Patent ID: 6601333
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A remote controlled game decoy comprising:a buoyant body; a transmitter remote from said buoyant body for transmitting signals to the decoy for controlling functions of the decoy; a receiver disposed within the buoyant body, and responsive to commands from said transmitter; control circuitry housed within said buoyant body adjacent said receiver, said control circuitry being electrically coupled to said receiver for generating electrical control signals to control the decoy; a propulsive device mounted within said buoyant body and electrically coupled to said control circuitry, said propulsive device being responsive to said electrical control signals for propelling the decoy; a dual three-way valve mounted in the buoyant body and communicating with the propulsive device, wherein said dual three-way valve includes first and second control assemblies comprising rotatable cylinders having L-shaped internal passageways, said cylinders having an operating shaft connected to a solenoid that is electronically linked to said control circuitry such that said decoy can be selectively controlled in a forward or reverse direction; and a retrieving mechanism mounted within said buoyant body and being selectively deployable to retrieve downed game, said retrieving mechanism including a spool secured within said body, a length of line wound around said spool, a grasping implement attached to a free end of said line, and a retriever motor mechanically coupled to said spool and electrically coupled to said control circuit, said motor causing the spool to rotate in a first direction to allow release of the line from the spool, and the motor causing the spool to rotate in a second direction to rewind the line around said spool.