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- the present invention relates to a system for animating floating decoys used to attract waterfowls and the like.
- the invention relates to a simplified system for simultaneously simulating feeding activities of several decoys in a natural environment to attract waterfowls.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,140 (“' 140 patent”) issued to Robert C. Brock on Jun. 27, 2000 describes a motion system for decoys.
- the device claimed in the patent employs a frame to which decoys are secured.
- the frame relies upon the floating decoys to suspend in the water.
- the frame includes a mounting system for a motor with a propeller.
- the propeller is placed perpendicularly to the surface of the water. When the propeller is in motion, the frame will be forced towards the bottom of the water. Accordingly, the frame drags the decoys' frontal part to submerge into the water, simulating feeding activities of waterfowls.
- the device claimed in '140 patent appears to be complex and involves a great deal of materials, hence the higher costs of production.
- a motion decoy system is provided to attract a desirable quarry, said system:
- a shaft having a plurality of arms and an outer bearing means rotatably attached to each said arm, said shaft being rotatably supported under said body of water by a first supporting means, said decoy operatively attached to said bearing means;
- a motor supported by a second supporting means beneath said body of water, said motor operatively attached to an end of said shaft, said motor being electrically controlled by a user, whereby said motor imparts rotation movements upon said shaft in response to control signals from said user, whereby rotations of said arm causing animated movements of said decoy to attract said quarry, wherein said animated movement simulates feeding activities of ducks, geese, or other waterfowls.
- a method of attracting a quarry of waterfowls to a target area comprising the steps of:
- FIG. 1 is a general view of the device.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an arm on the shaft.
- the motion decoy system is generally designated by reference numeral 20 .
- the motion decoy system 20 is adapted to animate multiple decoys simultaneously to attract waterfowl and the like.
- the motion decoy system 20 is placed at the floor 22 of the body of water 24 .
- the system 20 is securely affixed to the floor 22 of the water 24 by two sets of supporting posts 26 and 27 .
- the first set of supporting posts 26 supports the shaft 28
- the second set of supporting posts 27 supports a motor 29 .
- the motor 29 used in this invention is a 12-volt motor, which is normally used in small trolling boats and is commercially available.
- the bottom ends of the supporting posts 26 for the shaft 28 are securely affixed to the floor 22 of the water 24 .
- the shaft 28 is rotatably placed through said hole 30 and is rotatably supported by the supporting posts 26 .
- the supporting posts 26 , 27 , and shaft 28 are made of plastic materials. Other materials, such fiberglass or stainless metals, can be used for making the posts 26 , 27 and shaft 28 .
- the shaft 28 has multiple arms 32 . Preferably, each of the adjacent arm 32 points to opposite directions to each other. An enlarged view of an arm 32 is displayed in FIG. 2.
- a preferred embodiment for making the shaft 28 is provided. After a bearing tube 36 rotatably slides onto the shaft 28 , the shaft 28 is curved or bent around the bearing tube 36 to form the arm 36 with a bearing tube on the arm. Additional arms 32 can be made on the shaft 28 in the same manner accordingly.
- FIG. 2 Another preferred embodiment is displayed in FIG. 2.
- the arm 32 consists of four comer connectors 34 and three arm pieces of tubing 33 a, 33 b, and 33 c.
- the connectors 34 connect the arm pieces 33 a and 33 c with the shaft 28 .
- a guide wire or string 38 connects the bearing tube 36 and a buoyant decoy 40 as shown in FIG. 1. The length of the string 38 is adjusted so that when the arm 32 moves closer to the floor 22 , the decoy's frontal part is dragged to submerge into the water 24 .
- the decoy 40 When the arm 32 moves closer to the surface of the water 24 , the decoy 40 will have the fall body above the water 24 . Because the two adjacent arms 32 are pointing to opposite directions, a decoy 40 will have the full body, including the head, up above the water when an adjacent decoy 40 has its head submerged into the water 24 , animating feeding activities of waterfowl.
- the decoys 40 are conventional floating decoys of the type commercially available.
- the connector 34 is threaded interiorly at both ends, which connects the exteriorly threaded end 35 of the shaft 28 and the threaded end of the arm pieces 33 a and 33 c.
