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US 5,274,942 AGranted
Decoy including a movable head
AssigneeFlambeau Products Corporation
InventorCharles A. Lanius
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Abstract
A decoy comprising a hollow body, a head pivotally joined to the body for selective pivotal movement with respect to the body about a generally horizontal pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position, and a weight that is inside the body, that depends from the head, and that normally biases the head to the raised position.
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A decoy comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a head pivotally joined to the body for selective pivotal movement with respect to the body about a generally horizontal pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position;
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- a weight which is inside the body when the head is in the raised position and when the head is in the lowered position, which weight depends from the head, and which weight is primarily responsible for pivoting the head to the raised position when the head pivots from the lowered position to the raised position.
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A decoy comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a head pivotally joined to the body for selective pivotal movement with respect to the body about a generally horizontal pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position, the head having an upper end projecting from the body and having a lower end housed in the body and movable in the body;
- a weight which is entirely inside the body when the head is in the raised position and when the head is in the lowered position, which weight depends from the lower end of the head, and which weight normally biases the head to the raised position;
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- user operable means for overcoming the bias of the weight and pivoting the head to the lowered position, the overcoming means including a line which extends into the body from outside the body, when the head is in the raised position and when the head is in the lowered position, which line is attached directly to the weight and which line moves the weight to effect pivoting of the head to the lowered position.
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A decoy comprising:
- a blow-molded plastic hollow body;
- a blow-molded plastic head pivotally joined to the body at two horizontally spaced pivot points for selective pivotal movement with respect to the body about a generally horizontal pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position, the head having an upper end projecting from the body and having a lower end housed in the body and movable in the body;
- a weight which is inside the body when the head is in the raised position and when the head is in the lowered position, which weight depends from the lower end of the head, and which weight biases the head to the raised position, at least a portion of the weight being blow molded and being integral with the head;
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- user operable means for overcoming the bias of the weight and pivoting the head to the lowered position, the overcoming means including a line that extends into the body from outside the body, that is attached directly to the weight inside the body, and that moves the weight to effect pivoting of the head to the lowered position.
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A decoy comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a hollow head pivotally joined to the body at two horizontally spaced pivot points for selective pivotal movement with respect to the body about a generally horizontal pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position, the head having an upper end projecting from the body and having a lower end housed in the body and movable in the body;
- a weight which is inside the body when the head is in the raised position and when the head is in the lowered position, which weight depends from the lower end of the head, which weight biases the head to the raised position, which weight comprises a hollow receptacle integral with the head, and which weight further comprises ballast in the receptacle;
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- user operable means for overcoming the bias of the weight and pivoting the head to the lowered position, the overcoming means including a line that extends into the body from outside the body, that is attached directly to the weight inside the body, and that moves the weight to effect pivoting of the head to the lowered position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.