Patent ID: 9661840
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A rotating decoy carousel, comprising: (a) a base assembly for placement on a ground surface, wherein said base assembly includes a bearing attached to said base assembly; (b) a vertical shaft disposed in said bearing, wherein said shaft is supported by said bearing and is able to rotate about a central longitudinal axis of said shaft; (c) an upper plate attached to an upper end of said shaft; (d) one or more decoys; (e) means for detachably-attaching one or more decoys to said upper plate, wherein said means for detachably-attaching includes one or more members that are each attached at a first end thereof to said upper plate and wherein at least one of said one or more members includes an attachment adapter attached to an opposite second end of said at least one of said one or more members, and wherein said attachment adapter is able to receive a post that is attached to a bottom of at least one of said one or more decoys, and wherein said post is able to cooperate with said attachment adapter to secure said at least one of said one or more decoys to said second end of said at least one of said one or more members; (f) wherein said shaft, said upper plate, said one or more members, said means for detachably-attaching one or more decoys, and said one or more decoys form a rotating carousel assembly; (g) a battery disposed on said upper plate, said battery supplying electrical power to said at least one of said one or more decoys, wherein said battery is able to rotate in unison with said rotating carousel assembly; and (h) at least one solar panel attached to said at least one of said one or more members, wherein said at least one solar panel is electrically connected to said battery and wherein said at least one solar panel is able to supply an electrical charge to said battery, and wherein said at least one solar panel is attached to said at least one of said one or more members at a tilt angle sufficient for said at least one solar panel to assist in rotating said rotating carousel assembly in the presence of a wind.