US 2025/0176504 A1Published application

Variable-volume cone for restraining birds

OwnerScott Andrew WALDALinventor

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Abstract

A restraint device for harvesting birds may include a flexible sheet configurable between a first configuration in which the flexible sheet is flat, a second configuration in which the flexible sheet is formed into a conical shape having a first interior volume, an upper opening, and a lower opening smaller than the upper opening, and a third configuration in which the flexible sheet is formed into a conical shape having a second interior volume that is different from the first interior volume. The restraint device may include two or more elongated openings positioned to receive corresponding hook elements to secure the flexible sheet in the second or third configuration.

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A restraint device for harvesting birds, the device comprising:

a flexible sheet having a first side, a second side adjoining the first side and extending transversely to the first side, a third side adjoining the first side and extending transversely to the first side, and an arcuate fourth side joining the second side and the third side on an opposite side of the flexible sheet from the first side;
one or more hook elements extending from the third side, wherein at least one of the hook elements comprises a first portion and a second portion extending transversely from the first portion;
and
two or more elongated openings extending along, and adjacent to, the second side and positionable to receive the at least one hook element, wherein a first elongated opening of the two or more elongated openings is between a second elongated opening of the two or more elongated openings and the second side;
wherein:
the flexible sheet is adaptable between a first configuration in which the flexible sheet is planar, and a second configuration in which the flexible sheet is curled upon itself to form a conical shape;
when the flexible sheet is in the second configuration, the first side forms an upper edge of the conical shape and the fourth side forms a lower edge of the conical shape;
when the flexible sheet is in the second configuration, the device has an interior volume that tapers from the upper edge to the lower edge;
the interior volume is adjustable between a first interior volume when the at least one of the hook elements is in the first elongated opening, and a second interior volume when the at least one of the hook elements is in the second elongated opening, wherein the second interior volume is less than the first interior volume;
and
the flexible sheet includes a plurality of additional openings positioned at each intersection of the first, second, third, and fourth sides, wherein the additional openings are configured and positionable to receive one or more fastener devices to selectively increase or decrease the interior volume relative to the first interior volume or the second interior volume.

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Abstract

A restraint device for harvesting birds, the device comprising:

a flexible sheet having a first side, a second side adjoining the first side and extending transversely to the first side, a third side adjoining the first side and extending transversely to the first side, and an arcuate fourth side joining the second side and the third side on an opposite side of the flexible sheet from the first side;
one or more hook elements extending from the third side, wherein at least one of the hook elements comprises a first portion and a second portion extending transversely from the first portion;
and
two or more elongated openings extending along, and adjacent to, the second side and positionable to receive the at least one hook element, wherein a first elongated opening of the two or more elongated openings is between a second elongated opening of the two or more elongated openings and the second side;
wherein:
the flexible sheet is adaptable between a first configuration in which the flexible sheet is planar, and a second configuration in which the flexible sheet is curled upon itself to form a conical shape;
when the flexible sheet is in the second configuration, the first side forms an upper edge of the conical shape and the fourth side forms a lower edge of the conical shape;
when the flexible sheet is in the second configuration, the device has an interior volume that tapers from the upper edge to the lower edge;
the interior volume is adjustable between a first interior volume when the at least one of the hook elements is in the first elongated opening, and a second interior volume when the at least one of the hook elements is in the second elongated opening, wherein the second interior volume is less than the first interior volume;
and
the flexible sheet includes a plurality of additional openings positioned at each intersection of the first, second, third, and fourth sides, wherein the additional openings are configured and positionable to receive one or more fastener devices to selectively increase or decrease the interior volume relative to the first interior volume or the second interior volume.

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