Waterfowl decoy with realistic motion and interchangeable wings and feet
First Claim
1. A waterfowl decoy, comprising:
- a body portion having a head end, a tail end, and two sides;
a driver motor having at least one output shaft, wherein said output shaft has a longitudinal axis extending along the length of said output shaft;
an offset support assembly attached to the output shaft such that the offset support assembly provides rotational movement around said longitudinal axis when the output shaft rotates;
one or more appendages attached to the offset support assembly a radial length from the longitudinal axis, wherein such appendage provides rotational movement around said longitudinal axis when the output shaft rotates.
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Abstract
The present invention addresses an improved method of animating a waterfowl decoy or bird sculpture. An offset support assembly supports wing and paddle appendages that attach to a rotating or oscillating output shaft extending from the body of a waterfowl decoy or bird sculpture. The rotation or oscillation of the offset wing appendages produces a visual quality replicating the flapping of wings. The paddle appendages propel a floating decoy on the surface of the water and impart a side-to-side movement. The invention can be used to impart a more realistic motion and appearance to either floating or pole-mounted decoys, or can be used with decorative sculptures or models.
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33 Claims
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1. A waterfowl decoy, comprising:
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a body portion having a head end, a tail end, and two sides;
a driver motor having at least one output shaft, wherein said output shaft has a longitudinal axis extending along the length of said output shaft;
an offset support assembly attached to the output shaft such that the offset support assembly provides rotational movement around said longitudinal axis when the output shaft rotates;
one or more appendages attached to the offset support assembly a radial length from the longitudinal axis, wherein such appendage provides rotational movement around said longitudinal axis when the output shaft rotates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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15. A waterfowl decoy comprising;
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a body portion having a head end, a tail end, and two sides;
a driver motor having at least one output shaft, wherein said output shaft has a longitudinal axis extending along the length of said output shaft;
an offset support assembly having a supporting disk and one or more attachment brackets, said supporting disk having a hub for securing the offset support assembly to the output shaft, one or more appendages attached to the offset support assembly at one of said attachment brackets, wherein such appendage provides rotational movement around said longitudinal axis when the output shaft rotates.
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28. A method for imparting realistic wing movement in a waterfowl decoy:
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providing a decoy with a body, a head end, and a tail end;
providing a driver motor in the decoy with an output shaft, said output shaft having a longitudinal axis extending along the length of said output shaft;
providing an offset assembly on the output shaft with a wing appendage attached to the offset assembly a radial distance from the longitudinal axis;
driving an output shaft with the driver motor to cause rotation of the offset assembly and the wing appendage, said wing appendage rotating around a circular path around said longitudinal axis.
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