Patent ID: 8398452
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A turkey gobble call, comprising: a tone board defining a U-shaped channel extending partially along an axial length of the tone board, the channel terminating at a channel end wall; a reed positioned against the tone board over the channel; a wedge positioned against the reed so that the reed is partially clamped between the tone board and the wedge, the reed including a distal reed end extending from the wedge toward the channel end wall; and the tone board including a first board region engaging the reed and a second board region separated from the reed by a reed gap, the tone board including a vertex located where the first board region meets the second board region; the reed including a free reed section length defined as the distance between the vertex and the distal reed end, wherein the wedge is axially offset from the vertex in the direction away from the distal reed end by a wedge offset distance, wherein a ratio of the free reed section length to the wedge offset distance is between about 2.0 and about 5.0, and wherein the call is configured to produce a sound representative of the gobble call of a male turkey when air is blown through the call.