Abstract:
A decoy motion device for removably supporting and moving a decoy back and forth about a longitudinal axis of the device. The decoy motion device includes a stand; a motion actuating assembly removably mounted upon the stand; and a pivotable elongate support member in operable communication with the motion actuating assembly and adapted to support and pivot a decoy.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to motion devices and more particularly pertains to a new decoy motion device for removably supporting and moving a decoy back and forth. 
     Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of motion devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, motion devices heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
     The prior art includes a transducer located on a housing; a switch located on the housing; a transmitter located within the housing, and in communication with the transducer; a receiver; a CPU located within the electronics compartment; a motorized, bird decoy with a plug removably attachable to the connection plug, a decoy stand base; a decoy stand rod extending generally orthogonally from the decoy stand base; a rotatable sleeve in rotatable communication with the decoy stand rod; a bird shaped decoy fixedly attached to the rotatable sleeve. Another prior art includes a central base with a motor which moves a rotating member of the base. Several arms of a predetermined length are connected to the rotating member of the base, and satellite decoy elements are connected to outer ends of the arms. Also another prior art includes a first motor reciprocating the first turkey decoy between up and down positions. The motion imparting assembly also includes a second motor reciprocating the first and second turkey decoy between left and right positions. Yet, another prior art includes a remotely-operated Electronic Rotatable Decoy Stand designed to support and impart rotational motion to a male turkey decoy. The remotely-operated electronic rotatable decoy stand is removably coupled to a male turkey decoy. While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new decoy motion device. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new, decoy motion device which has many of the advantages of the motion devices mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new decoy motion device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art motion, devices, either alone or in any combination thereof. The present invention includes a stand; a motion actuating assembly removably mounted upon the stand; and a pivotable elongate support member in operable communication with the motion actuating assembly and adapted to support and pivot a decoy. None of the prior art includes the combination of the elements of the present invention. 
     There has thus, been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the decoy motion device in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     It is an object of the present invention to provide a new decoy motion device which has many of the advantages of the motion devices mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new decoy motion device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art motion devices, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new decoy motion device for detachably supporting and moving a decoy back and forth about, a common axis. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is, to provide a new decoy motion device that allows a user to quickly and conveniently set up the motion decoy device without modifying the decoy itself. 
     Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new decoy motion device that simply involves inserting the elongate support member into the opening into the decoy without having to fasten the elongate support member or any part of the decoy motion device directly to the decoy unlike all others. 
     These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a new decoy motion device according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional perspective view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a bottom perspective view of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 3  thereof, a new decoy motion device embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 3 , the decoy motion device  10  may generally comprise a stand  11 ; a motion actuating assembly  45  removably mounted upon the stand  11 ; and a pivotable elongated support member  35  in operable and conventional communication with the motion, actuating assembly  45  and adapted to support and pivot a decoy  40 . The stand  11  may include a base  12  and an upright support shaft  13  having notches  14  disposed in the support shaft  13  and spaced along a length thereof. 
     The motion actuating assembly  45  may include a housing  17  including a base portion  18  having a side wall  34  and a bottom wall  22  with an opening  46  disposed through the bottom wall  22 , and also including an elongate portion  20  having a top end  21  and integrally extending upwardly from the base portion  18 . The support shaft  13  of the stand  11  may be removably received inside and longitudinally of the elongate portion  20  of the housing  17  through the opening  46  in the bottom wall  22  of the housing  17  to support the housing  17 . The motion actuating assembly  45  may further include a height adjustment member  47  including a biased element  16  and an elongate fastener  15  conventionally engaged with the biased element  16  and removably and biasedly received in any one of the notches  14  to set the housing  17  at a selected height upon the stand  11  relative to the base  12  with the biased element  16  conventionally accessible through the side wall  34  of the base portion  18 . The motion actuating assembly  45  may also include a motor  23  conventionally disposed in the housing  17 , a rotatable drive shaft  27  in conventional communication with the motor  23  and a power source  32  conventionally disposed in the housing  17  and in conventional communication with the motor  23 . The motion actuating assembly  45  may further include a first bearing  24  in conventional communication with the motor  23 , a clutch  25  in conventional communication with the first bearing  24 , and a second bearing  26  in conventional communication with the clutch  25  and with the drive shaft  27 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 3 , the elongated support member  35  may have a bottom end  38 , a rigid main portion  36 , and an elastomeric bottom portion  37  conventionally depending from the main portion  36  and adapted to engage and wedge in an opening  41  in a bottom  43  of a decoy  40  with the decoy  40  pivoting with the elongate support member  35 . The bottom portion  37  may be tapered outwardly from the main portion  37  to the bottom end  38  of the elongate support member  35  to form a conical shape. The main portion  36  of the elongate support member  35  may be adapted to extend inside and stabilize the decoy  40 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the drive shaft  27  may have an upper portion  48  which extends through the top end  21  of the elongate portion  20  of the housing  17 . The upper portion  48  of the drive shaft  27  may have a socket top end  49 . The elongated support member  35  may have a shaft extension  39  conventionally extending axially from the bottom end  38  thereof and removably and engagably received in the socket top end  49  with the elongated support member  35  being pivotable with the drive shaft  27 . The motion actuating assembly  45  may further include a control assembly  50  in operable and conventional communication with the motor  23  and the power source  32 . The control assembly  50  may include a circuit board  31  conventionally disposed in the housing  17  and conventionally interconnecting the power source  32  and the motor  23  to control the pivotable speed, the duration of continuous operation and the pivotable motion of the decoy  40 . The control assembly  50  may also include an on/off power switch  30  conventionally connected to the circuit board  31  and conventionally disposed upon the housing  17  to energize the motor  23 , and may further include a mode selector switch  29  also conventionally connected to the circuit board  31  and conventionally disposed upon the housing  17  to control pivoting of the decoy  40 . The motion actuating assembly  45  may further include a light-emitting member  33  conventionally disposed in the top end  21  of the elongate portion  20  of the housing  17  and may also include a light switch  28  conventionally disposed upon the housing  17  and in conventional communication with the power source  32  and the light-emitting member  33  to energize the light-emitting member  33  to aid in securing the decoy  40  to the elongated support member  35 . 
     In use, the stand  11  may be positioned upon a ground. The motion, actuating assembly  45  may then be removably mounted upon the stand  11  with the elongated support member  35  removably mounted to the motion actuating assembly  45 . The housing  15  may be removably mounted upon the upright support shaft  13  with the upright support shaft  13  disposed through the opening  46  of the bottom wall  22  of the housing  17 . The housing  17  may be positioned at selected heights upon the upright support shaft  13  relative to the base  12 . The elongate support member  35  may be removably inserted into the opening  41  in the bottom  43  of the decoy  40 . The bottom portion  37  may be removably wedged sand engaged in the opening  41  of the decoy  40  so that the decoy  40  pivots with the elongated support member  35 . The motor  23  may then be energized to pivot the elongated support member  35  and the decoy  40  for as long as desired or programmed. 
     As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the decoy motion device. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.