- all pieces of the arm 32 , bearing tube 36 , and connectors 34 are made of plastic materials. Other materials, such as fiberglass or stainless metals, can be used for making those parts of the system 20 .
- one end 39 of shaft 28 is securely and operatively attached to the motor 29 .
- the motor 29 is electrically manipulated by a user through an electrical cord 42 .
- the motor 29 can also be attached to a timer, which turns on or off the motor at a set time interval.
- the motor 29 is securely attached to a crossbar 44 .
- the bottom ends of the supporting posts 27 are securely affixed to the floor 22 of the water 24 .
- the crossbar 44 is then securely attached to the top end of the supporting posts 27 .
- the motor 29 drives the shaft 28 to rotate.
- the rotation movement of an arms 32 drags the frontal part of the buoyant decoy 40 to submerge into the water, while an adjacent arm 32 releases the buoyant decoy 40 back to the surface.
- the movement of the decoys 40 simulates the feeding activities of waterfowls.
- the rotation of the arms 32 coupled along with the animated feeding activities generates some ripple effects on the surface of the water 24 .
- Such activities and the ripple effects give the target area a natural and safe appearance so that the potential victims of waterfowls will approach or land on the target area.
- other conventional motionless decoys are also scattered around on the same body of water.
- the ripple effects from the motion decoy system will cause the motionless decoys to motion and further attract potential victims to approach.
Abstract
A motion decoy system is provided to attract a desirable quarry of waterfowls. The system includes a shaft having a plurality of arms and an outer bearing tube rotatably attached to each said arm. Each adjacent arm points to an opposite direction to each other. The shaft is rotatably supported under a body of water in a target area by multiple supporting posts. A plurality of floating decoys placed upon the water is operatively attached to the bearing tube by a guide wire. A motor is supported by multiple supporting posts beneath the water. The shaft is operatively attached to the motor. The motor is electrically controlled by a user, whereby said motor imparts rotation movements upon the shaft in response to control signals from the user, whereby rotations of the arms of the shaft causing animated movements of the decoys to attract the quarry of waterfowls, wherein said animated movement simulates feeding activities of ducks, geese, or other waterfowls.
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- The present invention relates to a system for animating floating decoys used to attract waterfowls and the like. In particular, the invention relates to a simplified system for simultaneously simulating feeding activities of several decoys in a natural environment to attract waterfowls.
- For duck hunters, it is crucial that they maintain a target site that appears natural and safe so that potential victims of games or waterfowls may arrive at the site. Waterfowls like ducks or geese are very sensitive to a dangerous environment and are alert to human presence or activities. For this reason, hunters normally wear camouflage outfits at the target site and also utilize blinds and/or other concealment devices. In addition, hunters usually place floating decoys upon a body of water in the target area in the vicinity of their blinds in order to enhance the appearance of a natural and safe environment. A duck or goose call is frequently used by the hunters to attract flying waterfowls to land on the water or the nearby areas within the shooting range of shotguns. Normally, duck hunters may employ 4-16 decoys while geese hunters use especially large numbers of decoys.
- Conventional decoys for waterfowls typically have a buoyant body and an anchored attached thereto. U.S. Pat. No. 5,168,650 issued to Wayne F. Martin on Dec. 8, 1992 describes a decoy system. The claimed decoy system includes a buoyant body and an anchor attached to the body through a collapsible cord. While the anchor holds the decoy on the body of water, the decoy appears motionless and lifeless thereupon to attract potential victims of waterfowls.
- Great efforts have been made to achieve life-like decoys in recent years. U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,140 (“'140 patent”) issued to Robert C. Brock on Jun. 27, 2000 describes a motion system for decoys. The device claimed in the patent employs a frame to which decoys are secured. The frame relies upon the floating decoys to suspend in the water. The frame includes a mounting system for a motor with a propeller. The propeller is placed perpendicularly to the surface of the water. When the propeller is in motion, the frame will be forced towards the bottom of the water. Accordingly, the frame drags the decoys' frontal part to submerge into the water, simulating feeding activities of waterfowls. However, the device claimed in '140 patent appears to be complex and involves a great deal of materials, hence the higher costs of production.
