The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Decoy duck

Two patent drawings of a rubber decoy duck: the upper figure shows the duck floating on water tethered by a cord to a small anchor bag resting among reeds, labeled with points A, B, C, and D; the lower figure is a cutaway side view of the same duck showing the internal body cavity A, underside pouch B, and anchor pocket D with cord and lugs.Decoy-Duck.James Appleton · December 28, 1880Two patent drawings of a hollow rubber duck decoy floating on water, labeled with internal parts including a reed call in the neck, an air chamber in the body, a cork float underneath, and a weighted anchor cord hanging down to the lake bottom.DECOY DUCK.Leonard H. North · July 5, 1881Patent drawing of a wooden decoy duck shown in profile with a small reel mechanism mounted under its belly, plus underside and detail views of the reel, cord, and weight.DECOY-DUCK.Charles D. Gammon · October 2, 1888Patent drawing of a wooden decoy duck shown in cross-section, revealing an internal spool and spindle mechanism beneath the head that winds an anchor cord, with a separate anchor weight and top-down views of the head assembly.DECOY.William H. Jencks · September 3, 1889Patent drawing showing a flat metal duck-shaped profile mounted on a wooden float with a hooked weighted wire hanging beneath, shown in four figures illustrating assembly and a modified hook version.DECOY-DUCKJohn T. Henderson and Charles M. Lund · March 8, 1892Patent drawing showing three wooden decoy ducks mounted on the ends of three rods radiating from a central metal head, floating on a marsh mound, with detail views of the pivoting rod-and-head mechanism and a storage box holding folded decoys.DECOY-DUCK.Joseph Coudon · October 7, 1902Patent drawing of a wooden decoy duck floating on water with reeds, showing internal cutaway views of a weighted rod and ball mechanism that allows the head to rock and nod.DECOY-DUCKFrederick Henry Yorke · January 6, 1903Patent drawing showing three wooden duck decoys floating on water, connected by thin rigid links pivoted at hook joints, with detailed cross-section diagrams of the slotted wooden bodies and connecting plates below.DECOY-DUCK.Joseph Coudon · May 24, 1904Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy floating on water with a detachable metal head and neck, plus detail views of the hinge hook mechanism and a cross-section showing the hollow body construction.DECOY-DUCK.Guy W. Green · December 6, 1904Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy floating among reeds, showing a separate pivoting head atop the body with an internal stem and vane extending below the waterline, plus detail views of the mechanism and an alternate sinuous vane shape.HUNTER'S DECOY DUCKJohn B. Pitts · February 2, 1926Patent drawings of a mechanical duck decoy floating on water with an anchor line, and cutaway views showing an internal ratchet, gears, and rear propeller mechanism linked to a pivoting neck and head.ANIMATED DECOY DUCKCarroll V. Greenleaf · January 25, 1949