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US 12,185,716 B2Granted
Wild game calling device
AssigneeBro Mfg LLC
InventorsJim Hendrickson, Eric Strand, Trent Fisher, Kody Kellom, Treavor Fisher
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Abstract
Example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture related to wild game calling are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, using a game calling device. In a particular implementation, a game calling device may closely imitate the call of an elk while air is passed over a reed to make a game call sound.
Claims14
A wild game calling device, comprising:
- a cavity;
- and
- a reed disposed within the cavity,
- wherein:
- the cavity is deformable while air is passed over the reed to make a game call sound;
- a tension of the reed varies responsive to a force applied by a user to the cavity to modulate a pitch in the game call sound;
- the cavity is formed between a first member and a second member and as the force is applied the first member and second member are pressed toward each other;
- the first member and the second member are joined together by a hinge at a distal end of the game calling device;
- the first member, the second member, and the hinge comprise a folded structure defining the cavity;
- a proximal edge of the first member and a proximal edge of the second member define a first air passage in communication with the cavity;
- and
- the proximal edge of the second member comprises a first contact point, a second contact point, or a combination thereof, that are adapted to contact and alter the tension of the reed as the first member and the second member are pressed toward each other.
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A The-wild game calling device, comprising:
- a cavity;
- and
- a reed disposed within the cavity,
- wherein:
- the cavity is deformable while air is passed over the reed to make a game call sound;
- a tension of the reed varies responsive to a force applied by a user to the cavity to modulate a pitch in the game call sound;
- the cavity is formed between a first member and a second member and as the force is applied the first member and second member are pressed toward each other;
- the first member and the second member are joined together by a hinge at a distal end of the game calling device;
- the first member, the second member, and the hinge comprise a folded structure defining the cavity;
- a proximal edge of the first member and a proximal edge of the second member define a first air passage in communication with the cavity;
- and
- the proximal edge of the second member comprises a width, W2, that is less than a width, W1, of the proximal edge of the first member.
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A The-wild game calling device, comprising:
- a cavity;
- and
- a reed disposed within the cavity,
- wherein:
- the cavity is deformable while air is passed over the reed to make a game call sound;
- a tension of the reed varies responsive to a force applied by a user to the cavity to modulate a pitch in the game call sound;
- the cavity is formed between a first member and a second member and as the force is applied the first member and second member are pressed toward each other;
- the first member and the second member are joined together by a hinge at a distal end of the game calling device;
- the first member, the second member, and the hinge comprise a folded structure defining the cavity;
- a proximal edge of the first member and a proximal edge of the second member define a first air passage in communication with the cavity;
- and
- the reed is disposed within the first air passage opposite the hinge and extends transversally across the first air passage.
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A method of making a wild game calling device comprising:
- folding a substrate to form a cavity;
- and
- disposing a reed within the cavity, wherein:
- the cavity is deformable while air is passed over the reed to make a game call sound;
- a tension of the reed varies responsive to a force applied by a user to the cavity to modulate a pitch in the game call sound;
- and
- “folding a substrate” comprises:
- forming a folded structure comprising a first member and a second member that are joined by an integral hinge, wherein the cavity is disposed between the first member and second member;
- folding a right side proximal corner of the first member to form a first right side angular flap, wherein a tip of the first right side angular flap faces towards the second member;
- folding a left side proximal corner of the first member to form a first left side angular flap, wherein a tip of the first left side angular flap faces towards the second member;
- folding a right side proximal corner of the second member to form a second right side angular flap, wherein a tip of the second right side angular flap faces towards the first member;
- and
- folding a left side proximal corner of the second member to form a second left side angular flap, wherein a tip of the second left side angular flap faces towards the first member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.