Edward J Holliday from 31 Longenecker Rd, Kissel Hill, PA 17543, age 75, Phone: (717) 626-0889

Bird Feeder

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US Patent:

D503019, Mar 15, 2005

Filed:

Oct 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

29/192001

Inventors:

David W. Swift - Lititz PA, US
Edward J. Holliday - Hummelstown PA, US
Christopher T. Rich - Leola PA, US

Assignee:

Woodstream Corporation - Lititz PA

International Classification:

3003

US Classification:

D30127

Bird Feeder With Modular Bird Seed Reservoirs

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US Patent:

6889629, May 10, 2005

Filed:

Oct 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/687867

Inventors:

David W. Swift - Lititz PA, US
Edward J. Holliday - Hummelstown PA, US
Christopher T. Rich - Leola PA, US

Assignee:

Woodstream Corporation - Lititz PA

International Classification:

A01K039/01

US Classification:

119 522

Abstract:

A bird feeder wherein a housing includes a plurality of modular hopper elements with a floor underlying and supporting the hopper elements and a roof overlying the hopper elements, the hopper elements including impermeable side walls juxtaposed to form a hopper assembly of maximum capacity and minimum footprint and a front wall with feed apertures to enable birds to access bird food within the hopper element. Each hopper may be selectively removed and replaced without disturbing the other elements. In one embodiment, the hopper elements form segments of an inverted frustoconical hopper assembly which may be selectively and individually removed from the bird feeder without disassembling the housing. In another embodiment, each of the hopper elements is rectangular in transverse cross-section, and comprises a pair of spaced, generally triangular, parallel impermeable side walls interconnected by a pair of spaced, generally rectangular, front walls angled from the upper portion of the hopper element to the lower portion thereof, with the parallel impermeable side walls of adjacent hopper elements being juxtaposed in the housing and a plurality of feed apertures defined in each of the angled front walls adjacent the lower end thereof. A seed catcher may be provided underlying each hopper element with a depression formed in the floor of the housing to position the seed catchers.

Feed Port For Bird Feeder

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US Patent:

D509629, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Jul 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/209619

Inventors:

Edward J. Holliday - Lititz PA, US

Assignee:

Woodstream Corporation - Lititz PA

International Classification:

3003

US Classification:

D30127

Feed Port For Bird Feeder

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US Patent:

D520192, May 2, 2006

Filed:

Jun 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/232927

Inventors:

Edward J. Holliday - Lititz PA, US

Assignee:

Woodstream Corporation - Lititz PA

International Classification:

3003

US Classification:

D30128

Convertible Feed Port Assembly For Bird Feeders

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US Patent:

7093561, Aug 22, 2006

Filed:

Jul 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/894342

Inventors:

Christopher T. Rich - Leola PA, US
Edward Jeffrey Holliday - Lititz PA, US

Assignee:

Woodstream Corporation - Lititz PA

International Classification:

A01K 61/02

US Classification:

119 578

Abstract:

A bird feeder has a containment housing and a convertible feed port assembly mounted through a housing opening. The feed port assembly includes a feed port having a port plate and a support frame which extends into the housing through the port opening. The port plate defines a port opening aligned with the housing opening to enable access to the bird feed within the housing. The feed port assembly also includes a door slidably and rotatably mounted in the feed port. In a retracted position, the door is supported by the support frame in the housing and leaves the port open to provide access to seed within the interior of the housing. The retracted door cooperates with the support frame to form a roof or baffle to prevent seeds from falling out of the port opening. The door is slidable outwardly from the housing interior and rotatable to overlie and close off the door opening. The door has a relatively small aperture for access to small bird seed when the door is closed.

Bird Feeder With Modular Bird Seed Reservoirs

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US Patent:

7263950, Sep 4, 2007

Filed:

Feb 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/066433

Inventors:

David W. Swift - Lititz PA, US
Edward J. Holliday - Hummelstown PA, US
Christopher T. Rich - Leola PA, US

Assignee:

Woodstream Corporation - Lititz PA

International Classification:

A01K 39/01

US Classification:

119 578, 119 522

Abstract:

A bird feeder wherein a housing includes a plurality of modular hopper elements with a floor underlying and supporting the hopper elements and a roof overlying the hopper elements, the hopper elements including impermeable side walls juxtaposed to form a hopper assembly of maximum capacity and minimum footprint and a front wall with feed apertures to enable birds to access bird food within the hopper element. Each hopper may be selectively removed and replaced without disturbing the other elements. In one embodiment, the hopper elements form segments of an inverted frustoconical hopper assembly which may be selectively and individually removed from the bird feeder without disassembling the housing. In another embodiment, each of the hopper elements is rectangular in transverse cross-section, and comprises a pair of spaced, generally triangular, parallel impermeable side walls interconnected by a pair of spaced, generally rectangular, front walls angled from the upper portion of the hopper element to the lower portion thereof, with the parallel impermeable side walls of adjacent hopper elements being juxtaposed in the housing and a plurality of feed apertures defined in each of the angled front walls adjacent the lower end thereof. A seed catcher may be provided underlying each hopper element with a depression formed in the floor of the housing to position the seed catchers.

Disposable Flying Insect Trap

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US Patent:

7290368, Nov 6, 2007

Filed:

Sep 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/931046

Inventors:

Christopher T. Rich - Leola PA, US
Edward J. Holliday - Hummelstown PA, US

Assignee:

Woodstream Corporation - Lititz PA

International Classification:

A01M 1/10

US Classification:

43122, 43107

Abstract:

A disposable flying insect trap having an entry plate with a plastic bag affixed to the entry plate periphery and including entry plate port openings for receiving the insects. The entry plate is sealed by a lid which is removable for insertion of liquid therewithin. The lid is positionable from its sealed position to a second position spaced from the entry plate surface and defining a gap therebetween to enable the insects to fly into the bag interior, attracted by the bait within the bag. The lid is removable from the entry plate by a hang cord which, when pulled, dislodges the lid from the entry plate surface.

Cage Trap With Easy Set And Release Mechanism

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US Patent:

7370451, May 13, 2008

Filed:

Apr 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/097195

Inventors:

Christopher T Rich - Leola PA, US
Robert T. Cruz - Wrightsville PA, US
Edward J. Holliday - Lititz PA, US

Assignee:

Woodstream Corporation - Lititz PA

International Classification:

A01M 1/10
A01M 23/00

US Classification:

43 61, 43 58, 43 60

Abstract:

A cage-type animal trap made of wire mesh having a roof and a front end provided with an animal access opening. A door movably mounted at the front end operates in an opened position to reveal the access opening and in a closed position to block the access opening. A hand grip mounted on a rail positioned on the roof moves bi-directionally between a first position near the front end of the trap and a second position near the rear end of the trap. An actuating cable has one end secured to the bottom of the door and another end Secured to the hand grip so that when the hand grip is moved by the user from a first position with the door closed to a second position with the door opened the trap can be set by a latch mechanism which releasably holds the hand grip in its second position. A pedal is movably mounted inside the trap with a trigger rod secured to the pedal and to the latch mechanism so that when an animal enters the trap, the weight of the animal moves the pedal from a first position to a second position for causing the trigger rod to move the latch thereby releasing the hand grip resulting in the handgrip moving from its second position to its first position and the door moving from the opened position to the closed position thus trapping the animal inside the trap. A paddle mechanism maintains the hand grip in its first position, and a door lock at the bottom of the door prevents the door from being opened by a trapped animal.