Patent ID: 9144236
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A decoy for stationary use in attracting water fowl for hunting, the decoy comprising: a body member having a bird's head, a back and a fixed, bird's tail generally defining a central longitudinal axis; a pair of bird wings extending outwardly from the body and mounted secure to the body proximal the longitudinal axis and adapted for up, down, forward and backward cyclic motion; at least one wing bracket mounted proximal the central longitudinal axis on the back of the body; a pair of pivot pins each having a longitudinal axis, each pivot pin for coupling a wing of the pair of wings to a respective wing bracket of the at least one wing bracket and wherein each longitudinal axis of each pivot in is aligned oblique with respect to the central longitudinal axis whereby each wing of the pair of wings pivots about the obliquely aligned longitudinal axis of the pivot pin of the pair of pivot pins; and a drive system connected to the pair of wings to impart cyclic movement to each wing of the pair of wings for providing a stationary visual appearance from above of a water fowl's flapping wings while landing to attract real life water fowl toward the stationary decoy for hunting the real life water fowl and wherein the drive system comprises: a motor located in the body member; a power source for supplying power to the motor; a crank member connected to the motor, the crank member having one end extending from one side of the body member and an opposite end extending from an opposite side of the body member; and a link member having one end connected to the one end of the crank member and an opposite end connected to a wing of the pair of wings such that movement of the crank member causes movement of the at least one wing.