Birdcage attachments

Abstract

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 discover that the parts may be put into different positions and remain there until deciding to move them again. In most cases, the parts will not automatically return to their original state or position if the bird stops playing, challenging a bird even more to return the toy to its original state.

1 . A birdcage attachment comprising: 
 a mounting plate for attaching the birdcage attachment to a birdcage;    a support extending from the mounting plate;    a toy received in the support so as to be freely rotatable with respect to the support, the toy comprising a central portion and two end portions fixedly joined to the central portion, the end portions disposed on opposing ends of the central portion, the central portion and the end portions each comprising one of a plurality of inserts.    
   
   
       2 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of support, the toy comprising an arm received in an opening in the support.  
   
   
       3 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of inserts comprises a mirror surface.  
   
   
       4 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of inserts comprises a colored surface.  
   
   
       5 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the central portion comprises a shape of a cross and one of the end portions comprises a circular shape.  
   
   
       6 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 1 , wherein one of the end portions comprises a plurality of frame portions that are engageable to clamp an insert.  
   
   
       7 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 7 , wherein the frame portions are engageable to clamp a portion of the central portion.  
   
   
       8 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the inserts of the end portions are interchangeable.  
   
   
       9 . A birdcage attachment comprising: 
 a mounting plate for attaching the birdcage attachment to a birdcage;    a support extending from the mounting plate;    a central toy portion comprising an arm rotatably supported in the support, the central toy portion comprising a pedestal and a base,    a plurality of frames clamping the base, and    a first insert clamped in the plurality of frames.    
   
   
       10 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 9 , wherein the central toy portion comprises a second insert.  
   
   
       11 . The birdcage attachment of  claim 9 , wherein the first insert is biased against one of the plurality of frame portions by the pedestal.  
   
   
       12 . A construction of a toy comprising: 
 a first portion comprising a pedestal and a base recessed from the pedestal to create a rim;    a second portion comprising a plurality of frames, each frame having a cutout, the frames clamping a pedestal so that the base is received in the cutout,    wherein the rim is shaped to match an interior surface of one of the plurality of frames in a region of the cutout of the one of the plurality of frames.