Patent ID: 9717235
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A01M

Claim:
1. A decoy, which comprises a decoy body having a top, a bottom, a center, a forward end, an aft end opposite the forward end, a decoy head located on the top of the decoy body, a first opening on the top of the decoy body, a second opening on the bottom of the decoy body, and a hollow cavity contained within the decoy body and extending between the first opening and the second opening, such that the distance from the decoy head to the forward end is less than the distance from the decoy head to the aft end, and the distance from the decoy head to the forward end is less than the distance from the first opening to the forward end, and in which the hollow cavity is closer to the center of the decoy body than it is to the forward end of the decoy body; a decoy line with a first end and a second end, the decoy line extending through the hollow cavity such that the first end emerges from the first opening and the second end emerges from the second opening; a loop made of the same material as the decoy line attached to the first end of the decoy line; an anchor attached to the second end of the decoy line; a first stop, having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the first stop being attached to the decoy line between the loop and the anchor and the distal end of the first stop being substantially opposite the proximal end of the first stop; and a second stop attached to the decoy line between the first stop and the anchor; the decoy line being arranged relative to the hollow cavity such that the first stop is positioned between the first opening and the loop, and the second stop is positioned between the second opening and the anchor.