Patent ID: 6484431
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A waterfowl decoy apparatus for alluring universally-located waterfowl comprising:a wingless imitation waterfowl structure, the wingless imitation waterfowl structure further comprising: an inner surface, the inner surface defining an interior body chamber; an outer surface, the outer surface anatomically configured to resemble a wingless waterfowl structure, the wingless waterfowl structure having waterfowl-simulating markings; a shaft housing, the shaft housing having two laterally-opposed shaft housing ends, the laterally-opposed shaft housing ends each extending through said inner surface and said outer surface at laterally-opposed points, said laterally-opposed shaft housing ends each further comprising: a securely-held bearing member; a shaft member rotatably received within said shaft housing, the shaft member having laterally-opposed terminal ends extending laterally outward from said laterally-opposed shaft housing ends, said laterally-opposed terminal ends having a shaft long axis extending therebetween, the shaft long axis having a horizontal-axis of rotation extending therethrough; a pair of wings, the wings having laterally-opposed placement relative to said wingless imitation waterfowl structure, said wings each further comprising: a dorsal surface; a ventral surface; a proximally-located integrally-formed socket intermediate said dorsal surface and said ventral surface, the proximally-located integrally-formed sockets each slidably and securely engaged with said laterally-opposed terminal ends permitting said wings and said shaft member to co-rotate through 360 degrees in unison together about said horizontal-axis of rotation; and a plurality of head-on horizontal-axis rotor blade members cooperatively associated with said wings for collecting and converting kinetic wind energy having lateral movement to rotational power in said shaft member which when collected causes said wings, said shaft member and said head-on horizontal-axis rotor blade members to rotate in unison through 360 degrees about said horizontal-axis of rotation relative to said wingless imitation waterfowl structure in a clockwise direction or in a counter-clockwise direction depending on kinetic wind energy being directed against said head-on horizontal-axis rotor blade members, the head-on horizontal-axis rotor blade members thus creating rotational wing movement in said wings and in said head-on horizontal-axis rotor blade members for alluring waterfowl located vertically, laterally and longitudinally relative to said waterfowl decoy apparatus.