Adapters for converting certain plastic bottles into decoys for duck hunters
AssigneeHunter's Specialties, Inc.
InventorsDavid R. Forbes, Carman S. Forbes
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Abstract
A molded plastic adapter, simulating at its forward end the head, neck and upper breast portions of a duck, includes a rearwardly extending hollow keel such that an empty plastic two liter soft drink bottle can be secured atop the keel with the neck of the bottle located in the rear of the upper breast portion of the adapter, all to provide a light, inexpensive decoy for duck hunters.
Claims5
For use with a closed, empty bottle of approximately two liter capacity having a cylindrical side wall, a neck portion at one axial end and a bottom portion at the other axial end, an adapter to form with the bottle a floatable decoy for duck hunters, the adapter in its operative position comprising:
- an upright molded duck portion simulating the head, neck and upper breast portions of a duck, the breast portion having upper and lower front portions and upper and lower rear portions;
- a molded, hollow keel portion extending longitudinally rearward from the breast lower rear portion and defining a longitudinally extending closed compartment, the keel portion having an upper longitudinal surface portion forming an interior angle with the breast upper rear portion effective to underlie the cylindrical side wall of the bottle when positioned thereon with its axis disposed longitudinally of the keel portion, the keel portion having a closable access opening into the interior thereof for filling the same with weighting means for the decoy;
- an opening in the breast upper rear portion to receive and locate the neck portion of the bottle when positioned as aforesaid;
- and means carried by the keel portion to retain the remainder of the bottle in position as aforesaid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.