The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Decoy

Patent 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 canvas duck decoy shown in cross-section with an inflatable rubber bag inside the body, a removable flanged metal bottom plate labeled N and K, a puckering string H cinching the fabric edge around the bottom, and anchoring rings T at the front and rear.DECOY.Francis McDonald Oliver and Charles B. Westcott · September 14, 1909Patent drawing showing a series of duck-shaped decoys with flapping canvas wings strung along parallel inclined wires between two support uprights, with detail views of the T-shaped coupling, U-shaped mounting bracket, and stuffed canvas duck body construction.FLYING-DUCK DECOYJoseph R. Geisinger · May 17, 1927Patent 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, 1933Patent drawing of a stuffed canvas goose decoy shown in profile with a cutaway revealing an internal tubular strut, wire reinforcing strand, ring, and a separate tapered ground stake, along with detail views of the cap, bottom plate, plug, and stake components.DECOYJohn A. Lundgren · September 23, 1941Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy body in cross-section showing an internal motor, gear case, double-threaded screw, traveling block, and a weighted pendulous arm connected to cam tracks that cause the decoy to tip forward and simulate diving.MECHANICAL WILD FOWL DECOYEverett F. Kinney and Herman E. Myers · April 1, 1952