Patent ID: 7908785

Claim:
A motion decoy comprising: an external body shell adapted to resemble an upper body-portion of a species of waterfowl; wherein the shell includes at least one sidewall defining a first wing-aperture and a second wing-aperture, and the shell further defining an opening on a front portion of the shell, and; a recoil mechanism comprising: a plate member adapted to couple to the shell, a front guide member coupled to the plate member and arranged adjacent to a front portion of the plate, the front guide member further defining a guide-hole, the guide hole extending through the front guide member and arranged to align with the opening on the front portion of the shell, a spindle rotatably mounted to the plate member, the spindle arranged generally perpendicular to a long axis of the plate, the spindle further comprising a first slot and a second slot, each slot arranged at opposite ends of the spindle and extending generally parallel to a long-axis of the spindle, each slot extending from the respective end to an intermediate distance along the spindle surface, the intermediate distance being less than half of a spindle length, a rear drive post coupled to the plate member adjacent to a rear edge of the plate, the rear drive post comprising a generally cylindrical member defining a rear-guide hole extending through the drive post and arranged generally parallel to the guide-hole of the front guide member, the rear drive post further comprising a circumferentially arranged u-shaped channel, and an elastic drive member comprising a resilient tube having a pair of oppositely spaced ends, each end being adapted to engage one of the first and second slots presented by the spindle whereby rotation of the spindle causes the elastic drive member to wind around the spindle.