Diaphragm-type game caller

• US 4,483,097 A
• Filed: 05/19/1982
• Issued: 11/20/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: PENN Wood Products Company
• Original Assignee: Penn's Woods Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Piper, Frank R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Godici, Nicholas P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Musselman, Jr., P. Weston
• Application Number:
  US06/379,621
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• Field of Search: 43/1, 43/2, 46/180, 46/179, 46/178, 46/182, 84/330, 84/375
• US Class Current: 446/207
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/004 Game callers

Abstract

A game caller has a size and a wafer-like shape for support against the roof of a user'"'"'s mouth and includes two diaphragms that are supported in spaced apart relation by a frame in one embodiment and two frames in a different embodiment. A further embodiment provides that a frame is divided into portions for holding and spacing the diaphragms. Each diaphragm is tensioned and held to present an exposed edge portion which is caused to vibrate by impingement with exhausted pulmonary air from the user. A casing engages the exposed parts of the frame and extends outwardly therefrom to hold the assembly together as a unit.

Claims

1. A game caller having a size and wafer-like shape suitable for support against the roof of a user'"'"'s mouth while caused to vibrate by impingement with exhausted pulmonary air to simulate sounds normally made by wild game, said caller including two diaphragms, means extending about substantially coextensive peripheral segments of each diaphragm for retaining them together as a unit in spaced-apart relation and presenting an exposed edge portion of each diaphragm concurrently to vibrate when impinged by exhausted pulmonary air of the user, said means including a frame having a window, said frame being bent over to form first and second frame half portions, the first frame half portion being divided into inner and outer frame segments, one of said diaphragms being supported between said second frame half portion and one of said frame segments and the other of said diaphragms being supported between said inner and outer frame segments, and a fastener to hold said frame and said diaphragms together.

2. The game caller according to claim 1 wherein said fastener includes a casing.

3. The game caller according to claim 1 wherein said means holds said diaphragms with an exposed edge portion of one diaphragm overlying the other diaphragm.