Patent ID: 6044581
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A waterfowl decoy system comprising:(a) at least one waterfowl decoy having a specific gravity less than air and capable of being suspended above the Earth's surface, said waterfowl decoy further comprising a lower surface and an upper surface;(b) tethering means having a first end interconnected to said lower surface of said waterfowl decoy;(c) altitude control means operatively interconnected to a second end of said tethering means, wherein the altitude of said waterfowl decoy may be controlled from a remote location;(d) guide means slidingly engaged to a portion of said tethering means between said first end and said second end for positioning said waterfowl decoy in relation to a predetermined location;(e) an orientation means interconnected to said lower surface of said water fowl decoy and to said first end of said tethering means to control the flight orientation of said waterfowl decoy, said orientation means comprising a pitch control line having a first end operatively interconnected to a forward portion of said lower surface of said waterfowl decoy and a second end operatively interconnected to a rearward portion of said lower surface of said waterfowl decoy; and(f) fixation means interconnecting said first end of said tethering means to said pitch control line between said first end and said second end of said pitch control line, wherein the orientation of said at least one waterfowl decoy in said waterfowl decoy system can be adjusted.