Animal-repelling device

An animal-repelling device comprising:

• a base, a pop-up figure, a linear actuator, a tension spring, and an electronics unit;
• wherein the animal-repelling device is adapted to discourage deer from eating vegetation and is operable as a holiday decoration;
• wherein the base is placed on the ground and the pop-up figure is initially in a horizontal orientation;
• wherein upon detecting motion, the electronics unit energizes the linear actuator to move the pop-up figure from the horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation with respect to the base and the ground;
• wherein the tension spring causes the pop-up figure to shake;
• wherein the electronics unit lights a plurality of LED lights and plays an audible sound through a sound transducer located in the pop-up figure;
• wherein the electronics unit energizes the linear actuator to return the pop-up figure to the horizontal orientation;
• wherein the linear actuator is coupled to the base via a lower actuator hinge;
• wherein the lower actuator hinge is located centrally on a top surface of the base;
• wherein a vertical support of the pop-up figure is hingedly coupled to the base via a vertical support hinge;
• wherein the vertical support hinge is located on the top surface of the base at a front surface of the base.