Bird decoy with recess for removable stake
AssigneeG & H Decoy, Inc.
InventorRichard S. Gazalski
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Abstract
A first aspect of the invention is a bird decoy, including a body; a weighted keel; a sleeve, wherein the sleeve includes a slot that fits over the keel; and a stake, wherein the stake is inserted in the sleeve. A second aspect of the invention is a bird decoy, including a body; a weighted keel; a stake, wherein the stake is inserted in the keel; wherein the keel includes a recess with a web and the stake includes a slot, wherein the web is inserted in the slot of the stake. A third aspect of the invention is a bird decoy, including a body; and a stake, wherein the stake is inserted in the body; wherein the body includes a recess with a web and the stake includes a slot, wherein the web is inserted in the slot of the stake.
Claims6
A bird decoy, comprising:
- a bird decoy structure;
- and
- a stake, wherein
- the stake is inserted in the bird decoy structure;
- the bird decoy structure includes a recess comprising
- an upper surface,
- first and second side surfaces,
- a web protruding downward from the upper surface and extending between the first side surface and the second side surface;
- a first bump extending from the first side surface at a first side of the web;
- and
- a second bump extending from the first side surface at an opposing second side of the web;
- the stake includes a main slot separating a distal end of the stake into a first protrusion and a second protrusion, each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion including a first side surface that is provided adjacent to the first side surface of the recess when the web is inserted into the main slot;
- wherein the web is inserted in the main slot of the stake;
- a first slot provided on the first side surface of the first protrusion engages the first bump, and a second slot provided on the first side surface of the second protrusion engages the second bump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.