Game call

A game call comprising:

• a rigid body having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and opposed inlet and outlet end surfaces;
• air passage means defining an internal air passage in said body, said air passage having an inlet opening in said inlet end surface and an outlet opening in said outlet end surface;
• a vibratable elastic diaphragm;
• fastening means for fastening said diaphragm to said body such that a first portion of said diaphragm contacts said outlet end surface and overlies in sound reproducing relationship at least a portion of said outlet opening, and a second portion of said diaphragm overlies at least a portion of said outer surface, whereby air forced through said air passage exits said outlet opening and causes said diaphragm to vibrate and produce a sound simulative of a form of wildlife;
• said air passage including a flared outlet portion terminating at said outlet opening, said diaphragm having a seam which for at least a portion of its length contacts said outlet end surface and extends across said outlet end surface;
• said diaphragm overlying at least a substantial portion of said outlet opening, said seam for at least a portion of its length passing in proximate relationship to a peripheral edge portion of said outlet opening, thereby permitting air forced through said air passage to exit said outlet opening at said peripheral edge portion and along said seam;
• said outlet end surface including substantially planar first and second surface portions, said first and second surface portions each being inclined and adjoining one another at a raised ridge extending centrally across said outlet end surface;
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• said outlet opening lying wholly within said first surface portion except for said peripheral edge portion which intersects said raised ridge and extends into said second surface portion, said diaphragm overlying entirely said first surface portion with said seam just overlying said ridge.

A game call comprising:

• a rigid body having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and opposed inlet and outlet end surface;
• air passage means defining an internal air passage in said body, said air passage having an inlet opening in said inlet end surface and an outlet opening in said outlet end surface;
• a vibratable elastic diaphragm;
• fastening means for fastening said diaphragm to said body such that a first portion of said diaphragm contacts said outlet end surface and overlies in sound repoducing relationship at least a portion of said outlet opening, and a second portion of said diaphragm overlies at least a portion of said outer surface, whereby air forced through said air passage exits said outlet opening and causes said diaphragm to vibrate and produce a sound simulative of a form of wildlife;
• said air passage including a flared outlet portion terminating at said outlet opening, said diaphragm having a seam which for at least a portion of its length contacts said outlet end surface and extends across said outlet end surface;
• said diaphragm overlying at least a substantial portion of said outlet opening, said seam for at least a portion of its length passing in proximate relationship to a preripheral edge portion of said outlet opening, thereby permitting air forced through said air passage to exit said outlet opening at said peripheral edge portion and along said seam;
• said outlet end surface including substantially planar first and second surface portions, said firt and second surface portions each being inclined and adjoining one another at a raised ridge extending centrally across said outlet end surface;
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• said outlet end surface further including a frustospherical rim surrounding said first and second surface portions.

A game call comprising:

• a rigid body having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and opposed inlet and outlet end surface;
• air passage means defining an internal air passage in said body, said air passage having an inlet opening in said inlet end surface and an outlet opening in said outlet end surface;
• a vibratable elastic diaphragm;
• fastening means for fastening said diaphragm to said body such that a first portion of said diaphragm contacts said outlet end surface and overlies in sound reproducing relationship at least a portion of said outlet opening, and a second portion of said diaphragm overlies at least a portion of said outer surface, whereby air forced through said air passage exits said outlet opening and causes said diaphragm to vibrate and produce a sound simulative of a form of wildlife;
• said air passage including a flared outlet portion terminating at said outlet opening, said diaphragm having a seam which for at least a portion of its length contacts said outlet end surface and extends across said outlet end surface;
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• said flared outlet portion including opposed laterally directed channel portions and opposed intermediate portions therebetween, said channel portions being disposed at a steeper angle of incline relative to said outlet end surface than said intermediate portions.

A game call comprising:

• a rigid body having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and opposed inlet and outlet end surfaces;
• air passage means defining an internal air passage in said body, said air passage having an inlet opening in said inlet end surface and an outlet opening in said outlet end surface;
• a vibratable diaphragm;
• and
• fastening means for fastening said diaphragm to said body such that at least a portion of said diaphragm contacts said outlet end surface and overlies in sound reproducing relationship at least a portion of said outlet opening, whereby air forced through said air passage exits said outlet opening and causes said diaphragm to vibrate and produce a sound simulative of a form of wildlife;
• said air passage including a flared outlet portion proximate said outlet end surface, said diaphragm having a seam which for at least a portion of its length contacts said outlet end surface and extends across said outlet end surface;
• said fastening means including a split ring to which said diaphragm is attached, said outer surface having a shoulder portion adjacent said outlet end surface, said split ring having an inner diameter which is slightly less than the diameter of said shoulder portion such that when said split ring is inserted onto said shoulder portion said diaphragm is stretched across said end surface.

A mouthpiece adpated for use as a game call, the mouthpiece comprising:

• a rigid body having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and opposed inlet and outlet end surfaces;
• air passage means defining an internal air passage in said body, said air passage having an inlet opening in said inlet end surface and an outlet opening at said outlet end surface;
• said outlet end surface including a pair of substantially planar first and second surface portions inclined with respect to one another and adjoining one another at a raised ridge extending centrally across said outlet end surface;
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• said outlet opening having a peripheral edge portion and lying predominantly within a boundary defined by said first surface portion, except for said peripheral edge portion which intersects said ridge and extends into said second surface portion.

A mouthpiece adapted for use as a game call, the mouthpiece comprising:

• a rigid body having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and opposed inlet and outlet end surfaces;
• and
• air passage means defining an internal air passage in said body, said air passage having an inlet opening in said inlet end surface and a flared outlet opening at said outlet end surface;
• said flared outlet opening having a surface area which is less than one-half the surface area of said outlet end surface;
• said outlet end surface including substantially planar first and second surface portions, each surface portion being inclined and adjoining the other at a raised ridge extending centrally across said outlet end surface;
• said flared outlet opening lying within the periphery of said first surface portion except for one edge portion of said flared outlet portion which extends across said ridge and into said second surface portion;
• said mouthpiece having a first longitudinal center axis, said air passage having a seocnd longitudinal center axis parallel to but offset from said first longitudinal center axis.