HARMONICA-STYLE GOOSE CALL

• US 20150093959A1
• Filed: 10/02/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kelly Ovayuak
• Original Assignee: Kelly Ovayuak
• Inventors: OVAYUAK, Kelly
• Granted Patent: US 10,440,945 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/397
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/004 Game callers

Abstract

A harmonica-style goose call is described. A user assumes a blow position and by blowing through a blow space onto a diaphragm which vibrates and emits a tone. The blow space is made from interior profiles of varying depth on engaged housings. This permits the user to alter the pitch of the tone by selectively altering the blow position. In this way, the user can imitate the sound of a goose by altering the blowing three and the blow position.

Claims

1. A harmonica-style goose call, comprising

an elongated first housing having a first end, a second end, an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface having a first supporting and clamping member at the first end, a second supporting and clamping member at the second end, and a first profile on that portion of the interior surface between the first supporting and clamping member and the second supporting and clamping member;

an elongated second housing having a first end, a second end, an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface having a first supporting and clamping member at the first end, a second supporting and clamping member at the second end, and a second profile on that portion of the interior surface between the first supporting and clamping member and the second supporting and clamping member;

the first supporting and clamping member and the second supporting and damping member of the first housing engaging the first supporting and clamping member and the second supporting and damping member of the second housing with the first profile and the second profile collectively forming a blow space with a flexible diaphragm stretched between the respective engaged first supporting and damping members and respective engaged second supporting and clamping members;

at least one of the first profile and the second profile being of varying depth such that a user assuming a blow position and blowing through the blow space causes the diaphragm to vibrate and emit a tone, the varying depth of at least one of the first profile and the second profile permitting the user to alter the pitch of the tone by selectively altering the blow position.

2. The harmonica-style goose call of claim 1, wherein the first profile forms a centrally located narrowing in the blow space.

3. The harmonica-style goose call of claim 1, wherein the first profile and the second profile are undulating profiles.

4. The harmonica-style goose call of claim 1, wherein a width dimension of the first housing and the second housing is less than 2 centimetres,

5. The harmonica-style goose call of claim 1, wherein the flexible diaphragm is an elastic hand that is substantially the same width as the first housing and the second housing.