Collapsible decoy
AssigneeAdventech, LLC
InventorMatthew F. Cagle
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Abstract
A decoy comprising a decoy body having an upper portion shaped to resemble water fowl and a lower portion extending downward from the upper portion; the decoy body including an outer wall defining a cavity therein, wherein the decoy body is constructed of a collapsible shape memory polymer material having an initial volume that collapses under a compressive force to form a second volume that is less than the initial volume, and wherein upon release of the compressive force, the decoy body returns to the initial volume; the lower portion of the decoy body includes an integral keel having a greater thickness than the wall to form a concentrated mass in the lower portion.
Claims18
A decoy comprising:
- a decoy body including an outer wall forming an upper portion configured to resemble a waterfowl and including an integrally formed head portion;
- the outer wall defining a cavity therein, wherein the outer wall of the decoy body is constructed of a collapsible shape memory polymer material having an initial volume, wherein the outer wall is configured to collapse under a compressive force to assume a second volume that is less than the initial volume and wherein upon release of the compressive force, the outer wall returns to the initial volume;
- at least one outrigger extending downward from the upper portion, wherein the outrigger extends downward below a base of the decoy body and is configured to extend at least partially below a waterline when the decoy is placed in water;
- a keel extending downward from the base of the decoy body and located inward of the at least one outrigger, wherein a gap is defined between the at least one outrigger and the keel, wherein the keel includes a blade having a width, wherein the blade extends downward from the base more than the width of the blade;
- the decoy further comprising a first buttress extending downward relative to the base and laterally outward from each side of the blade;
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- a second buttress extending downward relative to the base and laterally outward from each side of the blade, the first buttress and second buttress being spaced from each other.
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