Animated wildfowl decoy
OwnerArthur Denny, William Heaneyinventors
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Abstract
An animated decoy simulating the external appearance and certain head and neck movements of a wild turkey. The decoy is essentially hollow, and the neck includes a plurality of interconnected, longitudinal segments. In a first embodiment, the head and neck are pivotally movable in an up and down manner with respect to the body, and the head is movable in a twisting motion with respect to the neck. First and second motors, independently actuable by an RF transmitter, with appropriate motion transfer linkages, effect movement of the decoy parts. In a second embodiment, a motor is actuable in response to audible sounds, such as live or simulated turkey call, to effect pivotal up and down movement of the decoy head and neck
Claims19
An animated wildfowl decoy and movement control means comprising:
- a) hollow head, neck and body portions having an external appearance simulating a live wildfowl;
- b) first motor means actuable in response to first electrical signals;
- c) first motion transmission means connecting said first motor means to at least one of said head and neck portions to effect reciprocating, up and down movement of said head and neck portions with respect to said body portion in response to actuation of said first motor means;
- d) second motor means actuable in response to second electrical signals;
- e) second motion transmission means connecting said second motor means to said head portion to effect reciprocating, twisting movement of said head portion wi&.h respect to said neck portion in response to actuation of said second motor means;
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- f) means for selectively causing generation of said first and second electrical signals from a position remote from said decoy.
A sound-actuated, movable wildfowl decoy comprising:
- a) hollow head, neck and body portions, having an external appearance simulating a live wildfowl;
- b) motor means actuable in response to a predetermined electrical signal;
- c) motion transmission means connecting said motor means to at least one of said head and neck portions to impart reciprocating movement thereto with respect to said body portion in response to actuation of said motor means;
- d) sound pick-up means mounted upon said decoy for generating an electrical output in response to audible sounds;
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- e) means for generating said predetermined signal in response to said output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.