Game call having offset skirt
OwnerJonathan Russel Folmarinventor
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Abstract
A game call includes a holder molded from an elastomeric material that is configured to retain to a resting shape. A body portion of the holder includes a slot formed in an inward-facing surface of the body that extends around a cutout positioned at a front side of the body. The slot formed in the body portion is designed to receive and retain a reed insert that includes a diaphragm configured to extend across the cutout when the reed insert is received in the holder. The holder is designed such that a centerline of an outer skirt is located below a centerline of the body portion such that more than 50% of the thickness of the body portion is above the centerline of the skirt. The offset of the skirt modifies the airflow over the diaphragm.
Claims17
A one-piece holder for a game call, the game call including reed insert with a diaphragm supported by a frame, the holder comprising:
- a body portion molded from an elastomeric material configured to retain to a resting shape, the body portion having a thickness and further including an inward-facing surface that extends around a cutout positioned at a front side of the body;
- a slot formed in the inward-facing surface, the slot being defined by a top wall and a bottom wall equally spaced from a centerline of the body portion and spaced from each other to define a thickness of the body portion, the slot being dimensioned to receive the frame of the reed insert so that the diaphragm spans across the cutout;
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- a skirt joined to the body portion and extending from the body portion in a direction away from the cutout, wherein a centerline of the skirt is offset from the centerline of the body portion towards the bottom wall.
A game call comprising:
- a holder with a body portion molded from an elastomeric material configured to retain to a resting shape, the body portion having a thickness and further including an inward-facing surface that extends around a cutout positioned at a front side of the body;
- a reed insert including a diaphragm stretched across a frame, the reed insert configured to extend across the cutout when the reed insert is received in the holder;
- a slot formed in the inward-facing surface of the body portion, the slot being defined by a top wall and a bottom wall equally spaced from a centerline of the body portion and spaced from each other to define a thickness of the body portion, the slot being dimensioned to receive the frame of the reed insert so that the diaphragm spans across the cutout;
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- a skirt joined to the body portion and extending from the body portion in a direction away from the cutout, wherein a centerline of the skirt is offset from the centerline of the body portion towards the bottom wall.
A one-piece holder for a game call, the game call including reed insert with a diaphragm supported by a frame, the holder comprising:
- a body portion molded from an elastomeric material configured to retain to a resting shape, the body portion including an inward-facing surface that extends around a cutout positioned at a front side of the body;
- a slot formed in the inward-facing surface the slot being defined by a top wall and a bottom wall equally spaced from a centerline of the body portion and spaced from each other to define a thickness of the body portion, the slot being dimensioned to receive the frame of the reed insert so that the diaphragm spans across the cutout;
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- a skirt joined to the body portion and extending from the body portion in a direction away from the cutout, wherein a centerline of the skirt is offset from the centerline of the body portion toward the bottom wall, the skirt including a top surface and a plurality of engagement members protruding from the top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.