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Decoy apparatus for attracting animals

US6357159B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 1999
Grant dateMar 19, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01M31/06
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A decoy moving apparatus for attracting animals including a set of reels attached to a clutch system which is workable on an automated drive motor system. The clutch system works to engage and disengage the reels to takeon/take-off line which is extending from the reels to at least one stake or decoy anchor reference point, wherein the line is attached to a decoy pulled between the reels and one or more anchors, whereby the takeon/take-off of the line with the decoy apparatus moves the decoy back and forth and/or rotates the decoy on its axis. The decoy may float in water, mounted to a sled type mounting base, or suspended from a wire, depending upon the habitat of the animal to be attracted to the viewer.

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