Patent ID: 9554571
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A01M

Claim:
1. A device for producing a sound similar to an elk vocalization, said device having a mouthpiece end and a distal end, said device comprising a top portion comprising an inward-facing surface having a compressible foam lining, a bottom portion comprising an inward facing surface, a throat chamber formed in said bottom portion, said throat chamber having a top, a floor and a mouthpiece end, said throat chamber being open at said mouthpiece end thereof and at the top of said throat chamber, and comprising a ramp portion which rises from the floor of said throat chamber, means for releasably securing a vibratable reed with a desired tautness so that it covers at least a portion of said ramp portion and at least a portion of the inward-facing surface of said bottom portion, whereby the reed is in a bent configuration, and means for pivotably connecting said top portion and said bottom portion so that said device can assume a closed position in which the inward facing surfaces of said top and bottom portions are substantially parallel and an open position in which said surfaces are not substantially parallel, wherein said device, when said reed is secured therein, produces a sound when air is blown into it at the mouthpiece end of said throat chamber and the pitch of said sound is dependent on the tautness of said reed, the slope of said ramp, and the angle made by the inward facing surfaces of the top and bottom portions.