The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Folding 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 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 goose-shaped floating decoy with a hinged head and neck, shown assembled in Figure 1, in folded edge view with a metal stake in Figure 2, and in a bottom view with the profile folded flat in Figure 3.DECOYJacob Danz, Jr. · August 7, 1883Patent 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 of a folding goose decoy showing the finished fabric-covered bird in profile above a diagram of its collapsible wire-rib skeleton frame with adjustable sliding disk, neck rod, and folding leg bar.COLLAPSIBLE DECOY.William W. Roberts · November 20, 1894Patent drawing of a folding fabric duck decoy showing the assembled bird with a curved neck and head, an internal wire bracing structure, a bottom float board with a pivoting bail-like adjuster and crank handle, and detail views of the wire sheath and bail mechanism.FOLDING DECOY.Joseph Ross · October 1, 1895Patent drawing of a folding sheet-iron decoy duck showing a side view with hinged head and floats, a plan view of the oval body with wood-grain shading, and a front view illustrating the wings extended outward over the floats.FOLDING DECOY-DUCKHenry A. Rauert · May 7, 1901Patent 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 drawings showing a duck-shaped decoy that folds flat like a paper craft, with labeled creases, a wooden base with hinged anchor loop, and a modified version with pull-strings to distend the head and body into shape.DECOY.Whittaker Riggs · November 22, 1904Patent 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 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 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 collapsible duck decoy shown in side and sectional views, with a pivoting duck head, telescoping oval body sections, and a U-shaped weighted wire beneath the body used for balancing and locking.DECOYGordon W. Dennett · March 14, 1922Patent drawing showing a side view of a floating rubber duck decoy with labeled parts including the inflating tube, elastic strap, and ballast weight, plus a plan view from below showing the same components and an anchor line with a trapezoidal weight.DECOYMorgan R. Day · January 25, 1944Patent drawing sheet showing a goose-shaped fabric decoy with a detachable head, a front plate with a keyhole opening and lugs, a rear conical socket, and a curved collapsible support rod with pivoted shaft and sliding sleeve, alongside disassembled parts and a rib-and-fabric body diagram.DECOYMarshal E. Jackson · April 6, 1948Patent 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 duck decoy showing a wire-framed fabric body with a flexible bellows neck and wooden head, a central shaft with a fold-out ground support post, and separate views of the collapsed frame and disassembled parts.FOLDING GOOSE AND DUCK DECOYJohn M. Viken · March 20, 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, 1953Two 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