Patent ID: 8168305

Claim:
A display device for spreading a turkey's tail feathers in a fan-like display about a central hub from which said tail feathers extend, each of said tail feathers having a central quill attaching a base of the feather to said hub, the display device comprising: a) an elongated shank having two opposing ends defining a length therebetween, the shank further comprising an adjustable joint located midway between the two opposing ends and dividing the shank into two arm members, each of the two arm members extending out from the joint to one of said two opposing ends at an angle relative to one another about the joint, said angle being defined by adjustment of the joint; and, b) two quill clips located one at each of the two opposing ends of said shank, said two quill clips each having one or more grooves sized and shaped to snap securely onto the central quills near the base of one or more of the turkey's outer tail feathers located to either opposite side of the hub, thereby holding the clipped outer tail feathers apart at an angle defined by adjustment of the joint and spreading the turkey's tail feathers located intermediate the clipped outer tail feathers in the fan-like display about the hub, and wherein when in use, no portion of said display device protrudes laterally beyond each said quill clip in substantial alignment with said grooves therein.