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US 3,939,591 AGranted
Decoy
OwnerGeorge H. Schwartztrauberinventor
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Abstract
A fowl decoy having an inverted U-shaped body with open front and rear ends. A head is releasably connected to the top of the front of the body with a projection located in an opening. A downwardly directed leg is releasably connected to the midsection of the body to support the body in a field. The body has a second opening accommodating the upper end of the leg. Flotation means attached to the sides of the body enables the decoy to be used on water.
Claims26
A decoy comprising:
- body means simulating the body of a fowl, said body means comprising an inverted generally U-shaped member having a back section, downwardly directed sides joined to the back section, and a longitudinal passage through said member with open forward and rear ends whereby fluids can flow through said body means to orient the body means with the direction of the flow on the fluids, head means simulating the head of a fowl releasably connected to said member, and coacting means on said member and head means to releasably attach the head means to the member, said coacting means including first means on said head means to permit rotation of the head means about an upright axis, and second means on the member accommodating the first means to hold the head means in assembled relation with the member and permit said rotation of the head means, said second means including an opening in the back section, said first means including projection means on said head means extended through said opening, and means cooperating with the projection means and back section to hole the bottom surface of the head means in firm surface engagement with the back section, said means cooperating with the projection means and back section including a plurality of leg members mounted on the projecton means and engageable with the back section, said leg members having inwardly directed feet engageable with the back section, said projection means having recesses to accommodate the feet whereby the projection means and leg members can be inserted through said opening in the back section.
A decoy comprising:
- body means simulating the body of a fowl, said body means having a member having a back section and downwardly directed sides joined to the back section, head means simulating the head of a fowl releasably connected to said member, and coacting means on said member and head means to releasably attach the head means to the member, said coacting means including first means on said head means to permit rotation of the head means about an upright axis, and second means on the member accommodating the first means to hold the head means in assembled relation with the member and permit said rotation of the head means, said second means including an opening in the back section, said first means including projection means on said head means extended through said opening, and means cooperating with the projection means and back section to hold the bottom surface of the head means in firm surface engagement with the back section, said means cooperating with the projection means and back section including a plurality of leg members mounted on the projecton means and engageable with the back section, said leg members having inwardly directed feet engageable with the back section, said projection means having recesses to accommodate the feet whereby the projection means and leg members can be inserted through said opening in the back section.
A decoy comprising:
- a body member simulating the body of a creature, said body member having a back section and downwardly directed sides joined to the back section, head means simulating the head of the creature releasably connected to said member, and coacting means on said member and head means to releasably attach the head means to the member, said coacting means including first means on said head means to permit rotation of the head means about an upright axis, and second means on the member accommodating the first member to hold the head means in assembled relation with the member and permit said rotation of the head means, said second means including an opening in the back section, said first means including projection means on said head means extended through said opening, and means cooperating with the projecton means and back section to hold the bottom surface of the head means in surface engagement with the back section, said means cooperating with the projection means and back section including at least one leg member mounted on the projection means and engageable with the back section, said leg member having an inwardly directed foot engageable with the back section, said projection means having a recess to accommodate the foot whereby the projection means and leg member can be inserted through said opening in the back section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.