The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Duck decoy

Patent drawing showing a wooden duck-shaped float with a detachable sheet-metal duck profile inserted into a grooved channel, along with cross-sections of the joint, an anchoring rod system connecting two decoys, and a storage box with multiple decoys packed flat.DECOY DUCK.Jacob Danz, Jr. · July 12, 1881Patent drawing of a wooden boat with a hidden gunner's seat and bell-crank levers that raise mounted flying duck decoys overhead, surrounded by staff-mounted decoys on stakes and floating decoys connected by weighted anchor lines in the water.DECOY.Charles T. Cochel · August 1, 1882Patent drawing of a duck decoy showing a carved head and body profile, two hinged side pieces that fold outward and lock via a rotating button, and cross-sectional views of the folding mechanism.DECOY.Louis Keller · March 20, 1883Patent 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 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 showing a folding floating support with two crossed rods holding three sheet-metal duck decoys via sliding blocks, plus detail views of the folded frame, a single duck block attachment, and a clamp-bolt brace joint.DEVICE FOR DECOYING DUCKS.Joseph Coudon · June 25, 1901Patent drawing showing three duck-shaped decoys mounted on hinged wooden supports floating on water, with a cord running to an anchor, plus detail views of the folding hinge mechanism and folded configuration.DECOYJames W. Reynolds · August 1, 1905Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy shown from the side with a detailed mechanical winding device underneath consisting of pivoted plates, levers, and a central pin used to wind and release the anchor cable, with additional cross-sectional and end views of the hardware.DECOY.Charles A. Samuell · February 6, 1906Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy shown in cross-section with an internal cavity containing a rotatable cord reel and anchor, plus separate detail views of the reel, winding key, and an added weight block.ANCHOR FOR DECOYS.Henry H. Tartsch · March 6, 1906Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy assembled from two side cardboard panels with a float insert, anchor cord, and weighted nail, alongside a flat cut pattern showing the duck outline before folding.DECOYWilliam R. Johnson · May 27, 1913Patent 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 sheet showing a duck decoy body with a hollow bottom chamber, a separate duck head fitted with a spring wire clip, and a wooden carrying case holding multiple stacked decoy bodies strung on bars.DECOY.Albert Koyen & Frank B. Snyder · October 19, 1915Patent drawing showing a side view of a duck-shaped decoy with labeled parts including head, neck, body, tail flange, keel, and filling tube, along with a bottom plan view and a flat pattern blank for cutting the material.DECOYLouis Bacho · June 10, 1919Patent 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 drawings of a wooden duck-shaped floating decoy in side and sectional views, showing an internal spring roller reel that winds an anchor cord passing down through the body to a rectangular loop anchor, with a spring catch on the breast to hold the cord at length.FLOATING DECOYFred Bauer · September 19, 1922Patent 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, 1923A patent drawing shows a live duck decoy floating on water with a cord running from its foot down through a swivel and rigid link to a weight anchored on the muddy bank, with two smaller diagrams below detailing the swivel, hook, and connector hardware.DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANCHORING LIVE DECOYSWalter A. Gibbs · February 8, 1927Patent 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 sheet showing six figures of a wooden duck decoy: a full side profile with a hollowed cavity in the breast (Fig. 1), a bottom view showing paired oval air cavities separated by a rib (Fig. 2), a bottom view with a cluster of circular holes (Fig. 3), a floating decoy on water with a hidden underwater cavity (Fig. 4), and two cross-sectional end views showing single and paired bored cavities (Figs. 5 and 6).DECOYFrank L. Hudson · April 9, 1929Patent drawing of a duck decoy with a hanging weighted anchor on a cord beneath it, alongside cutaway mechanical views showing a spring-loaded reel and gear mechanism housed in a recessed chamber under the decoy's body.DECOYPhilip John Gazecki and Leonard Henry Gazecki · January 20, 1931Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy floating on water with a rotatable head atop a threaded stem, connected below to a slotted post and a rudder-shaped vane with attached balance weights, shown in perspective, sectional, and cross-sectional views.HUNTER'S DUCK DECOYJoseph E. Villatore · July 7, 1931Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy floating on water with an inset head pivoted on a pin, plus fragmentary mechanical views showing the bushing, stop pins, and anchor ring beneath the body.DECOYFrank Lyons and William H. Lyons, Jr. · February 27, 1934Patent drawing of a flat, plywood duck decoy shaped like a duck with outstretched wings and lowered feet as if landing, mounted on a vertical stake that passes through an angled hole in its body, with a detail cross-section showing the stake's reduced upper end and shoulder.DUCK DECOYGurdeon E. Carpenter · May 18, 1948Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy in side profile showing internal shaft, solenoid coils, paddle blades, and a separate wiring diagram with battery and remote switch.ELECTRICAL DUCK DECOYWilliam H. Jones · June 8, 1948Side sectional drawing of a duck-shaped hunter's decoy showing the hollow head and body connected by a vertical reinforcing tube through the neck, with hatched ballast material pooled in the concave bottom and a staple anchor near the tail.HUNTER'S DECOYRoy D. Heymann · January 31, 1950Patent drawing of a folding goose-duck decoy showing a curved body with a hinged wing on a hinge line, a Y-shaped wire ground stake with arms fitting into sockets under the wings, and a separate view of the folded decoy with wings pressed flat against the body.FOLDING GOOSE-DUCK DECOYGeorge C. Withey and Robert E. Withey · January 2, 1951Patent drawing of a folding goose decoy showing a full-body side view with removable head and neck, hinged folding wings, a split-end supporting stake, and detail views of the hinge, wing-tie mechanism, and interchangeable head shapes.DECOYFrank Stossel · May 26, 1953Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy showing internal mechanisms: a pivoting head connected by a rubber sleeve to a lever, spring-steel wings with cloth covering attached to the body, a stake with a pneumatic call and rubber bulb, and cords and elastic bands linking the head, wings, and body for remote-controlled movement.ANIMATED DECOY AND ACTUATING MEANS THEREFORVictor V. Dixon and James V. Dixon · December 22, 1953Patent drawing of a duck decoy fitted with a harness strap carrying two hinged wings that can be pulled open by a lever connected to an anchor line running down to a weight on the lake bottom.DECOYFrank J. Benedetto · May 29, 1956Two patent drawings of a duck decoy: one side elevation showing a weighted spherical head float with a loosely mounted bird head and neck connected by a flexible bridle to a long inflated body bag with tail feathers tied at the end, and one plan view of the flattened body bag with corner knots and trailing feathers.DECOYCharles S. Renwick, Jr. · November 27, 1956