- Therefore, there exists a need in the art to have an effective and efficient motion system for decoys, which is easily deployable and less costly to manufacture.
- It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide an effective animating decoy system to attract waterfowls. Said decoy system with a plurality of animating decoys simulates feeding activities of waterfowls.
- It is another object of the present invention to provide a simplified, less-costly and effective decoy system for waterfowl hunters.
- It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method for waterfowl hunters to attract waterfowls to a target area.
- Therefore, according to the first aspect of the invention, a motion decoy system is provided to attract a desirable quarry, said system:
- comprising a plurality of floating decoys adapted to place upon a body of water in a target area,
- a shaft having a plurality of arms and an outer bearing means rotatably attached to each said arm, said shaft being rotatably supported under said body of water by a first supporting means, said decoy operatively attached to said bearing means;
- a motor supported by a second supporting means beneath said body of water, said motor operatively attached to an end of said shaft, said motor being electrically controlled by a user, whereby said motor imparts rotation movements upon said shaft in response to control signals from said user, whereby rotations of said arm causing animated movements of said decoy to attract said quarry, wherein said animated movement simulates feeding activities of ducks, geese, or other waterfowls.
- Therefore, according to the second aspect of the invention, a method of attracting a quarry of waterfowls to a target area is provided, comprising the steps of:
- deploying a plurality of floating decoy adapted to place upon a body of water in a target area;
- preparing a shaft having at least an arm and an outer bearing means rotatably attached to each said arm, said shaft being rotatably supported under said body of water by a first supporting means, said each decoy operatively attached to said bearing means;
- preparing a motor supported by a second supporting means beneath said body of water,
- operatively attaching said motor to an end of said shaft,
- electrically controlling said motor by a user, whereby said motor imparts rotation movements upon said shaft in response to control signals from said user, whereby rotations of each said arm causing animated movements of each said decoy to attract said quarry.
- FIG. 1 is a general view of the device.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an arm on the shaft.
- Referring to FIG. 1, the motion decoy system is generally designated by
reference numeral 20. Themotion decoy system 20 is adapted to animate multiple decoys simultaneously to attract waterfowl and the like. - The
motion decoy system 20 is placed at thefloor 22 of the body ofwater 24. Preferably, thesystem 20 is securely affixed to thefloor 22 of thewater 24 by two sets of supportingposts posts 26 supports theshaft 28, while the second set of supportingposts 27 supports amotor 29. Themotor 29 used in this invention is a 12-volt motor, which is normally used in small trolling boats and is commercially available. The bottom ends of the supportingposts 26 for theshaft 28 are securely affixed to thefloor 22 of thewater 24. There is a see-throughhole 30 near the top end of each supportingpost 26 for theshaft 28. Theshaft 28 is rotatably placed through saidhole 30 and is rotatably supported by the supportingposts 26. Preferably, the supportingposts shaft 28 are made of plastic materials. Other materials, such fiberglass or stainless metals, can be used for making theposts shaft 28. Theshaft 28 hasmultiple arms 32. Preferably, each of theadjacent arm 32 points to opposite directions to each other. An enlarged view of anarm 32 is displayed in FIG. 2. - A preferred embodiment for making the
shaft 28 is provided. After abearing tube 36 rotatably slides onto theshaft 28, theshaft 28 is curved or bent around the bearingtube 36 to form thearm 36 with a bearing tube on the arm.Additional arms 32 can be made on theshaft 28 in the same manner accordingly. - Another preferred embodiment is displayed in FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 2, the
arm 32 consists of fourcomer connectors 34 and three arm pieces oftubing connectors 34 connect thearm pieces shaft 28. There is a bearing tube rotatably attached to thearm piece 33 b. A guide wire orstring 38 connects the bearingtube 36 and abuoyant decoy 40 as shown in FIG. 1. The length of thestring 38 is adjusted so that when thearm 32 moves closer to thefloor 22, the decoy's frontal part is dragged to submerge into thewater 24. When thearm 32 moves closer to the surface of thewater 24, thedecoy 40 will have the fall body above thewater 24. Because the twoadjacent arms 32 are pointing to opposite directions, adecoy 40 will have the full body, including the head, up above the water when anadjacent decoy 40 has its head submerged into thewater 24, animating feeding activities of waterfowl. Thedecoys 40 are conventional floating decoys of the type commercially available. - Referring further to FIG. 2, preferably, the
