Turkey Call Apparatus
OwnerWilliam D. Zearinginventor
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Abstract
A box call with improved sound quality is provided. The box call is comprised of a pair of longitudinally extending walls, a front wall, a back wall and a base defining a sounding chamber. At least one wall of said pair of longitudinally extending walls is a striking wall that is comprised of a plurality of wooden plies with each ply having a grain that runs substantially perpendicular to adjacent plies. The box call also has a paddle or lid that is rotatably affixed to the back wall so that a user can slidingly contact a lower surface of the paddle with an upper edge of the striking wall, wherein the upper edge is convex widthwise and arcuate lengthwise.
Claims18
A box call comprising
- a pair of longitudinally extending side walls, a front wall, a back wall and a unitary base, together defining a sounding chamber;
- wherein at least one wall of said pair of longitudinally extending walls acts as a striking wall comprising a plurality of wooden plies that terminate at an upper edge;
- and
- a paddle having a lower surface for engaging said upper edge.
A box call comprising
- a pair of longitudinally extending walls, a front wall, a back wall and a unitary base, together defining a sounding chamber;
- wherein at least one wall of said pair of longitudinally extending walls comprises an inner ply, a middle ply and an outer ply, together defining a striking wall, wherein the inner ply and the outer ply have a grain that runs substantially horizontally, the middle ply having a grain that runs substantially vertically;
- an upper edge of the striking wall being convex and longitudinally arcuate;
- and
- a paddle rotatably fastened to the back wall in order to slidingly contact the upper edge of the striking wall, the paddle further comprising a concave upper surface and a convex lower surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.