Bird decoy system

• US 8,250,801 B2
• Filed: 12/02/2009
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rich Elpi
• Original Assignee: Rich Elpi
• Inventors: Elpi, Rich
• Primary Examiner(s): Ark, Darren W
• Application Number:
  US12/629,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20100139146A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,000 Days
• Field of Search: 43/2, 43/3, 367/139, 340/539.1, 340/539.14, 455352-354, 455/39, 455/60.1, 455/70, 455/90.3
• US Class Current: 43/3
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/06 Decoys

Abstract

A bird decoy system comprising: a transducer located on a housing; a switch located on the housing; a transmitter located within the housing, and in communication with the transducer; an electronics compartment comprising: a receiver located in the electronics compartment; a receiving antenna in communication with the receiver; a CPU located within the electronics compartment, and in communication with the receiver, the CPU configured to send a signal to cause a decoy motor to activate causing the decoy to move; a connection plug attached to the electronics compartment and in communication with the CPU; and a motorized bird decoy with a plug removeably attachable to the connection plug. A bird decoy system comprising: a decoy stand base; a decoy stand rod extending generally orthogonally from the decoy stand base; a rotatable sleeve in rotatable communication with the decoy stand rod; a bird shaped decoy fixedly attached to the rotatable sleeve.

Claims

1. A bird decoy system comprising:

a remote control device, the remote control device comprising;

a remote control housing;

a transducer located on the housing;

a switch located on the housing;

a transmitter located within the housing, and in signal communication with the transducer;

an electronics compartment, the electronics compartment comprising;

a receiver located in the electronics compartment;

a receiving antenna in signal communication with the receiver, and configured to be in signal communication with the transmitter when within range of the transmitter;

a CPU located within the electronics compartment, and in signal communication with the receiver, the CPU configured to send a signal to cause a decoy motor to activate causing a decoy to move;

a connection plug attached to the electronics compartment and in signal communication with the CPU.

2. The bird decoy system of claim 1, wherein the electronics compartment is configured to be plugged into an off the shelf bird decoy.

3. The bird decoy system of claim 1, where the transducer is a microphone.

4. The bird decoy of claim 1, further comprising a transmitter antenna in signal communication with the transmitter.

5. The bird decoy of claim 1, further comprising:

an attachment means attached to the remote control device.

6. A bird decoy system comprising:

a decoy stand base;

a decoy stand rod extending generally orthogonally from the decoy stand base;

a rotatable sleeve in rotatable communication with the decoy stand rod;

a bird shaped decoy fixedly attached to the rotatable sleeve;

a fixed member fixedly attached to the decoy stand rod;

a motor compartment fixedly attached to the fixed member;

a motor shaft extending from the motor compartment;

a belt in communication with the motor shaft;

a first gear shaft in communication with the belt, and in rotatable communication with the motor compartment;

a first gear in fixed communication with the first gear shaft;

a second gear in meshed communication with the first gear;

a second gear shaft in fixed communication with the second gear, and in rotatable communication with the motor compartment; and

an arm rotatively pinned to the second gear and the rotatable sleeve.

7. The bird decoy system of claim 6, wherein the rotatable sleeve and bird shaped decoy rotate in alternatively clockwise and counterclockwise directions with respect to the fixed member.

8. The bird decoy system of claim 7, wherein the rotatable sleeve and bird shaped decoy rotate about 45°

with respect to the fixed member.

9. The bird decoy system of claim 6, wherein a full rotative cycle takes approximately 2 seconds to complete.

10. The bird decoy system of claim 6, further comprising:

a motor compartment plug attached to the motor compartment;

a remote control device, the remote control device comprising;

a remote control housing;

a transducer located on the housing;

a switch located on the housing;

a transmitter located within the housing, and in signal communication with the transducer;

an electronics compartment, the electronics compartment comprising;

a receiver located in the electronics compartment;

a receiving antenna in signal communication with the receiver, and configured to be in signal communication with the transmitter when within range of the transmitter;

a CPU located within the electronics compartment, and in signal communication with the receiver, the CPU configured to send a signal to cause a decoy motor to activate causing a decoy to move;

a connection plug attached to the electronics compartment and in signal communication with the CPU, and removably pluggable into the motor compartment plug.