Patent ID: 6519891
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An inflatable decoy comprising:an outer cover fabricated from a thin, flexible material, said outer cover having an exterior surface imprinted with an actual photograph of a game animal; a cavity defined by said outer cover; a manually operated expansion device positioned in said cavity for causing said outer cover to attain an expanded state, said manually operated expansion device comprising a first end member and a second end member; at least one planar surface formed on each of said first end member and second end member, each said at least one planar surface being spaced from the other in face-to-face relationship; an array of flexible strips spanning the space between each planar surface and asymmetrically attached on a respective one of each said planar surface; means for moving said first end member toward said second end member; and a stake having a first end positioned loosely on an aperture disposed in the decoy and a second end adapted to be inserted in a supporting surface.