Patent ID: 6760993
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A01M,B65H

Abstract:
A retrofit automatic recoil device for mounting to a decoy, the decoy including an attachment surface, a center, and a front, wherein the attachment surface is a surface selected from the group consisting of a bottom of the decoy and a side surface of a keel operatively connected to the decoy, comprising:a. a thin rectangular mounting member having a first surface, a second surface, a first end, and a second end, said first surface being operatively connected to an attachment surface of a decoy, said first end being proximate a front of the decoy and said second end being proximate a center of the decoy thereby distributing weight along the decoy and allowing the decoy to float naturally; b. a recoiling member having a housing, a reel, and a biasing member, said housing being operatively connected to said mounting member proximate said second end of said mounting member and enclosing said reel and said biasing member, said reel being uni-directionally continually biased by said biasing member; c. a stopping member having a first position and a second position, said stopping member being operatively connected to said mounting member proximate said first end of said mounting member; and d. a line having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion, said first end portion being operatively connected to said reel and said intermediate portion being wound around said reel and being engaged by said stopping member, said second end portion including a stop, wherein said line hangs from said stopping member proximate the front of the decoy, wherein said first position of said stopping member prevents said line from being recoiled by said reel and wherein said second position of said stopping member allows said line to be recoiled by said reel, said stop preventing said second end portion from passing through said stopping member thereby preventing said second end portion from being recoiled into said housing.