# US 10,863,735 B2 · Convertible water and land waterfowl decoy

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- Number: US 10,863,735 B2
- Document ID: US10863735B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/637,880
- Filed: 2017-06-29
- Published: 2018-01-04
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2016-06-30
- Applicants: Colin Roessler
- Inventors: Colin Roessler
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863735B2

## CPC

- A01M 31/06: Decoys
- F16M 11/00: Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon {; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters} (without heads F16M13/00; easels or stands for blackboards or the like A47B97/04; show-stands A47F7/00; for workmen E04G1/32; {sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22;} supporting or suspending for lighting devices F21V21/00)
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS

## Abstract

A waterfowl decoy which can be used in water and on land. The waterfowl decoy requires no additional components to be removed or added to convert the decoy from use in water to use on land. The decoy includes stakes which rotate about axles fitted to a keel on the decoy. The stakes can be rotated or unfolded from the keel so that they point generally downward. The stakes may then be pushed into the ground to secure the decoy on land. Alternatively, if it is desired to use the decoy in the water, the stakes may be rotated or folded up into the keel where they are stored. The decoy can then be placed in the water where it can float without interference from the stakes.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A decoy comprising:
a floatable decoy body;
an elongate stabilizing keel attached to the floatable decoy body, the keel extending a length from a first end to a second end and having a first recess and a second recess;
a first stake rotatably affixed to the keel, wherein the first stake is adapted to rotate from a first position for use of the decoy on land to a second position for use of the decoy in water; wherein when the first stake is in the first position, the first stake is insertable into the ground, and when the first stake is in the second position, the first stake is recessed into the first recess in the keel; and
a second stake rotatably affixed to the keel, wherein the second stake is adapted to rotate from a first position for use of the decoy on land to a second position for use of the decoy in water; wherein when the second stake is in the first position, the second stake is insertable into the ground, and when the second stake is in the second position, the second stake is recessed into the second recess in the keel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The decoy of claim 1, wherein the keel is adapted to releasably retain the first and second stakes in the second position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The decoy of claim 1, wherein the keel is adapted to releasably retain the first and second stakes in the first position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The decoy of claim 1, wherein the decoy further comprises one or more stake retaining elements for releasably retaining the first and second stakes in the second position.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The decoy of claim 4, wherein the one or more stake retaining elements are integrally formed with the keel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The decoy of claim 4, wherein the one or more stake retaining elements comprise spring clamps.