Unitary Configured Bird Repellent Apparatus

Abstract

A bird repellent apparatus having an integral base member and a plurality of prongs. The base member, by means of a plurality of tabs having holes for receiving screws or other fasteners, can be affixed to virtually any desired surface. The plurality of prongs with sharp tips presents an impossible barrier to birds that would otherwise land or perch on the surface to which the present invention is affixed. The combined base member and prongs are formed from injection molded plastic structure that also provide the tabs having holes to secure the base member to the underlying surface.

1 . A plastic deterrent device, comprising:
 a plastic base having top surface, a bottom surface, and first and second sides disposed between the top and bottom surfaces, wherein the bottom surface comprises a glue trough disposed on a bottom surface of the base and that is disposed along a length of the base; and   a plurality of plastic prongs extending from the base, wherein the base and plurality of plastic prongs comprise a unitary, injection-molded structure fabricated as a single plastic member, and wherein the base is integral with the plurality of prongs, and wherein at least some of the plurality of prongs extend from the left or right side of the base,   wherein the base has a varying width along a length of the base that includes a minimum width and a maximum width, and   wherein the plurality of plastic prongs comprises left and right prongs extending at different angles from the left and right sides of the base, respectively, such that at least some of the plurality of plastic prongs extend from the base in alternating high and low positions.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a hole therethrough capable of receiving a fastener. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein a center point of the hole is at a first length of the base having the maximum width. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of prongs collectively extend in five different orientations relative to the base. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate prong that extends normally from the base. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base has an upper surface, and at least some of the plurality of prongs extend normally from the upper surface. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of plastic prongs further comprises an intermediate prong extending upwardly from the base, and wherein the plurality of plastic prongs collectively extend in at least three different orientations relative to the base. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the glue trough extends along a median line along the length of the base. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a plurality of break points, each of which is configured as a weakened area oriented across a width of the base.