Patent ID: 6321480
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A self-propelled waterfowl decoy adapted to float on and propel itself along the surface of a body of water, comprisinga body with a head end, a tail end, a longitudinal axis extending through said head end and said tail end, a top, two opposing sides, and a hollow interior, said body having a pair of shaft apertures formed in said sides of said body in opposed relation across said longitudinal axis of said body and said body being balanced to float on said surface of said body of water with said longitudinal axis generally parallel to said surface;drive means disposed in said hollow interior of said body, said drive means including a pair of rotatable drive shafts each extending through a respective one of said shaft apertures in said sides of said body from said interior to the exterior thereof; anda pair of paddle wheel assemblies, each having a hub, a hub aperture in said hub to receive one of said drive shafts therethrough so as to connect said hub to said drive shaft, and at least one paddle with a first end and a second end, connected at said first end to and extending outwardly from said hub, each of said paddle wheel assemblies connected to a separate one of said drive shafts.