The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

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Hunting decoy patent

Patent 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 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 showing a mallard decoy propped upright by a rod through its bill and body, with seven detailed figures illustrating a collapsible two-arm prop mechanism with a sliding locking sleeve in both extended and collapsed configurations.PROP OR BRACEPhil Utter and Paul W. Schenck · April 17, 1923Patent drawing sheet showing a duck decoy floating on water with a weighted cord reel mounted beneath it, plus enlarged circular plan and cross-section views of the reel, hub plate, locking cover, and folding handle mechanism.COMBINED REEL, BALANCE WEIGHT, AND ANCHOR FOR DECOYSLe Roy B. Fraser · September 25, 1923Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy floating among reeds, showing a separate pivoting head atop the body with an internal stem and vane extending below the waterline, plus detail views of the mechanism and an alternate sinuous vane shape.HUNTER'S DECOY DUCKJohn B. Pitts · February 2, 1926Patent 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 duck-shaped hunting decoy shown in perspective and in cross-section, revealing an internal gas chamber, hollow tube, pivoting valve platform, weight, and adjustable screws that control diving motion.DIVING DUCK DECOYSJefferson M. Fluke · December 3, 1957