# US 2017/0280705 A1 · Self restoring decoy > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0280705 A1 - Document ID: US20170280705A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/087,925 - Filed: 2016-03-31 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-31 - Assignees: EBSCO Industries, Inc. - Inventors: Gregory S. Burcham - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170280705A1 ## CPC - A01M 31/06: Decoys - B29C 33/3842: {Manufacturing moulds, e.g. shaping the mould surface by machining} - B29C 41/04: Rotational or centrifugal casting, i.e. coating the inside of a mould by rotating the mould - B29C 41/22: Making multilayered or multicoloured articles - B29C 65/48: using adhesives {, i.e. using supplementary joining material; solvent bonding} - B29C 66/5326: {said single elements being substantially flat} - B29C 66/61: {Joining from or joining on the inside (for making tubes by bending sheets and joining from the inside B29C53/387)} - B29C 66/71: {characterised by the composition of the plastics material of the parts to be joined (welding bar compositions B29C65/125)} - B29C 66/727: {being porous, e.g. foam} - B29K 2027/06: PVC, i.e. polyvinylchloride - B29K 2105/045: {with open cells} - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B29K: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS ## Abstract A compressible decoy construction involves a thin rubber roto molded outer shell lined with a thicker layer of foam rubber. The interior of the decoy is hollow, thus allowing the decoy to be folded or compressed into a small mass such that when the compressive force is removed, the decoy returns to its full shape due to the memory of the foam rubber lining. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A decoy in a shape of a wild animal, comprising: a. A shell molded in a shape of said wild animal with detailed features of said wild animal molded thereon, said shell being resilient, permeable and flexible and having a bottom portion circumscribing an opening in said shell; b. A layer of open cell foam affixed to an inner surface of said shell from adjacent said opening contiguous with the inner surface, said layer of open cell foam defining an inner hollow core of said decoy communicating with said opening in said shell; wherein said shell and said layer of open cell foam are compressible due to external force applied to said shell to reduce the volume of said decoy, wherein said shell and said layer of open cell foam returns to the shape of said wild animal upon release of said external force without any restoring force being applied. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A decoy as defined in claim 1 further comprising a support plate, with a grommet, mounted to a balance point of an inside surface of the decoy such that said decoy balances in proper posture when placed on a stake. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A decoy as defined in claim 2 further comprising a stake for insertion into said grommet to support said decoy. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A decoy as defined in claim 2 further comprising a layer of flexible paint applied to said shell on an exterior surface thereof to emulate the coloration of said wild animal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A decoy as defined in claim 1 wherein said shell is comprises a poly vinyl chloride material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A decoy as defined in claim 5 wherein said layer of open cell foam is bonded to said shell by a molding process. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) A decoy as defined in claim 5 wherein said layer of open cell foam is affixed to said shell with a layer of adhesive. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) A decoy as defined in claim 5 wherein said layer of open cell foam comprises a polyurethane material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) A decoy as defined in claim 3 further comprising a strap for applying said external force to said decoy and for securing said decoy in a compressed state for transport. ### Claim 10 A method of fabricating a decoy in the shape of a wild animal, comprising: a. Creating a mold for use in a roto molding process said mold designed to mirror the external features of said wild animal; b. Roto-molding a thin flexible shell in the shape of said wild animal within said mold; c. Forming an opening in a bottom portion of said then flexible shell; d. Applying a thick layer of open cell foam inside said thin flexible shell; and, e. Painting an outside surface of said shell with colors mimicking said wild animal.