connector 34 is threaded interiorly at both ends, which connects the exteriorly threadedend 35 of theshaft 28 and the threaded end of thearm pieces arm 32, bearingtube 36, andconnectors 34 are made of plastic materials. Other materials, such as fiberglass or stainless metals, can be used for making those parts of thesystem 20. - Referring further to FIG. 1, one
end 39 ofshaft 28 is securely and operatively attached to themotor 29. Themotor 29 is electrically manipulated by a user through anelectrical cord 42. Themotor 29 can also be attached to a timer, which turns on or off the motor at a set time interval. Themotor 29 is securely attached to acrossbar 44. The bottom ends of the supportingposts 27 are securely affixed to thefloor 22 of thewater 24. Thecrossbar 44 is then securely attached to the top end of the supporting posts 27. - When the
motion decoy system 20 is in operation, themotor 29 drives theshaft 28 to rotate. The rotation movement of anarms 32 drags the frontal part of thebuoyant decoy 40 to submerge into the water, while anadjacent arm 32 releases thebuoyant decoy 40 back to the surface. The movement of thedecoys 40 simulates the feeding activities of waterfowls. In addition, the rotation of thearms 32 coupled along with the animated feeding activities generates some ripple effects on the surface of thewater 24. Such activities and the ripple effects give the target area a natural and safe appearance so that the potential victims of waterfowls will approach or land on the target area. Typically, other conventional motionless decoys are also scattered around on the same body of water. The ripple effects from the motion decoy system will cause the motionless decoys to motion and further attract potential victims to approach. - While the present invention has been disclosed in details above, the invention is not intended to be limited strictly to the invention as disclosed. It is apparent that those skilled in the art may presently make many uses and modifications described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventive concepts.
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1. A motion system for decoys to attract a desirable quarry, said system comprising:
at lease a floating decoy adapted to place upon a body of water in a target area;
a shaft having at least an arm and an outer bearing means rotatably attached to said arm, said shaft being rotatably supported under said body of water by a first supporting means, said decoy operatively attached to said bearing means;
a motor supported by a second supporting means beneath said body of water, said motor operatively attached to an end of said shaft, said motor being electrically controlled by a user, whereby said motor imparts rotation movements upon said shaft in response to control signals from said user, whereby rotations of said arm causing animated movements of said decoy to attract said quarry.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said animated movement simulates the feeding activities of ducks or geese or other waterfowls.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said decoy is attached to said bearing means by a string.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said at lease one floating decoy comprises a plurality of floating decoys.
5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said at lease one arm comprises a plurality of arms, each adjacent arm pointing to an opposite direction.
6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said first supporting means comprises a plurality of supporting post each having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end being securely affixed into the bottom of said body of water, each said post having a see-through hole near said top end of each said post, whereby said shaft passes through said hole and is rotatably supported by each said post.
7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said second supporting means comprises a cross bar and a plurality of supporting post, each said post having a top and bottom end, said bottom end being securely affixed to the bottom of said body of water, said cross-bar being securely attached to said top end of each said post.
8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said bearing means is a tube made of plastics materials.
9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said shaft is made of plastics, fiberglass, or stainless materials.
10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said motor is a 12-volt trolling motor.
11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said arm is made of plastics materials.
12. A method of attracting a quarry of waterfowl to a target area comprising the steps of:
deploying at lease a floating decoy adapted to place upon a body of water in a target area;
preparing a shaft having at least an arm and an outer bearing means rotatably attached to said arm, said shaft being rotatably supported under said body of water by a first supporting means, said decoy operatively attached to said bearing means;
preparing a motor supported by a second supporting means beneath said body of water,
operatively attaching said motor to an end of said shaft,
electrically controlling said motor by a user, whereby said motor imparts rotation movements upon said shaft in response to control signals from said user, whereby rotations of said arm causing animated movements of said decoy to attract said quarry.
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