DE102012020379B4 - Multi-function vessel, in particular for the simultaneous arrangement of plants and nesting cavities, drinking troughs and feeding stations for wild birds - Google Patents

Abstract

Cities offer habitats for birds, care conditions there are hardly any deadwood for reasons of stability, bird species which rely on nest caves have little nesting possibilities. Separate feed boxes, nesting boxes, flower boxes and drinkers mounted together require more space, more installation, financial expense and look visibly overloaded. Known feeding boxes, nesting boxes, flower boxes and drinkers fulfill only the respective purpose and are not adaptable to changing requirements. For example, in the autumn unused nesting boxes and feeding boxes can not be filled with potting soil; in winter, more feeding grounds are needed. The object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical, cost-effective multi-function vessel for the simultaneous placement of plants with nesting cavities, watering and feeding places for wild birds. The device is to allow different functions to each variable variable in a simple manner, with little weight and installation effort, and be easily accessible. According to the invention the object is achieved in which the vessel has partition walls separate chambers each earth container and, each covered by a roof element, nest cavity and feed magazine form. These have laterally over an access opening for birds and a trickle opening for feed, in which engages the feed point formed by a Einhängespange positively in the trickle opening. Both side openings are, also by means of roof element, closed to nest cavity and feed magazine from late summer as a flower box with soil. The vessel has a trough-shaped depression through which water can be absorbed as a potion. The invention inconspicuously includes important aids for birds and combines them with planters as an attraction, temperature protection and jewelry, with low weight, compact size and quick installation. The device is difficult to reach for Nester robbers, if these residential areas do not avoid from the outset. Wintery, often empty flower boxes are more attractive through lively operation at the nest cavity, feeding site and birdbath. The invention allows animal lovers who may have little contact with nature or where animal husbandry is not possible to observe animals from close range and contribute to their conservation.

Description

The invention relates to a multi-function vessel, in particular for the simultaneous placement of plants and nesting cavities, watering and feeding sites for wild birds

Although the sprawling urban habitat, in parts such as parks and gardens, provides habitats for birds, the prevailing care conditions and young trees offer little nesting opportunities for cave herders as they create their burrows in old trees and deadwood. Such trees are usually found only in nature reserves and, for example, in localities or on roadsides for reasons of stability and traffic safety not allowed.

Well-known nest boxes are prefabricated as well as to build yourself, being used as fastening types weather-resistant solid compounds, usually screws and nail. Known flower boxes are specified as finished parts by the manufacturer exclusively for filling with soil and plants. The subsequent installation of separate nest boxes on conventional flower boxes is unstable due to their soft material and increases the windage area. Screws and nails on flower boxes damage their plastic material, fastenings such as clamps and straps are less stable and optically unfavorable.

The DE 33 11 750 A1 has no body. It is a building block profile system. This provides for each application a designed exclusively for the desired purpose front profile. Its predetermined type of attachment is complex and makes the respective fronts to permanent variants for only one purpose alone. More importantly:
Specifically shows and names 1 an earth-filled profile, 12 a nest box profile. Both elements are mutually exclusive as an application. At the same time different applications are impossible.

Either the profiles are inevitably to change over the entire front length with assembly work when using change to the next also only sole purpose or 12 shows only a spatially separate nesting box with matching profile approach to the base rail.

Separate feed boxes, nesting boxes, flower boxes and drinkers together on the balcony or parapet require more space, require more installation and financial expense, seem overloaded and visually unattractive. Known feeding boxes, drinkers, flower boxes and nesting boxes only fulfill the given purpose and are not adaptable to changing requirements. For example, in the autumn unused conventional nesting boxes and feeding boxes can not be filled with potting soil. In winter, instead of often unused nesting boxes, more drinking troughs and feeding grounds are required.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and cost-effective device for simultaneously arranging plantings with nesting cavities, drinking troughs and feeding places for birds. The device is intended to allow various functions variable with each other in a simple manner. Weight and assembly costs should be low. Nesting cavities, drinking troughs and feeding places should be easy to fill and clean.

