Powered duck decoy and garden displays

• US 20120227306A1
• Filed: 03/08/2011
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stanley Fong
• Original Assignee: Stanley Fong
• Inventors: Fong, Stanley
• Application Number:
  US12/932,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20120227306A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 43/3
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/06 Decoys

Abstract

A power module gear coupled to a wind operated fowl hunting decoy, which is normally wind powered, such that the decoy'"'"'s wings will rotate during periods of no wind. The power module has a body that internally carries one or more batteries, controlled by a switch to operate a small motor in the head of the module on the shaft of which is a gear that engages a gear disposed on the decoy'"'"'s wing shaft Gear alignment means and module mounting means are also provided. The module will also power wind operated garden ornaments by suitable mounting adaptation.

Claims

1. A power module gear to be coupled to a wind operated fowl hunting decoy, which decoy is normally wind powered, such that the decoy'"'"'s wings will rotate during periods of no wind, said power module comprising a body having a power head mounted thereon, which body internally carries one or more batteries, and a control switch to control the battery power of said module to operate a motor, having a motor shaft, disposed in the power head, on the shaft of which motor is a gear that will engage a gear disposed on a decoy'"'"'s wing shaft.

2. The device of claim 1 further including gear alignment means to ensure engagement of the module gear and the decoy mounted gear.

3. The device of claim 2 further including means to mount the power module to a decoy for gear engagement.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the means to mount the power module is a U-shaped clip attached to the power head.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein there is a single AA battery disposed in the body.

6. The device of claim 2 where there are 2 AA batteries are disposed in the body.

7. In combination, a power module gear coupled to a wind operated fowl hunting decoy, which decoy is normally wind powered, such that the decoy'"'"'s wings will rotate during periods of no wind,

said power module comprising a body having a power head mounted thereon, which body internally carries one or more batteries, and a control switch to control the battery power of said module to operate a motor, having a motor shaft, disposed in the power head, on the shaft of which motor is a gear that will engage a gear disposed on a decoy'"'"'s wing shaft,

said decoy having a pair of mirror image wings mounted on a shaft, which shaft is disposed through the body of the decoy for rotation in the wind, said shaft having a gear disposed thereon in alignment with the gear of the power module.

8. The combination of claim 7 wherein the means of coupling is a U-shaped clip mounted on the power head of the power module, which clip engages a sleeve retained on the wing shaft of said decoy.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein there is a single AA battery disposed in the body.

10. The device of claim 7 where there are 2 AA batteries are disposed in the body.

11. In combination, a power module gear coupled to a wind operated garden windmill, which windmill is normally wind powered, such that the vanes of the windmill will rotate during periods of no wind, when power from the power module is applied,

said power module comprising a body having a power head mounted thereon, which body internally carries one or more batteries, and a control switch to control the battery power of said module to operate a motor, having a motor shaft, disposed in the power head, on the shaft of which motor is a gear that will engage a gear disposed on a drive shaft of a windmill having a series of vanes mounted on the drive shaft, and

said windmill comprising a housing having a series of vanes mounted at one end of a drive shaft, external to the housing, the shaft passing through the housing, and having a gear disposed on said drive shaft in alignment with the gear of said power module.

12. In the combination of claim 11, wherein the windmill is replaced by a garden helicopter comprising a housing having a series of vanes mounted at one end of a drive shaft, external to the housing, the shaft passing through the housing, and having a gear disposed on said drive shaft in alignment with the gear of said power module.

13. The combination of claim 11 wherein the means of coupling is a U-shaped clip mounted on the power head of the power module, which clip engages a sleeve retained on the power shaft of the wind powered garden accessory.