Birdcage with water and feeder assembly

Abstract

A birdcage includes a cage with a removable bottom wall and a base that receives and supports the cage wall that includes a removable tray. The removable wall resides slides in and out of the base above the tray. The base includes side walls that extend beyond the cage perimeter and flare upwardly and outwardly to catch debris being expelled from the cage.

1 . A birdcage comprising: 
 a cage having a removable bottom wall; and    a base comprising side walls that extend out beyond a perimeter of the cage and are flared upwardly and outwardly relative to the cage so as to be disposed to catch debris expelled from within the cage, the base comprising an inner edge adapted to receive and support the cage;    wherein the base includes a removable tray adapted to be slid into and out of the base; and    wherein the removable bottom wall is adapted to be slid into and out of the base above the removable tray, the inner edge being disposed below a top edge of the side walls of the base so that removable bottom wall is removed through the base.    
   
   
       2 . The birdcage of  claim 1  wherein the cage further includes a top wall and side walls made from wire mesh, and wherein the base is made from plastic.  
   
   
       3 . The birdcage of  claim 2  wherein the cage is collapsible such that one or more walls of the cage is disposed flat against another of the walls when the cage is in a collapsed state.  
   
   
       4 . The birdcage of  claim 1  wherein the cage further includes a top wall and side walls, and wherein at least one of the top wall and side walls include an opening adapted to receive a support member, and wherein the support member is adapted to removeably support at least one of a waterer and a feeder.  
   
   
       5 . The birdcage of  claim 4  wherein the cage includes an opening in one of the side walls other than a door, and wherein the support member includes a window through which a waterer may provide water to a bird in the birdcage.  
   
   
       6 . The birdcage of  claim 4  wherein the support member is adapted to detachably support a waterer on an exterior area of the birdcage, and wherein the waterer is adapted to supply water through a window and to block the window when present.  
   
   
       7 . The birdcage of  claim 4  wherein the cage includes an opening in one of the side walls other than a door, and wherein the support member includes a window through which a feeder may provide food to a bird in the birdcage.  
   
   
       8 . The birdcage of  claim 4  wherein the support member is adapted to detachably support a feeder on an exterior area of the birdcage, and wherein the feeder is adapted to supply food through the window and to block the window when present.  
   
   
       9 . The birdcage of  claim 4  wherein the cage includes an opening in the top wall other than a bird egress door, and wherein the support member includes a support frame adapted to support at least one of the waterers and the feeder such that the at least one of the waterer and the feeder blocks the opening in the top wall when it is present.  
   
   
       10 . The birdcage of  claim 9  wherein the support frame includes a support cross, and wherein the at least one of the waterer and the feeder hangs inside the birdcage from the support frame.  
   
   
       11 . The birdcage of  claim 1  wherein the base comprises a bottom portion removeably coupled to a top portion that includes the sidewalls.  
   
   
       12 . The birdcage of  claim 1  wherein the base comprises a bottom portion integrally formed with a top portion that includes the sidewalls.  
   
   
       13 . A birdcage comprising: 
 a collapsible cage having an opening adapted to be coupled to a support wherein the support is adapted to support at least one of a feeder and a waterer so that a bird in the cage may be provided at least one of food and water while being blocked from exiting the cage via the opening; and    a base comprising side walls that extend out beyond a perimeter of the cage and are flared upwardly and outwardly relative to the cage so as to be disposed to catch debris expelled from within the cage, the base comprising an inner edge adapted to receive and support the cage;    wherein the base includes a removable tray adapted to be slid into and out of the base.    
   
   
       14 . A method comprising: 
 providing a cage having a removable bottom wall; and    supporting the cage in a base on an inner edge adapted to receive and support the cage,    wherein cleaning of the cage is performed by removing a tray adapted to be slid into and out of the base,    wherein cleaning of the cage is further performed by removing the bottom wall which is adapted to be slid into and out of the base above the removable tray, and    wherein cleaning of an area around the cage is avoided by catching debris expelled from within the cage in side walls of the base that extend out beyond a perimeter of the cage and are flared upwardly and outwardly relative to the cage.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising disassembling the cage by removing a connecting rod from the cage and collapsing the cage so that one or more walls of the cage are disposed flat against another of the walls of the cage.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising mounting a removable support member adjacent an opening in the birdcage, wherein the support member is adapted to removeably support at least one of a waterer and a feeder.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein mounting a removable support member includes mounting a removable support member having a window through which a waterer may provide water to a bird in the birdcage and wherein the mounting is adjacent an opening in a side wall wherein the opening is other than a door.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17  further including mounting a detachable waterer to the support member on an exterior area of the birdcage wherein the waterer is adapted to supply water through the window and to block the window.  
   
   
       19 . A method of securing a door of a birdcage comprising: 
 mounting a pinch latch assembly to a birdcage door wherein the pinch latch includes two opposing arms adapted to each be concurrently pivoted toward each other about a respective inner end by a user so that respective outer ends of each arm are displaced sufficiently to disengage from a cross-bar fixedly mounted to a wall of the birdcage; and    engaging the outer ends of the arms with the cross-bar.