Bee Nest Surround with Multi-Piece Backing and Separate Attachable Side Walls

摘要

A leafcutter bee nest block surround features a set of separate backing members and a set of separate side members connectable thereto in useful positions extending away from a common plane shared by the backing members and spanning along respective sides of a nest-block receiving area of the common plane. Each of the side members has a coupling end connectable to one or more of the backing members and a distal free end opposite to the attachment end. Each side member, at the attachment end thereof, comprises a coupling feature that is cooperable with a mating coupling feature at the perimeter of one or more of the backing members to couple the side member to the backing member in the useful position. The nest surrounds can be flat packed for efficient transport and storage and easily assembly through mating of the coupling features without external tools or equipment.

主权项

1. A nest surround for a leafcutter bee nest block, the nest surround comprising:
a plurality of separate backing members each having an outer perimeter and being positionable at spaced apart positions from one another within a common plane to define a backing of the nest surround; and a plurality of separate side members having a length dimension and a width dimension and being connected or connectable to the plurality of backing members in useful positions in which the width dimensions of the side members extend away from the common plane and the length dimensions span along respective sides of a nest-block receiving area of the common plane; each of the side members having a coupling end connected or connectable to one or more of the backing members and a distal free end that is located opposite to the attachment end in the width direction of the side member; wherein each side member, at the coupling end thereof, comprises a coupling feature that is cooperable or in cooperation with a mating coupling feature at the perimeter of one or more of the backing members to couple the side member to the backing member in the useful position.