The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Early 1900s hunting decoy

Patent 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 of a duck decoy shown in three views: a full perspective of the inflated cloth-bodied duck with wooden head, an internal cross-section revealing the air bag, filling tube, valve, and weighted chain, and a bottom plan view showing the valve opening.DECOY-DUCKFrancis McDonald Oliver and Charles B. Westcott · November 27, 1906