According to the invention, the object, as stated in the claims, solved in which a multi-function vessel 1 with nesting cave 2 , Birdbath 3 and feeding place 4 is designed so that this on one side an access opening 5 has behind which within the multi-function vessel 1 a through a dividing element 6 from the plant container 7 partitioned room as nesting cave 2 is arranged. This is going up from a roof element 8th completed. Next, the multi-function vessel according to the invention 1 on its top a shallow trough-shaped depression on which the birdbath 3 forms. The multi-function vessel 1 also indicates a division element at another location 6 on, which is another, from the plant container 7 divided, space as feed magazine 9 forms. On one side of the feed magazine 9 arranged causes a trickle opening 10 the filling of the feeding place 4 which by means of Einhängespangen 11 at the edge of the trickle opening 10 intervenes. The hanging braces 11 is executed on the hanger side as U profile which in a trained as a trough feeding site 4 passes. The feed magazine is closed at the top 9 through a roof element 8th , This can also be designed so that it is above the body of the multi-function vessel 1 survives, for example access opening 5 with associated wall and feeding place 4 to protect against strong sunlight or wet. To avoid extreme temperatures at exposed locations, nesting can be used 2 and feed magazine 9 be arranged so that these within the multi-function vessel 1 wholly or partly from the earth container 7 are enclosed. Nisthöhle 2 and feed magazine 9 can be used with a good natural feed supply or outside the breeding season as a planter in which the roof elements 8th flat against access opening 5 and trickle opening 10 be put. Applied soil presses the roof element and seals the openings. The nesting cave 2 Can be used outside the planting season and breeding season, especially in winter, as an additional food container, for which another feeding point 4 associated with the invention. This will soil or other filling material in the nesting cavity 2 as inclined plane to below access opening 5 filled to use the same as another trickle opening. The arrangement of the birdbath 3 preferably in the middle of the multi-function vessel 1 by means of clips on the long side walls increases their stability to each other and prevents these walls bulge outward, the potions can be removed after unclipping the clips. The material of the invention is preferably made of plastic. The assembly can be done for example by placing on window sills, or on balconies and parapets by inserting into bracket-like brackets.

The invention unobtrusively summarizes the most important auxiliary equipment for birds and combines them with planters as an attraction, temperature protection and jewelery. Low weight and compact dimensions allow a variety of uses even on short balcony walls or parapets. The assembly effort is low, only once needed, but allows several functions at the same time. The device is for Nester robbers, provided that these residential areas do not avoid from the outset, such as martens and squirrels difficult or unavailable. Wintery often empty flower boxes are more attractive through lively operation at nest cavity, feeding place and bird bath. The invention allows animal lovers who may have little contact with nature or where animal husbandry is not possible to observe animals from close range and contribute to their conservation.

With reference to an embodiment show

1 a plan view of the multi-function vessel 1

2 the multi-function vessel 1 as a perspective

3 the feeding place 11 as a side view

4 the roof element 8th as a perspective

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Multifunction vessel

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Nisthöhle

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birdbath

4

Futterstelle

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access opening

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dividing member

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plant containers

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roof element

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feed Magazine

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Rieselöffnung

11

Einhängespange

Claims (8)

A multi-function vessel comprising outer walls, the outer walls being a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls comprising at least two chambers comprised by the outer walls and separated from each other by at least one partition wall, whereby soil can be received by plants from a first chamber and wherein a second chamber is a Having access opening in a side wall and can be covered by a removable roof element, wherein at a coverage of the second chamber by means of the roof element through the second chamber a nesting cavity is formed, which is accessible to birds through the access opening. A multifunction vessel according to claim 1, wherein it comprises a third chamber separated from the first or second chamber by a second partition wall, the third chamber having a trickle opening in one side wall and coverable by another removable roof element, the third chamber a feed magazine can be formed by accommodating birdseed from the third chamber and with the trickle opening being assignable to a feeding station from which the birdseed for birds can be received and which automatically fills by trickling birdseed through the trickle opening. Multiple function vessel according to claim 2, wherein the feeding point is formed by a Einhängespange which engages positively in the trickle opening. Multiple-function vessel according to one of the preceding claims, wherein it has a trough-shaped depression through which water can be taken up and a birdbath can be formed. Multiple-function vessel according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the access opening or the trickle opening is closable, so that when a closure of the access opening of the second chamber and a closure of the trickle opening of the third chamber soil for plants is receivable. Multiple-function vessel according to claim 5, wherein the access opening or the trickle opening can be closed by a respective roof element Multiple-function vessel according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the partitions is removable. Multiple-function vessel according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of Roof elements overhangs the outer walls at least in sections.

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