The Duck & Game Call Patent Archive

Patents that talked to the birds

Waterfowl hunting

Patent drawing of a wooden decoy duck shown in profile with a small reel mechanism mounted under its belly, plus underside and detail views of the reel, cord, and weight.DECOY-DUCK.Charles D. Gammon · October 2, 1888Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy with labeled body parts, an air valve and mouthpiece hanging beneath it on a line with an anchor weight, plus a cross-sectional view and a canvas construction diagram showing sewn seams.DECOY.Seth Curlin · January 1, 1889Patent drawing showing three wooden decoy ducks mounted on the ends of three rods radiating from a central metal head, floating on a marsh mound, with detail views of the pivoting rod-and-head mechanism and a storage box holding folded decoys.DECOY-DUCK.Joseph Coudon · October 7, 1902Patent drawing of a duck-shaped decoy shown in cross-section with an internal cavity containing a rotatable cord reel and anchor, plus separate detail views of the reel, winding key, and an added weight block.ANCHOR FOR DECOYS.Henry H. Tartsch · March 6, 1906Patent 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 showing a series of duck-shaped decoys with flapping canvas wings strung along parallel inclined wires between two support uprights, with detail views of the T-shaped coupling, U-shaped mounting bracket, and stuffed canvas duck body construction.FLYING-DUCK DECOYJoseph R. Geisinger · May 17, 1927Patent drawing of a wooden duck decoy floating on water with an inset head pivoted on a pin, plus fragmentary mechanical views showing the bushing, stop pins, and anchor ring beneath the body.DECOYFrank Lyons and William H. Lyons, Jr. · February 27, 1934Patent drawing of a duck decoy fitted with a harness strap carrying two hinged wings that can be pulled open by a lever connected to an anchor line running down to a weight on the lake bottom.DECOYFrank J. Benedetto · May 29, 1956Two 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