Game call with peg guided at fixed angle to striking plate
OwnerEldon E. Funkinventor
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Abstract
A game call having a strike plate mounted in a box and a sounding block held in a stiffly resilient sound-insulating strip moveable back and forth across the top of the box to move the striking point of the peg in the block across the plate and thereby generate a game call. The strip holds the sounding block in a less than 90 degree angular orientation with respect to the plate and at a desired level above the plate. The block and strip may fit together in a manner whereby the block can be removed and can be turned about the peg long axis to equalize wear on the peg end.
Claims10
A game call of the type having a striking plate, supports on either side of the plate with edges parallel to the plate, a peg block having a bore extending inwardly from one end thereof with a vibratory peg centrally located in the bore extending from the closed end of the bore past the end of the block and having a rounded striking point at the free end thereof so as to produce a simulated call when moved across the striking plate, wherein the improvement comprises a stiffly resilient sound-insulating mounting strip resting on the edges of the supports above the striking plate, a central block-orienting opening extending through the thickness of the strip above the plate, the peg block being mounted within the opening with the striking point of the peg engaging the plate and with the block held by the strip at an angle of attack of less than 90.degree. relative to the surface of the plate, whereby movement of the strip and block back and forth along the edges of the supports moves the striking point of the peg back and forth across the plate to produce a sound simulating a game call while the strip insulates transmission of sound between the block and supports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.