Patent ID: 6216382
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An expander for a collapsible animal decoy, the decoy having a hollow decoy body that is flexibly collapsible and expandable by displacing opposite walls of the decoy body toward and away from one another, the expander comprising:at least one support pillar attachable to the decoy body, the support pillar being operative to support the decoy body relative to an underlayment;at least one bracing member insertable into the decoy body between said opposite walls, the bracing member being movable to define different widths in at least two alternate states corresponding to expanded and collapsed states of the expander, wherein at least a portion of the bracing member is movable radially toward and away from an axis defined by the support pillar for respectively collapsing and expanding the decoy body, wherein the bracing member is pivotable on an axis perpendicular to the axis defined by the support pillar, thereby angularly diverting the bracing member from the support pillar and spacing said portion of the bracing member from the axis of the support pillar, and further comprising a slidable hub on the support pillar, wherein axially advancing and retracting the hub on the support pillar pivots the bracing member between said alternate states for collapsing and expanding the decoy body.