The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Collapsible decoy

Patent drawing of a duck decoy showing a hollow body and head atop a vertical standard connected to a slotted floating board, with an anchor line and weight hanging below in water.DECOY.John H. Brinkop · June 7, 1887Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy with labeled body parts, an air valve and mouthpiece hanging beneath it on a line with an anchor weight, plus a cross-sectional view and a canvas construction diagram showing sewn seams.DECOY.Seth Curlin · January 1, 1889Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy shown in top view with a hinged cover exposing an internal chamber and detachable head, and a side cross-section view showing the hollow storage compartment, anchor peg, and ring fastening.DECOY.William H. Jencks · May 21, 1889Patent drawing of a duck-shaped tin decoy shown in three views: a full assembled body with head and elastic band, a top sectional view of the two nesting pan halves, and a rear view showing the band looped over flanges.DECOY.Frederick A. Thorn and George Thorn · June 14, 1892Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy showing a wooden float base, a sewn fabric body with head, neck, breast, side, and tail pieces, and a detail view of a hand tucking filling material into an opened side flap.DECOY.Joseph Ross · October 1, 1895Patent drawing sheet showing a sheet-metal goose decoy body, its flat blank pattern, a detachable curved head and neck, strengthening plate with lugs, leg-attachment plates, and bent wire legs with loops, culminating in a full side view of the assembled goose decoy on its legs.DECOYWilliam Kunselman · February 11, 1896Patent drawing of a flat sheet-metal duck decoy shown from above with wings spread and pivoted at the shoulders, alongside a side view showing the wings folded flat against the body and a jointed picketing rod inserted into a cleat socket beneath.DECOYPercy J. Hindmarsh · January 6, 1914Patent drawing of a duck decoy showing a hollow arch-shaped body with a removable duck head that slots into a groove, plus a vertical stem and fin assembly for balancing the decoy in water.DECOY FOR WILD DUCKS AND THE LIKE.Don W. Fauble · September 23, 1919Patent drawing sheet showing a duck decoy in multiple views: a side profile of the assembled decoy with head and body, exploded views of the hollow metal body, removable wooden head with locking lug, detachable oval floating bottom, and small detail drawings of fasteners, clips, and projecting members numbered 2 through 22.DUCK DECOY.Leigh G. Hurd · February 20, 1923Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy floating on water with numbered parts pointing to the head, neck, hollow body, bottom opening, anchor rope and weight, plus cross-section views showing the internal pivoted disk and latch mechanism and a collapsed storage configuration.DECOYHarry E. Sherman and Louie A. Sherman · September 25, 1923Patent drawing of a collapsible canvas duck decoy showing its base, head shell with beak, internal support post, wire stiffener, and a capsized perspective view demonstrating self-righting.DECOYFrank E. Stallman · November 23, 1926Patent drawing sheets showing a wooden duck decoy body with a detachable metal head, an anchor cord and weight system, a hinged keel plate, and a partitioned wooden carrying case for multiple decoys.DECOYCharles F. Kilgore · August 22, 1933