The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Waterfowl decoy

Patent drawing showing a duck-shaped decoy formed of two hinged metal halves on a ground stake, alongside a floating water-fowl decoy with a separable head and internal float-and-weight mechanism, plus detail views of the opened, nested, and sectioned parts.IMPROVEMENT IN DECOY-BIRDS FOR SPORTSMEN.Herman Strater, Jr. and William Sohier · October 27, 1874Patent 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, 1880Patent drawing of a wooden decoy duck shown in cross-section, revealing an internal spool and spindle mechanism beneath the head that winds an anchor cord, with a separate anchor weight and top-down views of the head assembly.DECOY.William H. Jencks · September 3, 1889Patent 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 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 wooden duck decoy floating on water with a detachable metal head and neck, plus detail views of the hinge hook mechanism and a cross-section showing the hollow body construction.DECOY-DUCK.Guy W. Green · December 6, 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 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 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, 1941Three 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 drawings of a mechanical duck decoy floating on water with an anchor line, and cutaway views showing an internal ratchet, gears, and rear propeller mechanism linked to a pivoting neck and head.ANIMATED DECOY DUCKCarroll V. Greenleaf · January 25, 1949Side sectional drawing of a duck-shaped hunter's decoy showing the hollow head and body connected by a vertical reinforcing tube through the neck, with hatched ballast material pooled in the concave bottom and a staple anchor near the tail.HUNTER'S DECOYRoy D. Heymann · January 31, 1950Patent 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 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