctually safe playground for a domesticated bird, using a set of a plurality of tubes and T-connectors. The tubes are used to form vertical and horizontal members, which are interconnected using the T-connectors. Toys ma... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6684818 | Birdcage perch A lightweight perch formed from plastic, wood or the like, has an outer surface on which is applied a granular material such as sand or the like. A thin layer of adhesive or solvent may be used to attach the granular material to the perch. The resultant p... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6619236 | Bird safety pedicure perch apparatus Provided is an elongated bird safety pedicure perch. The perch is a combination safety excerise perch and nail trimming device. The perch offers two safe smooth sides for the bird to stand on to protect the tender pads of the bird's feet from harsh abbras... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6578525 | Bird perch apparatus The present invention relates to a bird cage, more particularly a bird cage in which a perch is rotatably suspended from a ceiling of the bird cage. An alternate preferred embodiment provides for a perch rotatably supported between the ceiling and a floor... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6516750 | Modular birdhouse A modular birdhouse in accordance with the present invention includes a support pole, a collar, at least one wire form and at least one nest module. First, the collar is slidably connected to the pole. The wire form has a square shape, and the ends of the... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6463884 | Birdrest structure A birdrest structure comprises an upright post, a waste receptacle, and a horizontal rod on which a bird is rested. The birdrest structure can be fastened to the wall by a fastening device which is fastened with the bottom end of the upright post. The bir... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6457439 | Bird perch apparatus A bird perch apparatus for providing birds with an aerial toy that encourages climbing swinging. The bird perch apparatus includes a mounting assembly is adapted to be coupled to a support structure. A support assembly is rotatably coupled to the mounting... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6374772 | Bird perch holder For use in bird enclosures or the like, a perch holder that serves to mount a perch on or within the enclosure. The holder consists of a base unit with attached mounting devices to secure the holder to a bird enclosure. The holder has a longitudinal hole ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6332431 | Perch for trimming of a bird's nails to a predetermined length so as to prevent over trimming and resulting bleeding A perch for trimming the nails of a bird to a predetermined length so as to prevent over trimming and bleeding resulting therefrom. The perch includes a core that perches the bird, a sheet of sandpaper that is rolled around the core and trims the nails of... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6244220 | Pyramid cage A bird cage (20) includes a centrally disposed bird receiving structure (30) and inwardly sloping sides (28) which in combination cause birds to face inward and thereby defecate away from the bird receiving structure. These features make the cleaning of t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6145477 | Wall-less animal containment system A wall-less animal containment system for non-flying animals. The containment system includes a lower enclosure (24) that defines a generally upward concavity from a center portion (44) to a rim (48) with a wall extending between the center portion (44) a... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5752463 | Bird activity platform A bird activity platform comprising a floor, a back board attached along an edge of the floor, the back board being constructed to permit its attachment to a vertical surface, a runway extending from the back board to the opposite edge of the floor and be... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5713305 | Cage-mounted feeder A feeder for mounting on an interior wall of a cage is disclosed. The feeder includes a clamping mechanism for clamping onto a wall of a cage, and an extension bar extending from the clamping mechanism to the interior of the cage, and a receptacle which h... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5702085 | Support for balancing sculpture A support for a balancing sculpture in the form of an arcuate perch with a hanger mounted on the perch for movement between a first position for suspending the support from a ceiling, and a second position for mounting the support on a wall with the hange... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5588397 | Bird perch apparatus Provided is an elongated perch rod with a disk attached to one end. The perch rod functions as a perch and nail trimming device and the disk functions as a beak trimming and conditioning device. The disk (beak conditioner) is of shorter length and larger ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5511512 | Modular bird perch and bird cage A bird perch apparatus includes a floor base assembly, and a pole assembly is connected to the floor base assembly. A ceiling-contacting assembly is connected to the pole assembly. A lower pan assembly is supported by the pole assembly. An upper pan assem... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5487360 | Perching rod for bird cage A perch of the bird cage comprises a perching rod, two retaining members, and two fastening nuts. Each of the two retaining members has one end that is fastened to the perching rod and another end that is provided with a predetermined number of male threa... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5456208 | Animal cage shelf paw protectors An animal cage shelf paw protector is adapted to be used in association with an animal cage of the type having a horizontal floor and four vertical sidewalls. The sidewalls consist of a plurality of vertical and horizontal bars positioned adjacent to each... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5431129 | Transparent pet cage with pivoting top panels A cage for housing birds or small animals is fabricated from a transparent rigid material and has a plurality of walls, ventilation holes formed in the walls, an access door, a bottom tray, a feeder, perches, and a pair of cage top panels, each of which i... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5413068 | Portable bird playgym A portable bird playgym according to the present invention has a foldable frame that fits within a suitcase-like container suitable for storage and transportation. In operation, the cover of the container fits beneath the adjoining portion which operates ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5351647 | Avian or animal cage cross member A cross member for use as an avian or animal perch or as a support member for additional cage accessories. The cross member comprises an elongated beam member removably attachable to opposing sides of an open wire or bar cage via corresponding open slots ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5315957 | Avian perch An avian perch for mounting in a bird cage having a plurality of bars comprises a length of natural fiber non-cotton rope and mounting hardware usable with any rope perch. The mounting hardware comprises a first and second end cap with a bolt extending th... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5265557 | Pet cage perch assemblage A modular bird or animal cage accessory assemblage generally made of resilient materials, includes interchangeable rods engageable with a C-shaped system clasp having a corresponding channel guide for receiving the rods therein. The rods are held in place... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5228411 | Self-supporting cotton bird perch An adjustable and stable cotton bird perch for use in a bird cage is comprised of a plurality of tightly twisted skeins of cotton threads defining a dense cotton cable. The cable has attachment members secured to the ends thereof for securing the cable to... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5215039 | Bird feeder having a non-rotatable perch with protective sleeves A bird feeder having a feeder unit for retaining seed and the like is provided with a perch of polygonal cross section that is tightly retained in the wall of the feeder unit. A soft pliable surface is provided on the perch that is apparently more appeali... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5099796 | Kinetic perch system The system includes a cage which has at least two wall portions with an open lattice structure and with a plurality of flexible rope sections joined to one another at their first ends and connected to the cage itself at their second ends by connecting mec... | 03/31/1992 |
