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A receptacle for the care and maintenance of living things has a housing with an interior, and a lid that is securable thereto by rotation in a first direction and detachable therefrom by rotation in a second direction. A swivel member associated with the lid permits the lid to freely rotate relativ

A receptacle for the care and maintenance of living things has a housing with an interior, and a lid that is securable thereto by rotation in a first direction and detachable therefrom by rotation in a second direction. A swivel member associated with the lid permits the lid to freely rotate relative to a portion of the swivel member. The receptacle has a suspension member with a first end portion securable to the swivel member and a second end portion securable to a support member so that when the assembled receptacle is suspended from the support member, the lid can rotate relative to the swivel member without being detached from the housing.

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What is claimed is: 1. A suspendible receptacle for the care and maintenance of living things, comprising: an assembled unit including a lid having a swivel hole therein and a downwardly facing threaded socket, and a housing having an upwardly opening interior and an upwardly projecting threaded po

What is claimed is: 1. A suspendible receptacle for the care and maintenance of living things, comprising: an assembled unit including a lid having a swivel hole therein and a downwardly facing threaded socket, and a housing having an upwardly opening interior and an upwardly projecting threaded post, said lid and said housing connected together by relative rotation in a first direction and disconnected by rotation in a second direction between said socket and said post; and a swivel secured to said lid through said swivel hole such that said lid can rotate with respect to said swivel without disconnecting said lid from said housing, said swivel including a shaft with an unthreaded portion such that a length of said shaft unthreaded portion is more than a depth of said swivel hole and a diameter of said shaft unthreaded portion is less than a diameter of said swivel hole. 2. The receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the assembled unit is selected from a group consisting of bird houses, bird feeders, butterfly feeders, and bird baths. 3. The receptacle according to claim 1 wherein said swivel includes a hanger element adapted to suspend the receptacle. 4. The receptacle according to claim 3 wherein said hanger element is an eyelet. 5. The receptacle according to claim 1, said swivel shaft further comprising a threaded portion and a threaded nut adapted to mount on said threaded portion thereby providing a non-compressive connection for securing said lid on said swivel. 6. The receptacle according to claim 1 wherein said lid includes a downwardly facing cylindrical shell. 7. The suspendible receptacle according to claim 1, wherein said swivel includes a shaft threaded portion, and said receptacle further comprises an annular washer rotably disposed on said shaft unthreaded portion and a threaded nut mounted on said shaft threaded portion so as to provide a rotatable, non-compressive connection for securing said swivel to said lid. 8. The suspendible receptacle according to claim 1, wherein a top portion of said swivel includes a hanger for communicating with a suspending device. 9. A suspendible receptacle for the care and maintenance of living things, comprising: an assembled unit including a lid having a swivel hole therein and a downwardly facing threaded socket, and a housing having an upwardly opening interior and an upwardly projecting threaded post, said lid and said housing connected together by relative rotation in a first direction and disconnected by rotation in a second direction between said socket and said post; a swivel secured to said lid through said swivel hole such that said lid can rotate with respect to said swivel without disconnecting said lid from said housing, said swivel including a shaft with a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion such that a length of said shaft unthreaded portion is more than a depth of said swivel hole and a diameter of said shaft unthreaded portion is less than a diameter of said swivel hole; and an annular washer rotably disposed on said shaft unthreaded portion and a threaded nut mounted on said shaft threaded portion so as to provide a rotatable, non-compressive connection for securing said swivel to said lid.