The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Goose decoy

Patent drawing of a flat wooden goose decoy with a pivoting neck and head, removable side wing plates attached by wire loops, and a pointed folding stake beneath the body, shown in several perspective and detail views.DECOY.Jacob Danz, Jr. · February 10, 1885Patent drawing sheet showing a sheet-metal goose decoy body, its flat blank pattern, a detachable curved head and neck, strengthening plate with lugs, leg-attachment plates, and bent wire legs with loops, culminating in a full side view of the assembled goose decoy on its legs.DECOYWilliam Kunselman · February 11, 1896Patent 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 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 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 sheet showing an inflated goose-shaped decoy standing on two wire-and-plastic legs, alongside detail views of the air plug, leg-mounting track, wire tongue, and alternative single-leg and water-anchor supports.DECOYAdam Rexius · December 17, 1957