Patent ID: 6082035
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A turtle device for scaring members of taxonomic family Anatidae, which is shaped and dimensioned to look like any of a variety of members of Order Testudines, wherein said turtle device consists of a solid body portion having a diameter ranging in size from about one foot to about three feet, a head member shaped and dimensioned to resemble a turtle head, wherein said head member is movably attached to said body portion, and a tail member shaped and dimensioned to resemble a turtle tail, wherein said tail member is movably attached to said body portion, said body portion having a dorsal shell portion designed and dimensioned to look like a carapace shell found on a member of Order Testudines, which is made from any material having a density less than 1.0 g/cc, so that when said turtle device is in use said turtle device will prevent members of the family Anatidae from congregating on or near an area.