The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Hunting decoy

Line drawing of a wooden decoy bird standing on a peg, with hinged wings connected by strings and a rubber spring to a control mechanism near its body, allowing a gunner to move the wings by pulling a cord.IMPROVEMENT IN DECOY-BIRDS.Nathaniel Wales · February 11, 1868Patent drawing of a duck decoy in profile showing a separate movable head attached by an axial pin through the body, with a wire lever running down to an anchor weight, alongside two smaller diagrams of alternative spring-lever mechanisms labeled Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.Decoy-Bird.Frederick H. Gladwish · September 7, 1880Two patent drawings of a rubber decoy duck: the upper figure shows the duck floating on water tethered by a cord to a small anchor bag resting among reeds, labeled with points A, B, C, and D; the lower figure is a cutaway side view of the same duck showing the internal body cavity A, underside pouch B, and anchor pocket D with cord and lugs.Decoy-Duck.James Appleton · December 28, 1880Patent 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-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, 1948Three patent drawings of a hollow molded pulp duck decoy: a side view showing bill, head, neck and tail details; a longitudinal cross-section revealing internal asphalt reinforcement and a wooden base closure plate; and a transverse cross-section through the body showing the recessed base and flange.ART OF MANUFACTURING AQUATIC DECOYSArthur H. Risch · November 16, 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 duck-shaped decoy body in cross-section showing an internal motor, gear case, double-threaded screw, traveling block, and a weighted pendulous arm connected to cam tracks that cause the decoy to tip forward and simulate diving.MECHANICAL WILD FOWL DECOYEverett F. Kinney and Herman E. Myers · April 1, 1952