| 摘要 |
An animated duck decoy including a decoy base, and a shell removably connected to the base. The shell defining a chamber. An upper bracket attached to an upper surface of the chamber, a tail member connected to an end of a horizontal rod that outwardly extends from a rear of the shell, and an opposite end of the rod connected to a torsion spring, the torsion spring also connected to the upper bracket, the rod further defining an open end. A lower bracket attached to a top surface of the base. The lower bracket having a motor attached thereto, the motor having a drive shaft extending vertically upward from the lower bracket, and the drive shaft having a hub fixed at the top end thereof. The hub having a horizontal arm including a first elastomeric bumper affixed at one end. The horizontal arm is spaced from the lower bracket such that the horizontal arm and the horizontal rod are substantially co-planar, so when the motor rotates the arm in a circular direction, the first bumper strikes the free end of the horizontal rod causing the horizontal rod to rotate horizontally and thus causing the tail member to rotate horizontally. |
| 主权项 |
1. A duck decoy comprising:
a decoy base, a duck body shell removably connected to said decoy base, said duck body shell defining an interior chamber, an upper mechanical portion and a lower mechanical portion, said upper mechanical portion including an upper bracket attached to an upper surface of said interior chamber, a simulated tail member connected to a distal end of a horizontal rod that outwardly extends from a rear portion of said duck body shell, and an opposite end of said rod connected to a first end of a torsion spring, said torsion spring having a second end connected to said upper bracket, said opposite end of said horizontal rod further defining an open end, and wherein said open end is downwardly spaced a distance from said upper surface of the interior chamber, said lower mechanical portion including a lower bracket attached to a top surface of said decoy base, said lower bracket having a motor attached thereto, said motor having a drive shaft extending vertically upward therefrom, said drive shaft having a hub rigidly fixed at the top end thereof, said hub having a horizontal arm extending therefrom, said horizontal arm having a first elastomeric bumper affixed at one end thereto, wherein said horizontal arm is upwardly spaced from said lower bracket such that said horizontal arm and said horizontal rod are co-planar, such that said motor rotating said arm in a circular direction, said first bumper striking said free end of said horizontal rod and causing the horizontal rod to rotate horizontally and thus causing the tail member to rotate horizontally. |
