Moving decoy support system
OwnerScott A. Butzinventor
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Abstract
A moving decoy support system for easy placement of decoys on stakes, and natural motion. The moving decoy support system generally includes a motion cone for the decoy, in which the motion cone has a first end, a second end, and a cavity extending into the first end toward the second end. The cavity has an opening at the first end and an upper surface at the second end which supports the decoy on a stake. The motion cone is mountable in the bottom of the decoy body. The motion cone may also have an upper, cylindrical portion and a funnel-shaped portion at the opening, so that the opening is larger than the inside, top of the cone. This allows for easier placement of the decoy on the stake. The motion cone allows the decoy to rotate and rock on the stake, giving the appearance of natural motion.
Claims12
A motion cone for a decoy, comprising:
- a cone structure having a first end and a second end defining a cavity between the first and the second end, the cone structure including;
- a cylindrical portion proximate the second end and presenting a top portion enclosing the cavity at the second end;
- and
- a funnel-shaped portion proximate the first end and presenting an opening to the cavity, wherein a cross sectional area of the cavity decreases along the funnel-shaped portion in relation to a distance from the opening toward the cylindrical portion,
- wherein the cone structure is positioned within the decoy,
- wherein the top portion of the cylindrical portion includes an interior surface that is shaped to movably support the decoy on a stake end,
- wherein the interior surface additionally includes a plurality of motion-limiting flanges that extend vertically from the interior surface of the top portion into the cavity to directly interface with a rib extending outwardly from the stake end and perpendicularly to the plurality of motion-limiting flanges, and
- wherein the decoy is rotatable relative to the stake end.
A decoy, comprising:
- a decoy body having a bottom;
- and
- a motion cone structure mounted at the bottom of the decoy body, the motion cone structure comprising:
- a first end and a second end defining a cavity between the first end and the second end;
- a cylindrical portion proximate the second end and presenting a top portion enclosing the cavity at the second end;
- and
- a funnel-shaped portion proximate the first end and presenting an opening to the cavity, wherein a cross sectional area of the cavity decreases along the funnel-shaped portion in relation to a distance from the opening toward the cylindrical portion,
- wherein the motion cone structure is positioned within the decoy,
- wherein the top portion of the cylindrical portion includes an interior surface that is shaped to movably support the decoy on a stake end,
- wherein the interior surface additionally includes a plurality of motion-limiting flanges that extend vertically from the interior surface into the cavity to directly interface with a rib extending outwardly from the stake end and perpendicularly to the plurality of motion-limiting flanges, and
- wherein the decoy is rotatable relative to the stake end.
A moving decoy system, comprising:
- a decoy body having a bottom;
- a stake having a stake end and a rib that extends outwardly from the stake end;
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- a motion cone structure mounted in the bottom, the motion cone structure comprising:
- a first end and a second end defining a cavity between the first end and the second end, the motion cone structure including;
- a cylindrical portion proximate the second end and presenting a top portion enclosing the cavity at the second end;
- and
- a funnel-shaped portion proximate the first end and presenting an opening to the cavity, wherein a cross sectional area of the cavity decreases along the funnel-shaped portion in relation to a distance from the opening toward the cylindrical portion,
- wherein the motion cone structure is positioned within the decoy,
- wherein the top portion of the cylindrical portion includes an interior surface that is shaped to movably support the decoy on the stake end;
- wherein the interior surface additionally includes a plurality of motion-limiting flanges that extend vertically from the interior surface into the cavity to directly interface with the rib extending outwardly from the stake end and perpendicularly to the plurality of motion-limiting flanges, and
- wherein the decoy is rotatable relative to the stake end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.