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US 12,653,179 B2Granted
Waterfowl decoy flag
AssigneeDive Bomb Industries, LLC
InventorsCody E. Stokes, Thomas J. Dryer
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Abstract
A waterfowl decoy flag and associated components and methods. The waterfowl decoy flag may include a wing support, first and second wings, and a wing driver configured to drive the wings between stowed and deployed orientations. The waterfowl decoy flag may include a frame including a wing support and left and right wing arms supported by the wing support. A webbing mounted on the frame includes left and right wing webbing portions associated with the left and right wing arms to form the left and right wings.
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A waterfowl decoy flag comprising:
- a wing arm support;
- a first wing arm;
- a second wing arm;
- a first wing webbing portion associated with the first wing arm;
- a second wing webbing portion associated with the second wing arm;
- the first and second wing arms being selectively configurable with respect to the wing arm support in a stowed configuration and in a deployed configuration, the first and second wing arms when in the deployed configuration:
- being supported by the wing arm support,
- being in respective deployed orientations with respect to the wing arm support, and
- supporting the respective first and second wing webbing portions to form first and second wings,
- and the first and second wing arms when in the stowed configuration:
- being in respective stowed orientations with respect to the wing arm support different from the deployed orientations
- wherein the first wing arm is connected to the wing arm support by a pivot connection, the first wing arm being configured to pivot with respect to the wing arm support about the pivot connection to stow and deploy the first wing arm, wherein in the deployed configuration the pivot connection is located in a first position with respect to the wing arm support, and in the stowed configuration the pivot connection is located in a second position with respect to the wing arm support different from the first position.
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A waterfowl decoy flag comprising:
- a wing arm support;
- a first wing arm;
- a second wing arm;
- a first wing webbing portion associated with the first wing arm;
- a second wing webbing portion associated with the second wing arm;
- the first and second wing arms being configured to be supported by the wing arm support in a deployed configuration in which the first and second wing arms are in deployed orientations with respect to the wing arm support and support the respective first and second wing webbing portions to form first and second wings, the first and second wing arms being moveable with respect to the wing arm support to move the first and second wing arms out of the deployed orientations;
- wherein at least one of the first or second wing webbing portions is configured to be tensioned in the deployed configuration to apply a retaining force to at least one of the first and second wing arms to retain said at least one of the first and second wing arms in the deployed orientation.
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A waterfowl decoy flag comprising:
- a wing support having proximal and distal end portions;
- a first wing moveably coupled to the wing support at the distal end portion thereof;
- a second wing moveably coupled to the wing support at the distal end portion thereof;
- a webbing coupled to the first wing and the second wing;
- a wing driver operatively coupled to the first and second wings, the wing driver including a wing actuator moveable with respect to the wing support and configured to move the first and second wings between stowed and deployed orientations with respect to the wing support, the wing actuator being disposed proximal of the webbing when the wings are in the deployed orientations.
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A waterfowl decoy flag comprising:
- a wing arm support;
- a first wing arm;
- a second wing arm;
- a first wing webbing portion associated with the first wing arm;
- a second wing webbing portion associated with the second wing arm;
- the first and second wing arms being selectively configurable with respect to the wing arm support in a stowed configuration and in a deployed configuration, the first and second wing arms when in the deployed configuration:
- being supported by the wing arm support,
- being in respective deployed orientations with respect to the wing arm support, and
- supporting the respective first and second wing webbing portions to form first and second wings,
- and the first and second wing arms when in the stowed configuration:
- being in respective stowed orientations with respect to the wing arm support different from the deployed orientations
- wherein the first wing arm comprises a wing rod having a longitudinal axis, the wing rod being pivotable about a pivot connection to stow and deploy the first wing arm, the pivot connection being offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the wing rod.
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A waterfowl decoy flag comprising:
- a wing arm support;
- a first wing arm;
- a second wing arm;
- a first wing webbing portion associated with the first wing arm;
- a second wing webbing portion associated with the second wing arm;
- the first and second wing arms being selectively configurable with respect to the wing arm support in a stowed configuration and in a deployed configuration, the first and second wing arms when in the deployed configuration:
- being supported by the wing arm support,
- being in respective deployed orientations with respect to the wing arm support, and
- supporting the respective first and second wing webbing portions to form first and second wings,
- and the first and second wing arms when in the stowed configuration:
- being in respective stowed orientations with respect to the wing arm support different from the deployed orientations;
- and
- wherein the first wing arm is connected to the wing arm support to provide an over-center arrangement requiring the first wing arm to move over center to overcome a bias of the first wing arm toward the deployed orientation before moving to the stowed orientation.
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A waterfowl decoy flag comprising:
- a wing support;
- a first wing moveably coupled to the wing support;
- a second wing moveably coupled to the wing support;
- a wing driver operatively coupled to the first and second wings, the wing driver including a wing actuator moveable with respect to the wing support and configured to move the first and second wings between stowed and deployed orientations with respect to the wing support;
- wherein the wing support comprises a shaft, and the wing driver comprises a linkage, the linkage operatively coupling the wing actuator to the first and second wings, the linkage extending along the shaft;
- and
- wherein the linkage comprises a rod extending inside the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.